Lab 1: Minor Crops Flashcards
Fagopyrum esculentum
Buckwheat
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
-stems, leaves, flowers, seeds
-specialty crop
-very sensitive to heat/drought when setting seed
-sensitive to frost
Stems:
-very upright, thick
-ocrea at each node
-some degree of striping
Leaves:
-large
-arrowhead shape
Flowers:
-white and showy
Seeds:
-large and triangular shaped
Carum carvi
Caraway
Caraway
Carum carvi
Caraway (Carum carvi)
-use, growth habit, leaves, seeds
-spice crop
Growth habit:
-biennial
-indeterminate growth
-slow growing
-poor competition
=difficult to grow
Leaves:
-green
-very fern like
Seeds:
-slender
-slight curve
What spice crop look similar to a carrot in the first year?
Caraway (Carum carvi)
Coriandrum sativum
Coriander
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
-use, growth habit, leaves, seeds
-spice crop
-grown in SK
Growth habit:
-annual
Leaves:
-round
-coarsely toothed
Seeds:
-very round
-yellow-beige colour
-larger than mustard
-smaller than pulse
Coriander vs Cilantro
-same plant
cilantro: use fresh leaves
Coriander: harvested seeds
Fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecum
Trigonella foenum-graceum
Fenugreek
Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graceum)
-use, family, leaves, seeds, soil, planting in SK
-spice crop
-grown in SK
Family:
Legume
Leaves:
-very similar to clover
-trifoliate
Seeds:
-large
-yellow
-can have door
Soil:
-best suited dark brown and brown zones
Growth cycle in Sk:
-needs to be seeded early to avoid yield loss due to early fall frost
Alfalfa
Medicago spp.
Medicago spp.
Alfalfa
Alfalfa (Medicago spp.)
1.stem growth habit
2.leaves
3. fruit/flowers
Stem:
-erect growth
Leaves:
-trifoliate
Flowers/fruits:
-clusters of purple flowers
-form twisted legume fruits
What is the Latin name of the most important forage legume grown in SK?
Medicago spp.
Why is Medicago spp. harvested for livestock feed?
-highly nutritious
-high protein content
What part of an alfalfa crop is harvested?
The vegetative growth
How should Medicago spp. be seeded in SK?
-shallow seed bed
-early in spring
What growing condition will Medicago spp. NOT tolerate?
Saturated soils
-otherwise adapted to a wide range of growing conditions
What must occur for Medicago spp. to be harvested for seed?
Leaf cutting bees must pollinate the flowers
