CROP REPORT

BREANNAH PAOLA S. PUNTANAR | AGRICULTURE 31

CROP: Corn
Scientific Name: Zea mays L.

Description:

Corn is also called as “maize”. It is a cereal plant which is included in the

Poaceae family. It is one of the most widely distributed food crops.

Classification:

Based on Botanical:
 Mode of reproduction: Sexual
 Life Cycle: Annual
 Growth habit: Herbs
Based on Use:
 cereal grain
 oil crops
 sugar crops
 Pasture crop

Diagnostic character:

The corn plant is a tall annual grass with a stout, erect, solid stem.

Uses:

 Source of food
 Sweeteners for many products like Coca-cola and Pepsi
 Corn oil
 Fiber from the corn husk
 Corn is also used to produce ethanol which is a liquid biofuel.
 The pith of the stems is used as a packing material

Facts:
 Corn or maize is the second-largest agricultural crop in the world.
 Corn was first domesticated by native peoples in Mexico about
10,000 years ago.
 It is the most important crop in the United States and is a staple food
in many places.
CROP: Garlic
Scientific Name: Allium sativum L.

Description:

Garlic is a perennial plant under the Amaryllidaceae family. The

plant is native to central Asia. This crop is a classic ingredient in many
cuisines.

Classification:

Based on Botanical:
 Mode of reproduction: Sexual or Asexual
 Life Cycle: Annual
 Growth habit: Herb

Based on Use:
 Medicinal crop

Diagnostic character:

Garlic plants grow about 60 cm tall. Depending on the variety, the

long leaves t arise from a short hard stem or from a softer pseudostem
made up of overlapping leaf sheaths. The bulb is covered with
membranous skin and encloses almost 20 cloves.

Uses:

 Garlic is used for many conditions related to the heart and blood
system for instance, it can reduce the blood pressure, combat
common cold, improves cholesterol level.
 For cooking
Facts:

 It is thought that garlic is native to Siberia.

 China is by far the world's largest commercial producer of garlic.
CROP: Coffee
Scientific Name: Coffea arabica L.

Description:

Coffea arabica is also known as Arabian coffee, is a shrub grows to

10-15’ tall. It is under the family Rubiaceae family. Arabica coffee is
considered to produce the finest coffee beans among the other sub-
species of coffee.

Classification:

Based on Botanical:
 Mode of reproduction: Sexual
 Life Cycle: Perennial
 Growth habit: Shrub

Based on Use:
 Beverage Crop

Diagnostic character:

It is grown in subtropical and tropical areas in the world. The Arabian

Coffee plant has glossy and dark green leaves and its flowers are fragrant.
The processed coffee came from its seed which is inside the berries of the
coffee plant and has a green color and gradually turned into red.

Uses:

 To make roasted coffee used for beverages and flavoring for ice
creams, pastries, etc.
 Coffee pulp and parchment are being fed to cattle in India.
 Use to make “Coffelite”, a type of plastic, made from coffee
beans.
 Coffee with iodine is used as a deodorant
 Caffeine has been described as a natural herbicide.
 Additive in over-the-counter diet pills, pain killers, and stimulants

Facts:

 Native to tropical forest regions of Africa, Madagascar, or other

western Indian Ocean islands.
  Its genus name comes from the Arabic word “kahwah” meaning
beverage.

SOURCE:

Corn. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/plant/corn-plant on

August 26, 2018.

Interesting Facts about Corn. Retrieved from

http://www.dairymoos.com/interesting-facts-about-corn/ on August 26, 2018.

Allium sativum. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/plant/garlic

on August 26, 2018.
Leech, J. (2018, June 28).11 Health Proven Benefits of Garlic. Retrieved
from https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-health-benefits-of-
garlic#section5 on August 26, 2018.

Coffea arabica L. Retrieved from

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:747038-1 on August
26, 2018.

Coffea arabica. Retrieved from

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?ke
mpercode=b632 on August 26, 2018.
Coffea arabica L. Retrieved from
https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Coffea_arabica.html on
August 26, 2018.