List of Plantation Crops with Scientific Name – AgriBooks
Plantation Crops
The term plantation crops refers to those crops which are cultivated on an extensive scale in contiguous area, owned and managed by an individual or a company. plantation crops are useful after processing. The crops include tea, coffee, rubber, cocoa, coconut, areca nut, oil palm, Palmyra, cashew and betel vine.
List of Plantation Crops With Scientific Name, Family, Useful Part and Chromosome Numbers:
Common name Scientific name Family Part of uses Chromosome No. Areca nut Areca catechu Pamae/Arecaceae Nuts 2n = 2x = 32 Betel vine Piper betel Piperaceae Leaf 2n=2x=26 Cashew nut Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae Kernel / nut 2n=2x=42 Cocoa Theobrama cocoa Sterculiaceae Bean 2n=2x=20
Coconut Cocos nucfera Palmaceae/Arecaceae Endocarp 2n = 2x = 32 Arabica Coffee Coffee arabica Rubiaceae Beans/ fruits 2n=4x=44 Robusta Coffe Coffee canephora Rubiaceae Beans/ fruits 2n=2x=22
Oil palm Elacis guineensis Palmaceae//Arecaceae Mesocarp 2n = 2x = 32 Palmyrah Palm Borassus flabellifer Palmaceae/Arecaceae Fruit 2n = 2x = 36 Rubber Hevea brasilensis Euphorbiaceae Latex 2n = 2x = 36 Tea Camellia sinensis Camelliaceae Leaves/ shoots 2n = 2x = 30
Frequently Asked Questions on Plantation Crops
Q. What is plantation crops?
Answer: The term plantation crops refers to those crops which are cultivated on an extensive scale in contiguous area, owned and managed by an individual or a company. plantation crops are useful after processing. The crops include tea, coffee, rubber, cocoa, coconut, areca nut, oil palm, Palmyra, cashew and betel vine.
Q. What is the scientific name of coconut?
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