Commercial classification vs Taxonomical classification
first commercial classification what is commercial classification well, Plants are classified according to the commercial purposes as Food crops, Industrial crops, Food adjuncts
for example
Food crops - cereals – Rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, ragi, Pulses, legumes, fruits, vegetables and nuts
Industrial crop - Cotton, Sugarcane, tobacco, groundnut, castor, gingelly, tapioca, etc.
Food adjuncts - No distinct demarcation – food and Industrial usage. spices and condiments, beverages and narcotics
Disadvantage: It is possible that one crop which has been included as a food crop may figure also as an industrial crop.
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second Taxonomical classificationwhat is taxonomical classification well Taxonomical classification deals with the taxonomical aspects of classifying aspects of crops.
for example
Advantage: understanding of the morphological characters of any particular family
Disadvantage: crops with different economic uses and morphological and other agro-botanical peculiarities when brought under one family do not generally bring out the economic importance of the individual crops.