This dimension groups crops by their primary use, food, fiber or fuel. Wikipedia notes that crops are cultivated "to produce food, fiber, fuel, and other products," uses that vary widely from one crop to the next. Browsing by primary use collects every crop grown mainly for the same purpose.
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Primary Plant Part Harvested Primary Plant Part Harvested Primary Use
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1. Wikipedia: Sugar beet
WikipediaSugar beet, lead sectionQuote, Sugar beet, lead section
A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and is grown commercially for sugar production.
2. Wikipedia: Sugarcane
WikipediaSugarcane, lead section, stalk sentenceQuote, Sugarcane, lead section, stalk sentence
stout, jointed, fibrous stalks that are rich in sucrose, which accumulates in the stalk internodes
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