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Agriculture · Q456

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 456

Q456

Which one of the following is not a legume crop

A.
Wheat
Answer
B.
Peas
C.
Groundnuts
D.
Beans

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Peas, Groundnuts and Beans are leguminous crops while wheat is a non-leguminous crop.
Leguminous crops are those crops that belong to the legume family and that have nodules in their roots that contain nitrogen fixing bacteria. The bacteria convert the atmospheric nitrogen into a soluble form of nitrates and ammonia form.