Table 10.05 : Crop Season in Bangladesh and Seed Rate of Important Crops
Season	Crop	Time of sowing	Time of Harvest	Seed Rate
		& planting		Kg/Acre
Kharif-1	Aus Paddy:
	Local:Broadcast	Mid March to Mid April	Mid July to Early August	28-37
	Local:Line sowing	do	do	14-19
	HYV:Transplanted	Mid March to Mid April	July to August	11 - 14
	Jute:
	White(Cap)	Early March to Mid April	July to August	4-5
	Tossa(Oli)	Mid April to  May	August to September	4-5
	Cotton	Mid April to Mid June	Mid Oct. to Mid December.	4-5
	Oil Seed:
	Groundnut	Mid June to to Mid July	Mid Oct.to Mid November.	37
	Til	Early Feb. to Mid March	Early May to Mid June	3-4
	Spices:
	Chillies	Mid April to Mid July	Mid July to Mid August	1
	Vegetables:
	Brinjal	Late Feb.to Late March	May to August	0.06
	Patal	Mid Aug.to Mid October	Mid January to March	1-2 thousand
				cuttings
	Karala	Mid April to June	Mid June to Mid  August	7-9
	Lady,s finger	Mid April to Mid June	June to Mid September	2-3
Khirif-2 &	Aman Paddy
Winter	Local:Broadcast	Mid  March to Mid April	Mid Nov. to Mid December	36-37
	Local:Transplanted	End June to Early September	December to Early Jan.	9-11
	HYV:Transplanted	Late June to Mid August	do	8-9
	Pulses:
	Mashkalai	Mid Aug. to Mid Septmber.	End November	8-9
	Boro
	Local:Transplanted	Mid Nov.to Mid January	April to May	8-11
	HYV:Transplanted	Dec.to Mid Feb.	Mid April to June	8-11
	Wheat	Nov. to December	Mid March to Mid April	33-37
	Maize	Mid Oct.to Late Dec.	Early April to End May	7-9
	Minor Foodgrains.
	Jower(Millet)	Mid April to Mid June	Mid Aug. to Mid October	7-9
	Barley	Mid Oct. to Mid Decem.	Mid Feb. to Mid April	23-28
	Cheena/Kaon	Nov. to December	Mid March to Mid June	5-6
	Cotton	Mid Aug. to Mid October	Mid Feb. to Mid April	7-8
	Oil Seeds:
	Rape & Mustard	Mid Oct. to Mid November	Late Jan. to Mid Feb.	3-4
	Groundnut	Mid Nov. to Late December	Late  March to Mid June	37
	Til	Early  Sept. to Late Oct.	December	3-4
	Linseed	Mid Oct. to Mid December	Mid March to Mid May	4-5
	Pulses
	Mung Bean	Mid Aug. to Mid Sept.	Mid Nov. to Mid Dec.	8-10
	Masur(Lentil)	Mid Oct. to Mid Nov.	Early Feb.to Early March	11-14
	Khesari	Mid Oct. to Mid Dec.	Mid Feb. to Mid April	9-11
	Gram	do	do	11-14
	Spices
	Ginger	Mid March to Mid May	Mid Dec. to Mid March	8-11
	Turmaric	Mid April to Mid June	do	8-11
	Onion	Early Oct. to Early Dec.	Mid Jan.to Mid April	2-3
	Chilies	Mid Nov. to Mid January.	do	0.15
	Vegetables
	Potato	Mid Sept. to  November.	Mid Jan. to March	500
	Brinjal	Mid Oct. to Mid November.	Late Nov. to Mid April	0.05-0.08
	Cauliflower	Late oct. to Mid November	Early Jan. to Early March	0.10-0.11
	Radish	Mid Aug. to Early Oct.	Early Jan. to Mid Feb.	3-4
	Cabbage	Mid Sept. to Mid November.	Early Jan. to Early March	0.10-0.11
	Tomato	Mid Aug. to Late Nov.	Early Dec. to Mid Jan.	0.04-0.07
Source:BBS ,Yearbook of Agril. Statistics of Bangladesh,1998