Sources of Food

Crop production and managements of Class 8

Plants provide foods like cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fruits and vegetables to us on this basis plants are classified as follows:

Type of crop plant	Examples	Importance
1. Cereals	Wheat, Rice, Maize, Minor millets, Sorghum	Rich in carbohydrates for energy requirements.
2. Pulses	Gram (Chana), Pea (Matar) Black gram (Moong), Pigeon pea (Arhar), Lentil (Masoor) etc.	Rich in proteins that are body builders.
3. Oil seed crops	Soyabean, Groundnut Sunflower, Niger, Sesamum, Castor, Mustard, Linseed.	Rich in oils and fatty acids
4. Root crops	Turnip, Carrot, Turmeric, Sweet potato & Ginger	There are utilized as the vegetables & medicines
5. Sugar crops	Sugarcane and Beet	Important for wine industry.
6. Fibre crops	Jute & Cotton	Important for jute & cotton industry.
7. Plantation crops	Tea, Coffee, Coconut and Rubber	Increase cash and also called as cash crops.
8. Fodder crops	Berseem, Maize, Sorghum and Elephant grass.	Provide fodder for animals
9. Horticulture crops (Fruits and vegetables)	Apple, Banana, Pomegranate, Pear, Chilies, Coriander, Carrot, Radish, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Spinach etc.	Provide vitamins, minerals along with small quantities of carbohydrates, proteins and oils.