Crops
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.
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 |
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| 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 |
List of common legumes
| Name | Climate needed
Soybean Warm temperate to tropical; 20–30°C; moderate rainfall (60–120 cm); prefers well-drained soil - Lentil Cool temperate; 10–25°C; semi-arid to sub-humid; 30–60 cm rainfall - Chickpea Semi-arid; 15–30°C; drought-tolerant; 30–60 cm rainfall - Peanut Tropical to subtropical; 21–27°C; 50–100 cm rainfall; needs sandy, well-drained soil - Common bean (e.g., kidney, black, pinto) Tropical to temperate; 18–24°C; 50–100 cm rainfall; sensitive to frost and waterlogging - Pigeon pea Tropical; 18–38°C; drought-tolerant; 60–100 cm rainfall - Mung bean Warm tropical to subtropical; 25–35°C; moderate rainfall; 50–75 cm rainfall } Writer CommentI will add the rest of the crops later, also it needs more aditions. |
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