Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- According to the latest data from Union Ministry of Agriculture, total area under all kharif crops was marginally up at 1,110.80 lakh hectare so far, this kharif season as against 1,095.88 lakh hectare in the year-ago period, marking a rise of 1.36%. The area sown to major crop paddy rose around 2% to 438.51 lakh hectares. Pulses acreage grew slightly to 118.06 lakh hectare. The total area under oileeds is 188.81 lakh hectares, down 2.64% on year. Area under major kharif oilseed Soybean is at 120.43 lakh hectare, down 4.60% on year. Groundnut area is up 0.71% at 47.99 lakh hectare. Sunflower seed area is down 4.22% at 0.68 lakh hectare. Acreage under coarse cereals rose marginally to 192.91 lakh hectare. In other crops, ...