This crop is used as food as well as a fodder crop. It is

Answer: Option A

Maize is sown in June-July and harvested in the months of September-October. It is sown in central districts of Punjab, where there are better water management conditions, like in Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Maize is essentially a warm weather or kharif crop and as such is largely dependent upon the rains. It is a food as well as a fodder crop.