Crops

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A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as food, fibre, or fuel.

When plants of the same species are cultivated in rows or other systematic arrangements, it is called crop field or crop cultivation.

Crops in UK

Most crops are harvested as food for humans or fodder for livestock.

Basic for human live, agriculture and farming, is recommended to have a near source of water




Agricultural classification

Plants and plant products for human use.

  • Cereals
  • Legumes
  • Vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Nuts
  • Oilseeds
  • Sugars and Starches
  • Fibres
  • Beverages
  • Narcotics
  • Spices
  • Condiments
  • Rubber
  • Forage
  • Green manure and green leaf manure

List of common cereals

Name Climate needed
Wheat Temperate; 10–25°C; prefers cool, dry weather; 30–90 cm rainfall
Rice Tropical to subtropical; 20–38°C; needs flooded fields; 100–200 cm rainfall
Corn Warm; 18–27°C; moderate rainfall (50–90 cm); frost-sensitive
Barley Temperate; 12–25°C; drought-tolerant; 30–70 cm rainfall
Oats Cool, moist climates; 10–20°C; 60–120 cm rainfall
Sorghum Semi-arid; 25–32°C; very drought-tolerant; 40–70 cm rainfall
Millet Hot, dry; 25–35°C; drought-resistant; 20–60 cm rainfall


Writer Comment

I will add the rest of the crops later, also it needs more aditions.