Fruit
The pulp from this fruit makes good cattle feed
citrus fruit
Pecans are grown in the
South
Which country produces the most soybeans
the United States
Which type of fruit are more flavorful and colorful if they ripen in cool weather
Which type of apple is the only apple native to the United States.
the crabapple
Citrus fruits are thought to have originated in Southeast __________
Asia
The almond tree resembles which type of fruit tree
peach
The seeds of the flax plant are pressed for which type of oil
linseed oil
Name the 2 most popular varieties of apples
Red Delicious and Yellow Delicious
An apple tree planted in 1674 in New York lived for over 200 years. The tree was planted by Peter Stuyvesant and survived until it was killed by a runaway _____ in 1866.
train
Name the two types of peaches
clingstone and freestone
In the United States which type of nut is produced more than any other nut
almonds
Corn can be used to produce __________, which is a component of gasohol
ethanol
Cotton is believed to have been first used in ancient ________
Egypt
Most oranges are picked before they are fully ripe. The green color is changed by which two methods.
dyeing them and exposing them to ethylene gas
What are the only 2 pome fruits of importance that are grown in this country
apples and pears
Another name for a hazelnut
filbert
Which type of oil can be used as a base for printers' ink and as a substitute for diesel fuel
soybean oil
What involves combining two cuttings to form a new plant
grafting
An ear of corn will always have an even number of rows of kernels. An ear usually has about how many kernels in 16 rows
800 kernels
What are the 4 most commonly grown stone fruits
peaches, cherries, plums, and apricots
Which two types of almonds are grown in the United States
sweet almonds and bitter almonds
Most of the corn in the United States is grown in what region
the Midwest
List the three major types of row crops
grain crops, oil crops, and fiber crops
Peanuts are sometimes called what in the Congo language
goobers