AGRO 1001 : Study Guide Test 2
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The two sources of sugar comes from sugarcane and sugar beats. Origins of the plantation system - portuguese and brazil. Sugar was the crop choice in: puerto rico, cuba, jamaica, and haiti. Louisiana purchase was because of the haitian revolution. Cigars has increased in sales for some reason. China = top dog in production of tobacco. In the usa virginia and caroline produces tobacco. Tobacco is a solanaceae plant; others include tomato, potato, eggplant, and peppers. Tobacco kills 1 in 5 people in the us. Cotton is the most pesticide dependent crop in the world, Cotton is one of the four great natural raw materials; flax, wool, silk. Half of the world"s textiles are made from cotton. Gossypium hirsutum & gossypium barbadense = sn for cotton. Boll weevil insect took people out of growing cotton. Two parts of the cotton seed = hull & kernel. Healthy oils are: safflower, canola, sunflower, corn, olive, sesame, and soybean.
