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Drying Crop in rural Punjabi home

Crops drying in a home in Punjab, India.

A crop is a non-animal species or variety that is grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, fuel or for any other economic purpose. Major world crops include sugarcane, pumpkin, maize (corn), wheat, rice, cassava, soybeans, hay, potatoes and cotton.[1] While the term "crop" most commonly refers to plants, it can also include species from other biological kingdoms. For example, mushrooms like shiitake, which are in the fungi kingdom, can be referred to as crops. In addition, certain species of algae are also cultivated, although it is also harvested from the wild. In contrast, animal species that are raised by humans are called livestock, except those that are kept as pets. Microbial species, such as bacteria or viruses, are referred to as cultures. Microbes are not typically grown for food, but are rather used to alter food. For example, bacteria are used to ferment milk to produce yogurt.

See also[]

  • Agriculture
  • Break crop
  • Bumper crop
  • Cash crop
  • Catch crop
  • Cover crop
  • Crop diversity
  • Crop residue
  • Crop rotation
  • Crop weed
  • Crop wild relative
  • Crop-lien system
  • Energy crop
  • Farming
  • Fiber crop
  • Industrial crop
  • Intercropping
  • Multiple cropping
  • Nurse crop
  • Permanent crop
  • Protein crop
  • Sharecropping
  • Underutilized crop

References[]

  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Statistics Division (2009). "Maize, rice and wheat : area harvested, production quantity, yield".
  • Sleper, David A.; Poehlman, John M. (2006). "Breeding Field Crops". Blackwell Publishing. Retrieved on December 05, 2011.
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