WEEK 8
Classes of Crops Cont'd: According to Uses II
Performance Objectives
Student should be able to:
1. Classify crops according to products (uses) and types.
2. State the various uses of crops
Content
There are different types of crops and they are as follows:
1. Oil Crops: These refer to crops whose seeds or fruits are rich in
oil and they are mainly used for making oil. Examples are
groundnut, cotton, oil palm, coconut, sunflower etc.
2. Spices Crops: These crops are grown because they are used to
flavour food. Examples are ginger, thyme, turmeric, cinnamon,
garlic, nutmeg, curry, and pepper.
3. Latex Crops: These are crops grown mainly for the milky sap or
fluid called LATEX and when they are refined, they can be used to
make gloves, plastic cups etc. Example of this crop is rubber.
4. Forage Crops: These are crops grown for feeding farm animals.
Forage crops include guinea grass, Centrosema, elephant grass
and calopogonium.
5. Nut Crops: These are crops whose fruits consist of hard shells
that enclose fleshy parts that are edible. Examples are coconut,
cashew and oil palm.
6. Sugar Crops: These are crops mainly grown for their sugar
content. Examples are sugarcane and sugar beet.
7. Drug/Stimulant Crops: These crops are grown for the
substances or materials that they produce for medicinal purposes.
Examples are kola, neem, tobacco, garlic and lime.
Agricultural Science JSS1 First Term
WEEK 9
Classes of Crops Cont'd: According to Uses III
Performance Objectives
Student should be able to
1. Classify crops according to products (uses) and types.
2. State the various uses of crops
Content
There are different types of crops and they are as follows:
1. Beverage Crops: These are crops that are grown mainly for
making food drink. Examples are cocoa, tea and coffee.
2. Fibre Crops: These are crops which serve as raw materials for
the manufacturing of clothes, rope, sacks or bag. The parts of the
crops used maybe the leaf, stem or even the fruit. For example,
cotton lint is gotten from the fruit and used by textile industries
for weaving clothes. Examples of these crops are jute, sisal,
cotton and kenaf.
3. Ornamental Crops: These are crops that are grown for their
aesthetic values i.e beautification of our homes and surroundings.
Some ornamental crops are also used to protect our buildings
against wind damages, erosions and for making perfumes.
Examples include rose, tulips, hibiscus, queen of the night etc.
Crops as Sources of Food Nutrients
Crops are very good sources of food nutrients to both man and
animals. Below are examples of crops as sources of food
nutrients
1. Carbohydrate Crops
Cereals e.g maize, rice, millet, sorghum
Sugarcane and fruit juice
Roots and tubers e.g cassava, yam, potato
Some roughages e.g elephant grass
2. Protein Crops
Groundnut
Cowpea
Peas
Cotton
Melon
3. Fat Crops
Groundnut
Oil palm
Coconut
Cashew nut
4. Mineral Crops
Green plants
5. Vitamin Crops
Green fodder or green vegetables
Fruits
Cereals
6. Water Crops
Fresh fodder and grasses
Root and tuber
Sugarcane
Agricultural Science JSS1 First Term
WEEK 10
Uses of Crops
Performance Objectives
Student should be able to
1. State the various uses of crops
Content
Crops and their Uses
Crop Uses
Cotton 1. For making clothes
2. For making cotton oil
Crop Uses
Cocoa 1. Used for making beverages
2. Used for making creams
Ginger, onion, nutmeg, 1. Used for making food
cinnamon, cloves etc seasonings
2. Used for medicinal purposes
Maize, millet, guinea corn, 1.Used for making food like
wheat, sorghum etc custard
2.Used for feeding livestock
Cassava 1.Used for making food like
garri, fufu etc
2. Used for making industrial
starch
Orange, pineapple, lemon,
Crop Uses
banana, mango etc Used for making juice
Fluted pumpkin, tomato, okro, Used as vegetables for food
green etc
General Uses of Crops
Generally, crops are used for the following:
1. Crops serve as food for man. Food is very important for human
survival, therefore, crops like cassava, rice, yam, onion, tomato,
maize etc are very important.
2. Some crops can be used to feed farm animals e.g maize and
sorghum are very important in feeding poultry while cassava
tubers and yam peelings are good feeds for pigs and goats.
3. Crops can be used to make clothes, bags, shoes and sandal.
Examples are cotton and rubber.
4. Crops can be used for controlling erosion. Examples are water
melon, melon, bean, etc
5. Crops can be used for the production of drugs/medicines.
6. Some crop products like timber are used for making furniture
and also used for the construction of houses.
7. Some crops are used for beautifying and decorating or homes
and surrounding. Examples are hibiscus, Ixora etc
8. Crops serve as fuel and manure when they did. When crops are
harvested the remaining will be used as firewood for cooking and
as manure.
Test: Agricultural Science JSS1 First Term Final Assessment
1. Biennial crops complete their lifespan in ______ number of years?
a. 4
b. 1
c. 8
d. 2
2. The length of time for which an animal or plant lives or function before it dies is referred to as ______?
a. Cycle
b. Lifespan
c. Time of Life
d. None of the above
3. Non-Arable crops are also known as ______ crops?
a. Cash
b. Food
c. Life
d. Water
4. ______ and ______ are very good examples of perennial crops?
a. Cocoa and Mango
b. Cocoa and Maize
c. Cocoa and Melon
d. Cocoa and Millet
5. All of the following are examples of arable crops except ______?
a. Yam
b. Rice
c. Sorghum
d. Cashew
6. All of the following are examples of cereals except _____?
a. Millet
b. Wheat
c. Cassava
d. Maize
7. ______ forms the staple food for many people in Nigeria?
a. Fruits
b. Roots and Tubers
c. Grain Legumes
