Chapter 3 - Crop Classification

Hay is dried to ___% moisture and stored in air?

20%

Silage is a type of forage that is harvested at ____%-___% moisture content and sealed up.

50-80%

We study and categorize plants in agronomy based on which of the following three:

Agronomic Uses Industrial Uses Nutritional Uses

There are three (3) types of plant fiber that are used for clothing and textiles. Select the correct three(3) listed below.

Cotton Bast Vegetable

There are ten(10) agronomic classifications. What are five of them from the selection below:

Grains Forages Green Manure Recreational Turf Cover

Turfgrass management deals with the grasses grown at: (select all that apply)

Homes Athletic Parks Golf Courses

Special-Purpose crops are used to manage, select all that apply below.

Soil Quality Water Weeds Diseases

Forage crops are used as stock to feed

animals

Cereal or grain crops are grown for their edible seeds. Match the correct answers.

cereal-human consumption grains-animal consumption

Cotton is most important for __________________.

clothing

An example of an oilseed crop is which of the following?

corn

Catch crops are also known as ______________ crops

emergency

Biofuel crops are grown to be used as an alternative to fossil fuels.

false

Cover crops are grown to cause soil erosion, enhance soil fertility and improve water filtration.

false

The art & science of breeding, growing, design with, maintenance, and marketing of plants used in decorative and recreational purposes is called landscaping

false

You do not have to boil pulses before consuming them. They are completely safe.

false

These types of crops are grown to increase soil fertility.

green manure

What is dried to 20% moisture and stored in air?

hay

Who invented cereal foods in 1900?

kellogg

Any crop designated to be the main source of profit is considered the _________ crop.

main

A place where plants are propagated and grown to a usable size is called:

nursery

Oilseed crops are grown for their__________.

oil

This type of agronomy is the science of vegetable growing.

olericulture

This type of agronomy studies the cultivation, storing and processing of fruits and nuts

pomology

Examples of root crops are which of the following. Select all that apply.

sweet potato

A trap crop grown to protect the main crop from a pest.

true

Arboriculture is silviculture but in an urban setting.

true

Biomass crops are grown for their foliage to be used as a source of energy.

true

Cash crops are short maturing, planted between seasons, and utilize left over fertilizer and soil moisture.

true

Cover crops are grown to prevent soil erosion, enhance soil fertility and improve water filtration.

true

Drug crops are grown for medicinal/ therapeutic uses.

true

Floriculture is a discipline concerned with the cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for gardens for floristry, comprising the floral industry.

true

Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources.

true

Grains are the fruit of seed of a crop plant.

true

Other special purpose crops can be grown to repel pests.

true

Root crops are grown for their edible roots.

true

Silage crops undergo partial fermentation in their wrap to help preserve nutrients.

true

The art & science of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests (forest setting) is called silviculture

true

There are many types of Sorghum that are grown. The two discussed in the presentation ore forage based and grain based.

true

Two (2) crops that are grown for their sugar are sugar beets and cane.

true

Weeds are any plant that is growing that interferes with the main crop.

true