What are cereal crops?
A grass crop that produces edible starchy grains seeds
What are Oil seed crops?
Crops grown for extraction of oil
What is a fibre crop ?
A crop grown for fibre that can be used in materials.
In a fibre crop what would the strength of a long cell seed be compared to a short cell seed?
The longer cell seed would be harder and the shorter cell would be softer
Give an example of a short celled fibre crop.
Lax - can be used for linen
Give an example of a long cell fibre crop.
hemp - can be used for rope
which two crop types does cotton fall into?
Fibre and oil seed
why does cotton fall into two crop types ?
Cotton can be harvested for its fibre and used in material but also harvested for its seed to make cotton oil seed.
what botanical classification do legumes fall under?
Broad leaf
describe the relationship between legumes and the rhizophia?
Symbiotic
what is a rhizophia / rhizobium
Rhizobium is a genus of soil bacteria that forms a symbiotic (mutually beneficial) relationship with legume plants (like peas, beans, lentils, soybeans, clover, etc.).
Define symbiotic relationships.
symbiotic refers to a biological association between two or more dissimilar organisms in which they live in close physical proximity for an extended period, and at least one organism derives a physiological or ecological benefit from the relationship.
Define nitrogen fixing?
Nitrogen fixation is the biochemical conversion of atmospheric nitrogen (N₂) into ammonia (NH₃) or other nitrogenous compounds that can be assimilated by living organisms.
Define the verb fix in the agricultural / absorption terms.
to capture or convert an element from an unavailable or gaseous form into a chemically or biologically usable form that can be incorporated into living tissue.
2 benefits of Legumes
The can nitrogen fix - do not deplete the soil of nitrogen
and they are high in protein
Examples of legumes
Chickpea (Gram)
Lentil
Pigeon pea (Red gram, Tur)
Mung bean (Green gram)
Black gram (Urad bean)
Cowpea
Common bean (Kidney bean, Navy bean, Pinto bean)
Pea
Soybean
Broad bean (Faba bean)
Examples of cereal crop
heat
Rice
Maize (Corn)
Barley
Oats
Sorghum
Pearl millet (Bajra)
Finger millet (Ragi)
Rye
Triticale
Examples of Oil seed crops
Groundnut (Peanut)
Soybean
Sunflower
Mustard
Rapeseed
Sesame (Til)
Linseed (Flax)
Castor
Safflower
Niger (Ramtil)
Examples of fibre crops
Cotton
Jute
Kenaf
Flax
Hemp
Sunn hemp (also used as green manure)
Examples of Fodder crop
Napier grass
Sorghum (fodder type)
Maize (fodder maize)
Oat (fodder oat)
Berseem
Lucerne (Alfalfa)
Cowpea (fodder type)
Guinea grass
Ryegrass
Stylo
