CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS
Agricultural crops are classified on four bases.
1 BASED ON LIFE CYCLE: this consists of:
a. annual crops
b. biennual crops
c. perenniel crops
d. emphameral crops
2. BASED ON TILLAGE PRACTICES: this consists of:
a. arable crops
b. non-arable crops
3. BASED ON NUMBER OF COTLYDONS: this consists of:
a. monocotlydonous crops and
b. dicotlydonous crops.
4. BASED ON ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE: this consists of:
a. Legumes
b. Cereals
c. Roots/tubers
d. Vegetables
e. Fibre crops
f. Beverage crops
g. Latex crops
h. Fruits
i. Nuts
j. Stimulants
k. Spice crops
l. Oil crops
m. Flowers
n. Medicinal herbs
