As per State Agriculture Board of Rajasthan guar seed total area this year (Kharif 2011) targeted 2812 thousand hectares which is decline from 3000.7 thousand hectares as compared to the previous year (2010). This is mainly due to crop diversification by cultivators towards cotton crop. As per the latest farmers information, in Haryana around 50-60 per cent guar area shifted towards cotton cultivation after the pre-monsoon showers in the area like Adampur, Sirsa etc.<br><br><br>Monsoon will remain the key factor for deciding actual guar area in Rajasthan and sowing of the commodity would commence after the first spell of monsoon rains over Rajasthan. After the actual rainfall received during July and Aug might define the productivity and get reflected on the guar total production.<br><br>