The following table presents list of common crops of Pakistan, along with their botanical names, agronomic use and sowing season.
Sr. no. | Vernacular name | Botanical name | Family | Agronomic use | Sowing season |
A. CEREAL CROPS | |||||
1. | Ghandum / Kanak / Wheat | Triticum aestivum | Poaceae | Cereals | Rabi |
2. | Juo / Barley | Hordeum vulgare | Poaceae | Cereals/ Fodder | Rabi |
3. | Dhaan / Rice / Paddy | Oryza sativa | Poaceae | Cereals | Kharif |
4. | Makkai / Corn / Maize | Zea mays | Poaceae | Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds | Kharif |
5. | Jowar / Chari / Great Millet / Sorghum | Sorghum bicolor | Poaceae | Cereals / Fodder | Kharif (Grain purpose) Rabi (Fodder purpose) |
6. | Bajra / Pearl Millet | Pennisetum typhoides | Poaceae | Cereals / Fodder | Kharif |
B. FOOD LEGUMES | |||||
1. | Kalay Channay / Chickpea / Gram | Cicer arietinum | Fabaceae | Pulses | Rabi |
2. | Kabuli Channay / Chickpea / White Gram | Cicer arietinum | Fabaceae | Pulses | Rabi |
3. | Field pea | Pisum sativum | Fabaceae | Pulses | Rabi |
4. | Masur / Lentil | Lens culnaris | Fabaceae | Pulses | Rabi |
5. | Mung bean / Oregon Pea / Green Gram | Vigna radiata | Fabaceae | Pulses | Kharif |
6. | Mash / Urd Bean / Black Gram | Vigna mungo | Fabaceae | Pulses | Kharif |
7. | Pigeon pea / Red Gram / Arhar | Cajanus cajan | Fabaceae | Pulses | Kharif |
8. | Lobia / Cowpea / Black-eyed Pea | Vigna unguiculata | Fabaceae | Pulses | Kharif |
9. | Rawan / Cowpea | Vigna unguiculata | Fabaceae | Pulses | Kharif |
C. OILSEED CROPS | |||||
1. | Toria / Brown or Yellow Sarsoon / Rapeseed | Brassica campestris | Cruiferae | Oilseeds | Rabi |
2. | Gohbi Sarsoon / Rapeseed | Brassica napus | Cruiferae | Oilseeds | Rabi |
3. | Raya / Indian Mustard | Brassica juncea | Cruiferae | Oilseeds | Rabi |
4. | Taramera / Mustard | Eruca sativa | Cruiferae | Oilseeds | Rabi |
5. | Canola / Rapeseed | Brassica napus | Cruiferae | Oilseeds | Rabi |
6. | Moongphali / Ground nut / Peanuts | Arachis hypogea | Fabaceae | Oilseeds | Kharif |
7. | Suraj Mukkhi / Sunflower | Helianthus annus | Compositae | Oilseeds | Rabi |
8. | Makkai / Corn / Maize | Zea mays | Poaceae | Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds | Kharif |
9. | Zeatoon / Olive | Olera europeae | Oleaceae | Oilseeds | |
10. | Kala Til / Niger | Guizotia abyssinica | Compositae | Oilseeds | Kharif |
11. | Sufaid Til / Sesame | Sesamum indicum | Pedaliacea | Oilseeds | Kharif |
12. | Alsi / Linseed | Linum ustitatissimum | Linaceae | Oilseeds | Rabi |
13. | Guar / Cluster bean | Cyamopsis tetragonolba | Fabaceae | Fodder / Oilseeds | Kharif |
14. | Kappas / Cotton | Gossypium arboretum & G. hirsutum | Malvaceae | Oilseeds / Fiber | Kharif |
D. FIBER CROPS | |||||
1. | Kappas / Cotton | Gossypium arboretum & G. hirsutum | Malvaceae | Oilseeds / Fiber | Kharif |
2. | Patsun / Jute | Corchorus capsularis / C. olitorius | Tilliaceae | Fibre | Kharif |
E. SUGAR CROPS | |||||
1. | Kammad / Ganna / Sugarcane | Saccharum officinarum | Poaceae | Sugar | Perennial |
2. | Chuqandar / Sugarbeet | Beta vulgaris | Chenopodiaceae | Sugar | Rabi |
F. FORAGE CROPS | |||||
1. | Berseem / Egyptian Clover | Trifolium alexanderinum | Fabaceae | Fodder / Green Manure | Rabi |
2. | Shaftal / Persian Clover | Trifolium resupinatum | Fabaceae | Fodder | Rabi |
3. | Lucern / Alfalfa | Medicago sativa | Fabaceae | Fodder | Rabi |
4. | Guar / Cluster bean | Cyamopsis tetragonolba | Fabaceae | Fodder / Oilseeds | Kharif |
5. | Jowar / Chari / Great Millet / Sorghum | Sorghum bicolor | Poaceae | Cereals / Fodder | Kharif (Grain purpose) Rabi (Fodder purpose) |
6. | Jai / Oat | Avena sativa | Poaceae | Fodder / Cereals | Rabi |
7. | Makkai / Corn / Maize | Zea mays | Poaceae | Cereals / Fodder / Oilseeds | Kharif |
8. | Juo / Barley | Hordeum vulgare | Poaceae | Cereals/ Fodder | Rabi |
9. | Kangani | Fodder | |||
10. | Haloon | Fodder | |||
11. | Cheena | Fodder | |||
12. | Jantar | Fodder | |||
13. | Mott. Grass | Fodder | |||
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