Crop Production


 
 
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Crop Production

Crop Production: Cereal crops are those food crops that give foodgrains which can be eaten or used to make flour, e.g., wheat, rice, maize, millet, etc. Pulses are seeds of crops that can be eaten, e.g., peas, grams, lentils, etc. The seeds of some plants (oilseed crops) are used to make oils for cooking. All these types of crops contain different nutrients.

Crops

Nutrients

Use in the body

Cereals, e.g., wheat, rice, maize, millet, sorghum and oats

Carbohydrates

Give energy

Pulses, e.g., gram (chana), pea (matar), black gram (urad), green gram (moong), pigeon pea (arhar) and lentil (masoor)

Proteins

Help in growth and repair

Oilseed crops, e.g., soya bean, groundnut, mustard, sunflower and linseed

Fats

Give energy and warmth

Vegetables and fruit, e.g., beans, cabbage, apples and papaya

Vitamins and minerals

Regulate body functions

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Question : 1

Green revolution refers to ________________

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Which of the following crop is rich in protein ?

Right Option : B
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