CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS BASED ON USES
CONTENT
- Meaning of Crop
- Classification of Crops based on Uses
Meaning of Crop
A crop is any plant grown for specific purpose. Crops supply food, fibre, herbs and other useful materials. To properly distinguish one crop from another, agricultural scientists have come out with ways by which agricultural crops are classified. Crops are classified into three based on (a) uses (b) lifecycle (c) morphology
Classification of Crops based on Uses
On the basis of what the crops are used for, they are classified as:
1. Cereal crops
These are crops that belong to Poaceae family. They are rich source of carbohydrates eg maize, rice, wheat, sorghum, millet, oat and barley.
2. Legumes/Pulses
Legumes belong to the family Fabaceae and are rich source of proteins. They are noted for fixing atmospheric nitrogen into the soil by a bacterium known as Rhizobium leguminosarium. Examples of pulses include cowpea, soybean, pigeon pea, ground nut and bambara nut.
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