Yotiyot agronomic plants Flashcards
these are usually annuals and herbaceous under the grass family
(Gramineae). Crops under this group are grown for their grains or seeds and utilized as
staple foods, processed food or an important ingredient in the formulation of feeds for
animals.
Cereal crops
Zea mays
Corn
Rice
Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa
Rice
Corn
Zea mays
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum
Wheat
Triticum vulgarae
this group produces matured edible and protein-rich seeds. Legumes
are a good alternative protein source for human diet. Some of these crops can establish
symbiotic association with beneficial bacteria (Rhizobium) to fix atmospheric nitrogen.
Legume crops
Cowpea
Vigna sinesis
Vigna sinesis
Cowpea
Peanut
Arachis hypogea
Arachis hypogea
Peanut
Pigeon pea
Cajanus cajam
Cajanus cajam
Pigeon pea
Soybean
Glycine max
Glycine max
Soybean
these crops are also called oil-producing crops that contain edible and
industrial oil stored in their fruits and seeds. Some of these oil production crops belong
to legumes like soybeans and peanut. Others like sunflower, oil palm, sesame, jatropha
and citronella. The coconut and oil palm are excellent sources of oil under plantation
horticulture.
Oil Seed Crops
these are plants grown generally as feed animals either for
grazing (e.g. pasture or fodder/soilage) or processing (e.g. silage). These can be grasses
or legumes, are fed to animals either fresh and dry or processed.
Pasture and forage crops
Guinea grass
Panicum maximum
Panicum maximum
Guinea grass
Carabao grass
Paspalum conjugatum
Paspalum conjugatum
Carabao grass
Napier grass
Pennisitum purpureum
Pennisitum purpureum
Napier grass
Ipil-ipil
Leucana luecocephala
Leucana leucocephala
Ipil-ipil
these are grown for fibers that can be extracted in different parts of the
plant (e.g. fruits, stems or leaves). Fibers produced either low or high in tensile strength
can be used in making various processed products like clothing, twine, rope, paper and
other recyclable materials.
Fiber Crops
Cotton
Gossypium spp.
Gossypium spp.
Cotton
Musa textiles
Abaca
Abca
Musa textiles
Ramie
Boehmeria nivea
Boehmeria nivea
Ramie
Kapok
Kaiba pontandara
Kaiba pontandara
Kapok
Pineapple
Ananas commosus
Ananas commosus
Pineapple
these crops are known to produce sugar or sweetener from different parts
of the plant (e.g. roots, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits and seed)
Sugar crops
Sugar cane
Saccharum officinalis
saccharum officinalis
Sugar cane
Sugar beets
Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris
Sugar beets
Stevia
Stevia rebaudiana
Stevia rebaudiana
Stevia
Coconut
Cocos nucifera
Cocos nucifera
Coconut