CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS BASED ON LIFE CYCLE AND MORPHOLOGY.

Classification of Crops based on Life Cycle

Life cycle means a period from germination to harvesting. Based on these, crops are classified into three groups

These are crops that complete their life cycle within one year e.g Rice, Cowpea, Millet, Groundnut, Maize etc.

These are crops which complete their life cycle within two years e.g Carrot, Pineapple , Ginger, etc.

These are crops which complete their life cycle in more than two years e.g Mango, Rubber, Citrus, Oil palm etc.

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Classification of Crops based on Morphology.

Based on their structure, crops can be classified into two groups as follows

These are crops that have only one seed leaf (cotyledon). Examples are rice, maize, oil palm, coconut, wheat, barley, sorghum etc.

These are crops that have two seed leaves. Examples are cocoa, cowpea, groundnut, mango, Citrus, Soybeans, etc.

Differences between Monocot and Dicot Plants

S/N	Monocotyledonous Plant	Dicotyledonous Plant
1	It has one seed leaf	It has two seed leaves
2	It has parallel vein	It has net vein
3	Germination is hypogeal	Germination is epigeal
4	It has fibrous root system	It has tap root system
5	Absence of petiole	Petiole is present
6	It has single erect stem without branches	It has single stem with branches
7	It has narrow thin leaves	It has broad leaves
8	Pollination is wind	Pollination is insects

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