Question

what is crop? What is use of crop​

Answer 1

hi,. a cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable.
uses:
By use, crops fall into six categories: food crops, for human consumption (e.g., wheat, potatoes); feed crops, for livestock consumption (e.g., oats, alfalfa); fibre crops, for cordage and textiles (e.g., cotton, hemp); oil crops, for consumption or industrial uses (e.g., cottonseed, corn); ornamental crops

Answer 2

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$\textsf{\underline{\underline{What are Crops ??}}}$

• Crops are plants which are grown at a commercial scale for the purpose of consumption and trade.

• Crops are usually fruits, vegetables and cereals.

There are mainly 2 types of Crops :

>> Food Crops

>> Cash Crops

Food Crops : These crops are cultivated which are used as food by the animals. They are either sold or consumed by the producer.

Example :- Wheat, Rice etc.

Cash Crops : These Crops are produced for commercial purposes.

Example : Coffee, tobacco, cotton etc.

The crops are grouped according to the seasons they are grown.

>> Rabi Crops

>> Kharif Crops

Rabi Crops : They are winter Crops. Grown in October to March. They don't depend on monsoon and require irrigation.

Example :- Wheat, gram, barley, etc.

Kharif Crops : They are monsoon crops. Grown on July to October. They depend largely on monsoon.

Example :- Paddy, maize, groundnut etc.

$\textsf{\underline{\underline{What is use of crop ??}}}$

• Crops as mentioned above, are basically the food items we need.

• They are the source of energy for us as we get energy form food.

• Crops play a vital role in the food web.

• Crops are autotrophs, and we known autotrophs are the ones who start the food web.

• Therefore, they are very important.