Industrial Crops
Industrial crops provide oils, fiber, or chemicals from leaves, seeds, bark, or roots for income or on-farm use. Plants in our collection are used for edible oil, confection, forage, fiber, fuel oil, or as a pesticide.
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Fish Bean Tephrosia vogelii
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Jatropha Jatropha curcas
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Kenaf Hibiscus cannabinus
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Sesame Sesamum indicum
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Sunflower Helianthus annuus
सरजमूखी
Sunflowers are tall showy, usually yellow flowers grown for their seeds. The flower head is composed of the showy perimeter ray flowers and the inner disc florets which produce the seeds. As well as being an ornamental plant that attracts pollinators, sunflower seeds are pressed for oil or used...- Also available in:
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Vernonia Vernonia galamensis
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Sweet Sorghum Sorghum bicolor
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Maize Zea mays
मक्का, मकाई
Maize is an annualwarm-climate crop in the grass family, thriving in open sunny environments with daytime temperatures of 20-24C. Maize is used fresh, frozen, canned, rolled and roasted for corn flakes, pressed for oil, or processed for ethanol as fuel. Maize is also an important feed source for...- Also available in:
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