Lab 1 Flashcards
Root and tuber crops:
Irish potato and cassava
Green manure crops:
Alfalfa and winter rye
Bioenergy crops:
Grain sorghum and soybean
Forage crops:
Alfalfa and clover
Oil crops:
Canola and sunflower
Small grain crops:
Oats and barley
Recreational turf crops:
Kentucky bluegrass and bermudagrass
Grasses that produce edible grains
Cereal crops
The harvested portion of grasses, legumes, and other crops
Grain Crops
Small grains are named as such because for their seed size in relation to corn size.
Ture
Row crops are named as such because they are grow in wider rows.
True
Legumes grown for their edible high protein seeds.
Pulses crops
Crops whose vegetative parts are used for livestock feed.
Forages crops
Plants grown for their fibers, used for clothing, rope, paper, and baskets.
Fiber crops
Crops harvested for their underground storage organs that are rich in starch.
Root and Tuber crops
Crops grown to prevent soil erosion.
Cover crops
Crops grown with a small-seeded legume to provide erosion control, suppress weeds, and for extra income .
Companion crops
Legumes or grasses that are incorporated into the coil while vegetative with the purpose of adding nutrient to the soil or enhancing soil quality.
Green Manure crops
Crops used fro lawns, football and soccer fields.
Recreational Turf crops
Crops grown specifically for use as a dedicated source for production of liquid fuels.
Bioenergy crops
Sugars is obtained from these crops.
Sugar crops
Produced for their oil-rich seeds.
Oil crops
Produced for their seed that are naturally high in protein.
Protein crops
Produced for their seed that are high in starch.
Starch Seed crops
Crops that have starchy roots and tubers
Starchy Root and Tuber crops
