Question

Major food crops of the world belong to the family:

• A. Leguminosae
• B. Cruciferae
• C. Solanaceae
• D. Gramineae

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Gramineae

The correct option is D.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. The majority of food crops belong to the Gramineae family.
2. A huge and practically omnipresent family of monocotyledonous flowering plants, the Poaceae or Gramineae, are more frequently referred to as grasses.
3. For direct human consumption, Gramineae species are widely collected and provide for a significant portion of daily calorie requirements.
4. Rice, wheat, maize, millet, barley, etc. are members of the Gramineae family.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option A:

1. Leguminosae family includes pulses such as pea, lentils, soybean, acacia, bean, etc.
2. With over 19,400 species, Leguminosae (also known as legumes) is the third-largest plant family and may be found everywhere in all biomes.

Option B:

1. The Cruciferae family includes plants like cabbage, broccoli, radish, cauliflower, etc.
2. The mustard family of flowering plants (order Brassicales), or Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae), includes 338 genera and about 3,700 species.

Option C:

1. Solanaceae family includes tomato, potato, brinjal, Datura, etc.
2. Solanaceae, sometimes known as nightshades, is a family of flowering plants that includes decorative, weedy, and agricultural plants as well as annual and perennial herbs, vines, lianas, and trees.
3. There are about 1,500–2,000 species in the genus.

Final answer: Major food crops of the world belong to the family Gramineae.