Crop and Medicinal Plants

Crop and Medicinal Plants Wonder Whizkids

From this App you can learn :

Define and discuss the terms ″agriculture and crops″ and explore how different agricultural practices help the crops to yield quality products.

Describe the role of manures and fertilizers for healthy plant growth and regulation.

Define the term ″harvesting″ and discuss the process involved in crop rotation and multiple cropping.

Examine how high‐yielding crop varieties are developed by scientists changing the genetics of plants for the benefit of humankind.

Deduce the aim of plant breeding and list different types of breeding methods involved in it.

Identify some of the medicinal plants and investigate their medicinal values.

Explore how advances in plant biotechnology help mankind and list some of genetically modified products currently in use.

Define ″GMO testing″ and understand the risks and controversies surrounding the use of GMOs.

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This topic covers under Biology subject as a part of the PlantForm and Function topic

and this topic contains following sub topics

Crop and medicinal plants

Preparation of soil and seeds

Fertilizers

Crop rotation and harvesting

Plant Breeding

Medicinal plants