Five Rabi Crops Jun 2026

| Feature | Wheat | Mustard | Chickpea | Lentil | Potato | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Food Security | Oilseed | Pulse/Protein | Pulse/Protein | Cash/Vegetable | | Water Need | High | Low-Medium | Very Low | Very Low | High | | Input Cost | High | Medium | Low | Low | Very High | | Risk Level | Low | Medium | Low | Low | High | | Soil Impact | Exhaustive | Moderate | Restorative (N-fix) | Restorative (N-fix) | Exhaustive |

Barley outperforms wheat in low-fertility, saline, or moisture-stressed soils. It’s more cold-tolerant at germination and needs 30% less irrigation. five rabi crops