Botanical and Agronomic Classification Quiz

Study Notes

Botanical System of Classification

It classifies plants using seven main categories: Kingdom, Division, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.
An additional category, Variety, may be needed for further classification.
An example is the rice hybrid variety ‘Mestizo’, categorized as follows:
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- Order: Cyperales
- Family: Graminae
- Genus: Oryza
- Species: Sativa
- Variety: Mestizo

Agronomic Classification

Also known as field crops, typically annual herbaceous plants grown extensively.
Can be categorized into different classifications:
- Food Crops: Grown for food consumption or processing.
- Non-Food Crops: Grown for non-food products like fiber, fodder, and tobacco.
- Staple Crops: Regularly consumed, providing essential energy and nutrients. Examples: rice, wheat, and corn.
- Cereal or Grain Crops: Annual, herbaceous plants from the grass family, grown for their seeds or grains. Examples: corn, millet, rice, sorghum, wheat.
- Legume Seed Crops or Pulses: Leguminous plants producing edible, protein-rich seeds. Examples: cowpea, peanut, and peas.
- Root and Tuber Crops: Plants with modified, swollen roots or underground stems, rich in carbohydrates. Examples: carrots, potatoes, and onions.
- Oil Seed Crops: Grown for seeds rich in edible and industrial oils. Examples: oil palm, sunflower.
- Sugar and Sweetener Crops: Grown for sugar production or sweet-tasting products. Example: sugarcane.
- Beverage Crops: Source of drinks, including fruit juices. Examples: coffee and tea.
- Rubber Crops: Grown for latex collection, processed into rubber.
- Fiber Crops: Grown for fiber, used to make textiles, ropes, and twine. Examples: cotton, kenaf, Musa textilis (abaca).
- Pasture and Forage Crops: Grown for grazing animals. Example: Napier grass.
  - Soilage Crops: Grasses cut and fed directly to animals.
  - Silage Crops: Grasses fermented and preserved before feeding animals.

Horticultural Classification

Also known as garden crops, including annual and perennial plants, grown under intensive systems of agriculture.
They are broadly categorized as:
- Vegetable Crops:
  - Classified based on edible parts.
  - Leafy Vegetables: Grown for leaves. Examples: Lettuce, pechay, and Chinese cabbage.
  - Shoot Vegetables: Grown for edible shoots, mainly the young, succulent stems. Examples: Asparagus and celery.
  - Pod and Seed Vegetables: Leguminous plants, grown for their pods and seeds. Examples: Beans, pigeon pea, and cow pea.
  - Root and Bulb Vegetables: Grown for their swollen underground roots and stems. Examples: carrots, potatoes, onions, radishes, and ginger.
  - Tree Vegetables: Example: Malunggay
  - Fruit Vegetables: Grown for their fleshy, succulent fruits.
- Vegetable Crops:
  - Cole Crops or Crucifers: Belong to the mustard family, possessing edible leaves. Examples: cabbage, cauliflower, mustard, broccoli.
  - Cucurbits: Belong to the ground and squash family, grown for their fruits, young shoots, and flowers. Examples: bottle gourd, cucumber, melons, squash, chayote.
  - Legume Vegetables: Belong to the bean family, with seeds rich in protein. Examples: peas and pole sit...