18 Questions
Wheat is a cereal crop grown for its edible grains.
True
Chickpea is a root crop grown for its enlarged roots.
False
Rhodes grass is classified as a forage crop used for animal feed.
True
Cassava is a sugar crop grown for its sweet juice extraction.
False
Jute is an oilseed crop grown for its useful oil in the seeds.
False
Poppy is considered a drug crop due to its drug content.
True
In Poaceae family plants, the flower is usually found as a terminal inflorescence known as a spike or loose panicle.
True
Legumes have compound leaves with leaflets attached to the main stem by petiole and petiolules.
True
Grasses have leaves with parallel veins extending from the base to the apex, with a midrib in the middle of the leaf.
True
The flower in Fabaceae family plants consists of sepals, petals, stamens, and pistil.
True
Poaceae family plants have netted veins with one or more prominent veins.
False
Legumes may have trifoliate leaves with stipules at the base of each petiole where it attaches to the stem.
True
Poaceae family includes monocotyledon crops like rice and lentils.
False
Legumes have a fibrous root system that is very effective in holding soil.
False
Grasses in the Poaceae family have hollow stems with distinct internodes.
True
Certain legumes can fix nitrogen from the air due to the relationship with Rhizobium bacteria.
True
The leaf is the primary organ for food manufacturing in plants.
True
Fabaceae family includes monocotyledon crops like chickpea and soybean.
False
Test your knowledge on the morphological characteristics of agronomic crops including grass, wheat, corn, and barley. Learn about the structure of leaves, sheaths, ligules, auricles, and more.
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