CLASSLFICATION OF CROPS BASED ON THEIR LIFE CYCLES
In this classification, the crops are further sub-divided into three groups:
Annual crops:
These are crops which grow and mature within one year e.g.
Maize,
rice,
Cowpea,
Millet,
Vegetables,
Cotton and
Groundnut.
Biennial crops:
These are crops which grow and mature within two years, e.g.
Pepper,
Ginger and
Cassava.
Perennial crops:
These are crops which grow and mature in more than two years e.g.
Cocoa,
Banana,
Orange,
Mango,
Oil palm and
Rubber.
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