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href="https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A6stm" title="Wæstm – Old English" lang="ang" hreflang="ang" data-title="Wæstm" data-language-autonym="Ænglisc" data-language-local-name="Old English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ænglisc</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84_(%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A9)" title="محصول (زراعة) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="محصول (زراعة)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF_(%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2)" title="শস্য (ফসল) – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="শস্য (ফসল)" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%87%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D1%8B" title="Сельскагаспадарчыя культуры – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Сельскагаспадарчыя культуры" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5" title="Културно растение – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Културно растение" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conreu" title="Conreu – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Conreu" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%BEitkov%C3%A1_rostlina" title="Užitková rostlina – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Užitková rostlina" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cnwd" title="Cnwd – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Cnwd" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldfrucht" title="Feldfrucht – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Feldfrucht" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B5llukultuur" title="Põllukultuur – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Põllukultuur" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Producto_agr%C3%ADcola" title="Producto agrícola – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Producto agrícola" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrokultiva%C4%B5o" title="Agrokultivaĵo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Agrokultivaĵo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nekazaritza-produktu" title="Nekazaritza-produktu – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Nekazaritza-produktu" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%84_%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="محصول کشاورزی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="محصول کشاورزی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_(agriculture)" title="Culture (agriculture) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Culture (agriculture)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%86%8D%EC%9E%91%EB%AC%BC" title="농작물 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="농작물" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B3%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%B4%D5%B7%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B5%D5%BD%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Գյուղատնտեսական մշակաբույսեր – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Գյուղատնտեսական մշակաբույսեր" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2" title="फ़सल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="फ़सल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usjev" title="Usjev – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Usjev" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihe_%E1%BB%8Dk%E1%BB%A5k%E1%BB%A5" title="Ihe ọkụkụ – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Ihe ọkụkụ" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaman" title="Tanaman – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tanaman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccolto" title="Raccolto – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Raccolto" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C" title="יבול – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="יבול" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%86" title="ಬೆಳೆ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಬೆಳೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8B%D0%B9%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%87%D1%8B%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BA_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Дыйканчылык маданияты – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Дыйканчылык маданияты" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruges" title="Fruges – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Fruges" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult%C5%ABraugi" title="Kultūraugi – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kultūraugi" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kult%C5%ABriniai_augalai" title="Kultūriniai augalai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kultūriniai augalai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fambolena" title="Fambolena – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Fambolena" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaman" title="Tanaman – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Tanaman" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%8D%EA%AF%A9%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%94%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%A1" title="ꯃꯍꯩꯃꯔꯣꯡ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯃꯍꯩꯃꯔꯣꯡ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewas" title="Gewas – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Gewas" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8" title="खाद्यान्न – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="खाद्यान्न" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE" title="पिनामा – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="पिनामा" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BE%B2%E4%BD%9C%E7%89%A9" title="農作物 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="農作物" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avling" title="Avling – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Avling" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avling" title="Avling – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Avling" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%B2" title="ਫ਼ਸਲ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਫ਼ਸਲ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84" title="فصل – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="فصل" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plon" title="Plon – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Plon" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra_yura" title="Chakra yura – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Chakra yura" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D1%8B" title="Сельскохозяйственные культуры – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сельскохозяйственные культуры" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF" title="सस्यानि – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="सस्यानि" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop" title="Crop – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Crop" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B5%D9%84" title="فصل – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="فصل" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9A%C5%BEitkov%C3%A1_rastlina" title="Úžitková rastlina – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Úžitková rastlina" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usev" title="Usev – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Usev" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poljoprivredna_kultura" title="Poljoprivredna kultura – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Poljoprivredna kultura" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viljelykasvi" title="Viljelykasvi – 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href="/wiki/File:New_World_Domesticated_plants.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/New_World_Domesticated_plants.JPG/330px-New_World_Domesticated_plants.JPG" decoding="async" width="280" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/New_World_Domesticated_plants.JPG/500px-New_World_Domesticated_plants.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/New_World_Domesticated_plants.JPG/960px-New_World_Domesticated_plants.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1004" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Domesticated plants</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Drying_Crop_in_rural_Punjabi_home.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Drying_Crop_in_rural_Punjabi_home.JPG/220px-Drying_Crop_in_rural_Punjabi_home.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Drying_Crop_in_rural_Punjabi_home.JPG/330px-Drying_Crop_in_rural_Punjabi_home.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Drying_Crop_in_rural_Punjabi_home.JPG/440px-Drying_Crop_in_rural_Punjabi_home.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Crops drying in a home in <a href="/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan" title="Punjab, Pakistan">Punjab, Pakistan</a></figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>crop</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Plant" title="Plant">plant</a> that can be grown and <a href="/wiki/Harvest" title="Harvest">harvested</a> extensively for profit or subsistence.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">food</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiber" title="Fiber">fibre</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Fuel" title="Fuel">fuel</a>. </p><p>When plants of the same species are cultivated in rows or other systematic arrangements, it is called crop field or crop cultivation. </p><p>Most crops are <a href="/wiki/Harvest" title="Harvest">harvested</a> as <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">food</a> for humans or <a href="/wiki/Fodder" title="Fodder">fodder</a> for <a href="/wiki/Livestock" title="Livestock">livestock</a>. </p><p>Important <a href="/wiki/Non-food" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-food">non-food</a> crops include <a href="/wiki/Horticulture" title="Horticulture">horticulture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Floriculture" title="Floriculture">floriculture</a>, and industrial crops. <a href="/wiki/Horticulture" title="Horticulture">Horticulture</a> crops include plants used for other crops (e.g. <a href="/wiki/Fruit_trees" class="mw-redirect" title="Fruit trees">fruit trees</a>). <a href="/wiki/Floriculture" title="Floriculture">Floriculture</a> crops include bedding plants, houseplants, flowering garden and pot plants, cut cultivated greens, and <a href="/wiki/Cut_flowers" title="Cut flowers">cut flowers</a>. <a href="/wiki/Industrial_crop" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial crop">Industrial crops</a> are produced for <a href="/wiki/Clothing" title="Clothing">clothing</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fiber_crop" title="Fiber crop">fiber crops</a> e.g. <a href="/wiki/Cotton" title="Cotton">cotton</a>), <a href="/wiki/Biofuel" title="Biofuel">biofuel</a> (<a href="/wiki/Energy_crops" class="mw-redirect" title="Energy crops">energy crops</a>, <a href="/wiki/Algae_fuel" title="Algae fuel">algae fuel</a>), or <a href="/wiki/Medicine" title="Medicine">medicine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Medicinal_plants" title="Medicinal plants">medicinal plants</a>). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crop&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS_BY_COMMODITY_GROUP.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS_BY_COMMODITY_GROUP.svg/220px-WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS_BY_COMMODITY_GROUP.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS_BY_COMMODITY_GROUP.svg/330px-WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS_BY_COMMODITY_GROUP.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS_BY_COMMODITY_GROUP.svg/440px-WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS_BY_COMMODITY_GROUP.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="262" /></a><figcaption>World production of primary crops by commodity groups, 2022</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WORLD_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_BY_USE.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/WORLD_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_BY_USE.svg/220px-WORLD_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_BY_USE.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/WORLD_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_BY_USE.svg/330px-WORLD_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_BY_USE.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/WORLD_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_BY_USE.svg/440px-WORLD_AGRICULTURAL_LAND_BY_USE.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="428" /></a><figcaption>World agricultural land by use, 2022</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CROPLAND_AREA_(2022).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CROPLAND_AREA_%282022%29.svg/250px-CROPLAND_AREA_%282022%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CROPLAND_AREA_%282022%29.svg/330px-CROPLAND_AREA_%282022%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/CROPLAND_AREA_%282022%29.svg/500px-CROPLAND_AREA_%282022%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="277" /></a><figcaption>Cropland area in 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>There was an increase in global production of primary crops by 56% between 2000 and 2022 to 9.6 billion tonnes, which represents a 0.7% compared to 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-FAO20212_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAO20212-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This represents 3.5 billion tonnes more than in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-FAO20212_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAO20212-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cereal" title="Cereal">Cereals</a> represented the main group of crops produced in 2022, followed by sugar crops (23%), <a href="/wiki/Vegetable" title="Vegetable">vegetables</a> (12%) and <a href="/wiki/List_of_vegetable_oils" title="List of vegetable oils">oil crops</a> (12%). <a href="/wiki/Fruit" title="Fruit">Fruit</a> accounted for 10% of the total production.<sup id="cite_ref-FAO20212_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAO20212-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This production increase is mainly due to a combination of factors, including an increased use of irrigation, pesticides and fertilizers and a larger cultivated area). Moreover, better farming practices and the use of high-yield crops play a role.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four crops account for about half of global primary crop production: <a href="/wiki/Sugarcane" title="Sugarcane">sugar cane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FAO20212_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAO20212-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The value of primary crops production increased at a slightly higher pace in real terms as the quantities produced (57%), from USD 1.8 trillion in 2000 to USD 2.8 trillion in 2021. As with quantities produced, cereals accounted for the largest share of the total production value in 2021 (30%). Vegetables and fruit represented 19% and 17%, respectively, of the total value in 2021, which is significantly higher than the shares in quantities. The shares of oil crops and roots and tubers in the total value were similar to the shares in quantities. Sugar crops represented 4% of the total value: such a discrepancy with the share of the quantities produced is due to differences in price compared to fruit and vegetables, and to the fact that the transformation into refined sugar is adding the most value.<sup id="cite_ref-:142_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:142-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Globally_important_crops">Globally important crops</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crop&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Globally important crops"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The importance of a crop varies greatly depending on the region. Globally, the following crops contribute most to human food supply (values of kcal/person/day for 2013 given in parentheses): <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a> (541 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a> (527 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Sugarcane" title="Sugarcane">sugarcane</a> and other sugar crops (200 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a> (corn) (147 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Soybean_oil" title="Soybean oil">soybean oil</a> (82 kcal), other <a href="/wiki/Vegetable" title="Vegetable">vegetables</a> (74 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Potato" title="Potato">potatoes</a> (64 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Palm_oil" title="Palm oil">palm oil</a> (52 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Cassava" title="Cassava">cassava</a> (37 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Legume" title="Legume">legume</a> pulses (37 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Sunflower_seed" title="Sunflower seed">sunflower seed</a> oil (35 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Rape_oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Rape oil">rape</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mustard_oil" title="Mustard oil">mustard oil</a> (34 kcal), other <a href="/wiki/Fruit" title="Fruit">fruits</a>, (31 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Sorghum" title="Sorghum">sorghum</a> (28 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Millet" title="Millet">millet</a> (27 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Peanut" title="Peanut">groundnuts</a> (25 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Bean" title="Bean">beans</a> (23 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Sweet_potato" title="Sweet potato">sweet potatoes</a> (22 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Banana" title="Banana">bananas</a> (21 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Nut_(fruit)" title="Nut (fruit)">various nuts</a> (16 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Soybean" title="Soybean">soybeans</a> (14 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Cottonseed_oil" title="Cottonseed oil">cottonseed oil</a> (13 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Groundnut_oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Groundnut oil">groundnut oil</a> (13 kcal), <a href="/wiki/Yam_(vegetable)" title="Yam (vegetable)">yams</a> (13 kcal).<sup id="cite_ref-FAOstats_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAOstats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Note that many of the globally apparently minor crops are regionally very important. For example, in Africa, roots & tubers dominate with 421 kcal/person/day, and sorghum and millet contribute 135 kcal and 90 kcal, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-FAOstats_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FAOstats-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS,_MAIN_COMMODITIES.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS%2C_MAIN_COMMODITIES.svg/250px-WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS%2C_MAIN_COMMODITIES.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS%2C_MAIN_COMMODITIES.svg/330px-WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS%2C_MAIN_COMMODITIES.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS%2C_MAIN_COMMODITIES.svg/500px-WORLD_PRODUCTION_OF_PRIMARY_CROPS%2C_MAIN_COMMODITIES.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption>World production of primary crops, main commodities, 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>In terms of produced weight, the following crops are the most important ones (global production in thousand metric tonnes):<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Crop</th> <th scope="col">2000</th> <th scope="col">2013</th> <th scope="col">2020 </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sugarcane" title="Sugarcane">Sugarcane</a> </th> <td>1,256,380</td> <td>1,877,110</td> <td>1,870,246 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">Maize</a> </th> <td>592,479</td> <td>1,016,740</td> <td>1,171,332 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">Rice</a> </th> <td>599,355</td> <td>745,710</td> <td>1,264,410 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">Wheat</a> </th> <td>585,691</td> <td>713,183</td> <td>760,931 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Potato" title="Potato">Potato</a> </th> <td>327,600</td> <td>368,096</td> <td>359,124 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Methods_of_cropping_and_popular_crops_in_the_U.S.">Methods of cropping and popular crops in the U.S.</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crop&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Methods of cropping and popular crops in the U.S."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are various methods of cropping that are used in the agricultural industry,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as mono cropping, crop rotation, sequential cropping, and mixed intercropping.<sup id="cite_ref-civilsdaily.com_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-civilsdaily.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each method of cropping has its purposes and possibly disadvantages as well.<sup id="cite_ref-civilsdaily.com_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-civilsdaily.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Himanshu_Arora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Himanshu Arora (page does not exist)">Himanshu Arora</a> defines mono cropping as where a field only grows one specific crop year round.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mono Cropping has its disadvantages, according to Himanshu Arora, such as the risk of the soil losing its fertility.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following mono cropping, another method of cropping is relay cropping. According to the National Library of Medicine, relay cropping may solve a number of conflicts such as inefficient use of available resources, controversies in sowing time, fertilizer application, and <a href="/wiki/Soil_degradation" class="mw-redirect" title="Soil degradation">soil degradation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The result coming from the use of relay cropping is higher crop output.<sup id="cite_ref-pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the United States, corn is the largest crop produced, and soybean follows in second, according to the government of Alberta.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Crops_–_Where_Are_They_Grown_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Crops_–_Where_Are_They_Grown-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Referring to a map given by the Government of Alberta, the most popular region to grow these popular crops is in the inner states of the U.S., it is where the crops are most successful in output.<sup id="cite_ref-US_Crops_–_Where_Are_They_Grown_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US_Crops_–_Where_Are_They_Grown-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Crop&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_classification_of_crops" title="Agriculture classification of crops">Agriculture classification of crops</a></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>General topics and economics <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cash_crop" title="Cash crop">Cash crop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_crop" class="mw-redirect" title="Food crop">Food crop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crop_cultivation" class="mw-redirect" title="Crop cultivation">Crop cultivation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crop_yield" title="Crop yield">Crop yield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruit_tree" title="Fruit tree">Fruit trees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Industrial_crop" class="mw-redirect" title="Industrial crop">Industrial crop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intensive_crop_farming" title="Intensive crop farming">Intensive crop farming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercropping" title="Intercropping">Intercropping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_most_valuable_crops_and_livestock_products" title="List of most valuable crops and livestock products">List of most valuable crops and livestock products</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multiple_cropping" title="Multiple cropping">Multiple cropping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neglected_and_underutilized_crop" title="Neglected and underutilized crop">Neglected and underutilized crop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_crop" title="Permanent crop">Permanent crop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharecropping" title="Sharecropping">Sharecropping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staple_food" title="Staple food">Staple food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plant_nursery" title="Plant nursery">Nursery</a> plants</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floriculture" title="Floriculture">Floriculture</a> crops</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_gardening" title="Guerrilla gardening">Guerrilla gardening</a></li> <li>Management practices <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cover_crop" title="Cover crop">Cover crop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crop_destruction" title="Crop destruction">Crop destruction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crop_residue" title="Crop residue">Crop residue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crop_rotation" title="Crop rotation">Crop rotation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crop_weed" title="Crop weed">Crop weed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kharif_crop" title="Kharif crop">Kharif crops</a> (crops specific to South Asia)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nurse_crop" title="Nurse crop">Nurse crop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabi_crop" title="Rabi crop">Rabi crops</a> (crops specific to South Asia)</li></ul></li> <li>Genetic diversity <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crop_diversity" title="Crop diversity">Crop diversity</a></li> <li><a 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