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Question
How can commercial crops be classified?
Solution
Commercial crops can be classified as:
(i) Fibre crops (cotton, jute etc.) (ii) Beverage crops (tea and coffee)
(iii) Oilseed crops (groundnut, sesame, mustard et
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