Uses of Plants Plant Science
Humans have 3 Basic Needs Food Clothing Shelter www.OneLessThing.net
Plants and Plant Products Used for Basic Needs Food: fruits, vegetables, grains Clothing: cotton, linen, wool Shelter: lumber and wood products www.OneLessThing.net
Direct vs. Indirect Plant Sources direct plant sources: plants and plant products used by humans indirect plant sources: humans use the animal and/or animal products that used plants or plant products www.OneLessThing.net
3 Broad Areas of Plant Science Agronomy: concerns field crops and their soil environment Horticulture: the science of crops grown for food, comfort, and/or beauty Forestry: the science of tree production for varioius products www.OneLessThing.net
Agronomy cultivating field crops for food and fiber; includes: crop breeding and selection soil management pest control and management (weeds, insects, diseases, etc.) harvesting and marketing www.OneLessThing.net
Ornamental Horticulture growing and using plants for their beauty Floriculture: the production and use of plants for their flowers and foliage Landscape horticulture: the production and use of plants for outdoor environments www.OneLessThing.net
Food Crop Horticulture growing plants for food Olericulture: the study and science of producing vegetable crops Pomology: the science of fruit and nut production www.OneLessThing.net
Forestry the science of producing trees for various products including: lumber, paper, and other wood products specialty products such as syrup, rosin, and oil natural forests can be managed for production and tree farms cultivate trees much like row crops www.OneLessThing.net
Types of Crops Grain Crops Fiber Crops Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut Crops Forage Crops Ornamental and Turf Crops Other Crops www.OneLessThing.net
Grain Crops plants grown for their edible seeds or for the oil contained in their seeds and/or fruit examples: corn, sunflower, soybeans wheat, oats, barley, rice rye, sorghum, linseed canola, peanut, cotton www.OneLessThing.net
Fiber Crops plants grown for the fiber produced by their fruit, leaves, or stems examples: cotton flax jute hemp www.OneLessThing.net
Fruit, Vegetable, and Nut Crops plant crops grown mainly for food a few examples: apples, cherries, citrus fruits (oranges, grapefruit), berries (blueberries, strawberries) tomatoes, onions, peppers pecans, walnuts www.OneLessThing.net
Forage Crops grasses and legumes grown for animal feed examples: bermudagrass alfalfa corn www.OneLessThing.net
Ornamental and Turf Crops plants grown for beauty and appearance includes: cut flowers shrubs ground cover grasses www.OneLessThing.net
Other Crops specialty crops including: herbs and spices beverage crops (coffee, tea, and cocoa) medicinal crops www.OneLessThing.net
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