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Annex B4.4. Concepts and definitions used by the CEC<br />

I<br />

Annual and perennial crops<br />

1. Annual crops are those that are planted and harvested during the same production<br />

season.<br />

2. Perennial crops need not be replanted after each harvest.<br />

II<br />

Annual crops: definition, classification and specific recommendations<br />

1. Grains<br />

Grains refer to the harvested produce of cereals, pulses and oil-bearing crops,<br />

excluding crops harvested or used green for forage, silage and grazing and in the<br />

case of maize harvested green, also for food.<br />

2. Cereals (e.g. white maize, yellow maize, sorghum, wheat, barley and oats)<br />

2.1 General<br />

Cereals are annual plants, generally of the gramineous family, which yield grains<br />

used for food, feed, seed and industrial purposes. It is recommended that the<br />

definition of “cereals” be limited to crops harvested for dry grain only, therefore<br />

excluding crops harvested or used green for forage, silage, grazing, etc; and, in the<br />

case of maize harvested green, also for food.<br />

2.2 Definition<br />

Cereals are defined as annual plants of the gramineous family which yield dry<br />

grains used for food, feed, seed and industrial purposes.<br />

3. Pulses (e.g. dry beans)<br />

3.1 General<br />

Pulses are annual leguminous plants yielding seeds used for food, feed and seed<br />

purposes. In addition to their value as food and feed, pulses are also important in<br />

cropping systems for their ability to produce nitrogen and therefore increase soil fertility.<br />

The definition “pulses” should be limited to crops harvested for dry seeds only.<br />

3.2 Definition<br />

Pulses are defined as annual plants of the leguminous family yielding dry seeds<br />

used for food, feed, seed and industrial purposes.<br />

4. Oilseeds (e.g. sunflower seed, soybeans, groundnuts and canola)<br />

4.1 General<br />

Oil crops are annual plants whose seeds or fruit are used mainly for extraction of<br />

culinary and industrial oils. The definition of “oilseeds” should be limited to crops<br />

harvested for dry seeds only, excluding crops harvested green and used for food<br />

or feed, or used for grazing and green manure. The production of oilseeds should<br />

always relate to the quantities actually harvested, irrespective of their use after<br />

harvest.<br />

<strong>Crop</strong> <strong>Yield</strong> <strong>Forecasting</strong>: Methodological and Institutional Aspects 209

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