Different classifications of field crops.agronomy

DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OF FIELD CROPS

CEREALSWheat BarleyRyeOatsRiceCornMaize

WHEAT

common name for cereal grasses of a genus of the grass family.

Wheat is a tall, annual plant attaining an average height of 1.2 m (4 ft). The leaves, which resemble those of other grasses, appear early and are followed by slender stalks terminating in spikes, or so-called ears, of grain.

WHEAT

BARLEY

Barley belongs to the genus Hordeum, of the family Poaceae (formerly Gramineae). Two-rowed barley is classified as Hordeum distichon, six-rowed barley as Hordeum vulgare, and irregular barley as Hordeum irregulare.

barley is used for human consumption, as a feed for livestock, and for brewing malt beverages such as beer.

BARLEY

RYE

The rye plant is characterized by slender seed spikes that consist of two or more flowered spikelets.

Rye is cultivated as a bread grain, livestock feed, and an ingredient used in the distillation of whiskey and gin.

RYE

OATS

the plant portion may be used for hay, as silage, and as bedding material for livestock. Furfural, a chemical derived from the covering of the oat grain, is used as a solvent in various types of industrial refining processes.

OATS

RICE

Rice is the primary food for half the people in the world. In many regions it is eaten with every meal and provides more calories than any other single food.

Rice is a nutritious food, providing about 90 percent of calories from carbohydrates and as much as 13 percent of calories from protein.

RICE

CORN OR MAIZE

corn is one of the most important cereal grains grown worldwide, having been hybridized into numerous varieties for food and non-food purposes.

The kernels are used for human and livestock consumption, while the corn cob and its extracts are used for a variety of industrial purposes such as the making of nylon fibers and the production of synthetic rubber.

CORN OR MAIZE

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