Wednesday, September 19, 2007

12 plants that produce most of our food

The cereals:
  1. corn (Zea mays)
  2. rice (Oryza sativa)
  3. wheat (Triticum aestivum)
The legumes:
  1. common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
  2. soybean (Glycine max)
The roots:
  1. white potato (Solanum tuberosum)
  2. sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  3. cassava (Manihot esculenta)
The sugar sources:
  1. sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
  2. sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)
Pan-tropical fruits:
  1. coconut (Cocos nucifera)
  2. banana (Musa spp.)
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