Crop Production, Diversity and Improvement

A crop is a plant or animal product which is harvested for profit. It is usually expanded to include alga or macroscopic fungus. Crop may refer either to the harvested parts or to the harvest in a more refined state. Most of them are harvested as fodder for livestock or food for humans. Industrial crops, horticulture and floriculture are the important non-food crops. Industrial crops include the crops produced for biofuels, clothing or medicine. Horticulture refers to the production of the ...