Sowing is the process of planting. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as being sowed.

Rice Growing Seasons

In India rice is grown under widely different-different conditions of altitude and climate. Therefore, the rice growing seasons vary in different parts of the country, depending upon temperature, rainfall, soil types, and water availability. In eastern and southern regions of the country, the mean temperature is found favorable for rice cultivation throughout the year. Hence, two or three crops of rice are grown in a year in eastern and southern states. In northern and western parts of the country, where rainfall is high and winter temperature is fairly low, only one crop of rice is grown during the month from May to November. There are three seasons for growing rice in India like- autumn, winter and summer. The varieties grown during this season are mostly varieties of short duration ranging from 90 to 110 days.

The main rice growing season in the country is the 'Kharif'. It is known as winter rice as per the harvesting time. The sowing time of winter (kharif) rice is June-July and it is harvested in November-December. Winter rice is know as 'Aman' in West Bengal, 'Sali' in Assam, 'Sarrad' in Orissa, 'Agahani' in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, 'Sarava' in Andhra Pradesh, 'Mundakan' in Kerala and 'Samba/Thaladi' in Tamil Nadu. About 84% of the country's rice crop is grown in these season and generally, medium to long duration varieties are grown in these season.