Crop Categories
The Global Crops Database groups agricultural plants in many different crop categories. An individual crop species may belong to several of these categories.
Click on one of the links below to see which crops are classified in a certain category.
Main food crops
Cereals
Fruits
Vegetables
Vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Stem vegetables
Fruit vegetables
Flower vegetables
Root vegetables
Tuber vegetables
Bulb vegetables
Corm vegetables
Podded vegetables
Other edible crops
Herbs
Spices
Medicinal plants
Stimulants
Nuts
Edible seeds
Vegetable oils
Sugar crops
Pseudocereals
Aphrodisiacs
Non food categories
Forage and Fodder crops
Fiber crops
Energy crops
Dye crops
Essential oils
Green manures
Erosion prevention
Soil improvement
Cover cops
Botanical pesticides
Cut flowers
Ornamental plants
Climatic zones
Tropical crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Other categories
Legumes
Staple crops
Food crops
Industrial crops
Mushrooms
Algae