List(https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/grants/scbgp/specialty-crop)
NCBI(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/taxonomy)
Ask to follow the instructions below, I hope I can get that extra score
What is a specialty crop?
Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops, including floriculture. Specialty crops are plants that are intensively cultivated. There are many plants that are specialty crops when cultivated but are also collected from wild populations.
For this assignment, I want you to choose a specialty crop and do some research about where the crop originated, what plant family it belongs to, its botanical vs culinary classification, and cover the main features of cultivation (diseases, pests, disorders, pollination, where and how it is most commonly grown)
Details:
Do some research online to find a specialty crop that interests you. Ideas – Solanaecous crops (potato, tomato, tobacco, etc), Cannabaceae (hemp, hops), Brassicaceae or Cruciferae (broccoli, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, etc). If you don’t know where to start, here is an extensive （list） to get you going.
Write <500-word summary including:
Scientific name (genus, species, and authority) e.g. Tomato Solanum lycopersicum L. (formerly Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) use a taxonomic database such as （NCBI）
Origin (where did the species originate)
Plant family
Botanical classification and culinary classification when appropriate
Common diseases, pest, and disorders
Pollination and seed dispersal
Ploidy level
How and where it is commercially grown
10 Points
Rubric:
(1) Why you choose the specialty crop for this assignment [2 points]
(2) Full scientific name including authority [1 point]
(3) Origin [1 point]
(4) What plant family it belongs to [1 point]
(5) Botanical classification and culinary classification where appropriate [1 point]
(6) Common diseases, pest, and disorders [1 point]
(7) Pollination and seed dispersal [1 point]
(8) Ploidy level [1 point]
(9) Commercial cultivation [1 point]
You could get 2 points extra credit points for exploring how this plant benefits society. This could include, the health-beneficial compounds associated with the crop and medicinal uses or ethnobotanical contributions, and cultural significance.