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1. CEREALS & MILLETS
1. Rice - Oryza sativa
2. Wheat - Triticum aestivum, Triticum sativum,
3. Maize - Zea mays (10thAgri. 2017)
4. Rye - Secale cereale
5. Oat - Avena sativa
6. Sorghum(Jowar) - Sorghum bicolor
7. Pearl millet(Bajra) - Pennisetum glaucum

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2. PULSES
1. Black gram, Kalai, Urd - Vigna mungo var, radiatus
2. Chickpea(Gram) - Cicer arietinum
3. Cowpea - Vigna sinensis
4. Green gram, Mung- Vigna radiatus (10th Agri. 2018)
5. Moth bean - Phaseolus aconitifolia
6. Pigeon pea, Arhar, Tur - Cajanas cajan
7. Soybean - Glycine max (10th.agri2019)

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3. OIL SEEDS
1. Black mustard - Brassica nigra
2. Coconut - Cocus nucifera
3. Groundnut/peanut - Arachis hypogaea (10thAgri.2018)
4. Indian mustard or rai - Brassica juncea
5. Safflower - Carthamus tinctorious
6. Sunflower - Helianthus annus (10thAgri2017)
7. White mustard - Brassica alba
8. Oil palm - Elaeis guinensis

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4. FIBER CROPS
1. Sunnhemp - Crotalaria juncea
2. Jute - Corchorus spp.
3. Cotton - Gossypium spp. (10thAgri.2018)
4. Mesta - Hibiscus cannabinus
5. Tobacco (Desi)- Nicotiana tobacum(10th.Agri.2017)
6. Tobacco (Calcutta) - Nicotiana rustica

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5. SUGERS AND STARCHES
1. Pine apple - Ananas sativa
2. Potato - Solanum tuberosum
3. Sweet potato - Ipomea batatus
4. Sugarcane - Saccharum officinarum
5. Sugar beet - Beta vulgaris

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6. SPICES AND CONDIMENTS
1. Black pepper - Piper nigrum L.
2. Betel vine - Piper betle L.
3. Garlic- Allium sativum
4. Ginger - Zingiber officinale
5. Onion - Allium cepa (10th.agri2019)
6. Red pepper, Chillies - Capsicum annum
7. Turmeric - Curcuma longa (10th.Agri.2017)

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7. FORAGE GRASSES
1. Guinea grass - Panicum maximum
2. Marvel grass - Dicanthium annulatum
3. Napier or Elephant grass - Pennisetum purpureum
4. Pangola grass - Digitaria decumbens
5. Sudan grass - Sorghum sudanense

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8. PLANTATION CROPS
1. Banana - Musa paradisiaca
2. Areca Palm - Areca catechu
3. Arrowroot - Maranta arundinacea
4. Cacao - Theobroma cacao
5. Coconut - Cocos nucifera
6. Coffee - Coffea arabica
7. Tea - Camellia theasinesis

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9. GREEN MANURE CROPS
1. Daincha - Sesbania aculeata
2. Sesbania - speciosa
3. Sunnhemp - Crotolaria juncea
4. Manila agathi - Sesbania rostrata.
5. Sittagathi - Sesbania sesban.
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10. VEGETABLES
1. Brinjal - Solanum melongena
2. Cabbage - Brassica oleracea var. capitata
3. Carrot - Daucus carota
4. Cauliflower - Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
5. Cucumber - Cucumis sativus (10thAgri.2017)
6. French bean - Phaseolus vulgaris
7. Knol khol - Brassica oleracea var. Caulorapa
8. Radish - Raphanus sativus
9. Bhendi - Abelmoschus esculentus.
10.Snake gourd - Trichosanthes anguina.
11.Tomato - Lycopersicum esculentus
12.Turnip - Brassica campestris var. rapa
13.Watermelon - Citrullus vulgaris

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11. MEDICINAL CROPS
1. Satyanashi - Argemone Mexicana (10thAgri.2018)
2. Aloe - Aloe vera
3. Ashwagantha - Withania somnifera
4. Bringaraj - Eclipta alba.
5. Sarpagandha - Rauvalfia serpentine

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12. AROMATIC CROPS
1. Celery - Apium graveolens
2. Jasmine - Jasminum grantiflorum.
3. Khus - Vetiveria zizanoids.
4. Lemon grass - Cymbopogon flexuosus
5. Sandal wood - Santalum album.
6. Sacred Basil (Tulsi) - Ocimum sanctum