Home›Crops›Life Cycle›PerennialBrowse ByPerennialThis dimension sorts crops by their life cycle, annual, biennial or perennial. Wikipedia notes that "crops are cultivated at scale to produce food, fiber, fuel, and other products," and how often a crop must be replanted is one of its most basic agricultural traits. Browsing by life cycle keeps crops with the same growing cycle grouped together.FactsPerennialSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLead International Standard-Setting BodyWell-attestedFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 1PerennialFilter Results63 entriesCrop ClassAllBeverage (5)Cereal (1)Fiber (7)Forage (2)Fruit (17)Legume (4)Oilseed (7)Root and Tuber (11)Sugar (3)Vegetable (5)Era (Domesticated When)All2250 BC (1)1750s (1)5000 years ago (1)by circa 5000 BC in both hemispheres (1)circa 2000 BCE (1)circa 6000 BC (1)circa 7000 BCE (Mehrgarh) to 5530-5320 BCE (eastern Arabia) (1)circa 8000 to 5000 BC (1)circa 8000 to 6000 BC (1)cultivated in Yemen by the 15th century AD (1)Disputed: at least 5,300 years ago, or about 3,600 years ago (1)earliest literary mention in Chinese literature, 314 BC (1)Not dated in the available source (1)Primary UseAllFeed (5)Fiber (2)Food (46)Industrial (6)Ornamental (1)Domestication RegionAllAfrica (6)Algeria (1)Amazonia (3)Asia (4)Bolivia (1)Canada (1)Central America (2)Central Asia (3)China (2)East Africa (3)East Asia (2)Europe (1)France (1)India (3)Iran (1)Mauritania (1)Melanesia (3)Mesoamerica (4)Mexico (3)Morocco (1)Myanmar (1)Northeast India (2)Pakistan (1)Peru (2)Philippines (2)Polynesia (1)South America (5)South Asia (2)Southeast Asia (6)The Andes (3)The Indian Subcontinent (1)The Mediterranean (2)The Middle East (1)United States (2)West Africa (2)Western Sahara (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 63AbacaPerennialAlfalfaPerennialApplePerennialArganPerennialArrowrootPerennialAvocadoPerennialBambooPerennialBananaPerennialBetel Nut PalmPerennialBreadfruitPerennialCacaoPerennialCassavaPerennialCastor Oil PlantPerennialChili PepperPerennialCoconutPerennialCoffeePerennialCottonPerennialDate PalmPerennialDurianPerennialEggplantPerennialElephant Foot YamPerennialFigPerennialGarlicPerennialGlobe ArtichokePerennialGrapePerennialGuavaPerennialGuayulePerennialIndigoPerennialJicamaPerennialKiwifruitPerennialKola NutPerennialLima BeanPerennialLycheePerennialMangoPerennialNapier GrassPerennialOcaPerennialOil PalmPerennialOkraPerennialOlivePerennialOrangePerennialPalmyra PalmPerennialPigeon PeaPerennialPineapplePerennialPlantainPerennialPomegranatePerennialPotatoPerennialRed CloverPerennialRubber TreePerennialSesamePerennialShea TreePerennialSisalPerennialSorghumPerennialStrawberryPerennialSugar MaplePerennialSugarcanePerennialSweet PotatoPerennialTaroPerennialTea PlantPerennialTimothy GrassPerennialUllucoPerennialYaconPerennialYamPerennialYerba MatePerennialSources1. Wikipedia: Food and Agriculture Organizationtier 2WikipediaFood and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Crops category)Quote, Food and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Crops category)a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food securityView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.