Global
Agriculture
Seeds And Crop
To achieve the best yield, farmers have to apply different farming practices in different regions for different crops. Depending on all variables finding the most sustainable way of growing a crop can be challenging.
BASF has developed AgBalance® to support farmers to find the most sustainable way of growing their crop. For each crop the model has to be adjusted accordingly.
Group | Class | Subclass |
Cereals | Wheat, Maize, Rice | |
Sorghum Barley, Rye | ||
Oats, Millet, Triticale | ||
Buckwheat, Fonio, Quinoa | ||
Canary Seed, Mixed Cereals, Other Cereals | ||
Vegetables and Melons | Leafy or Stem Vegetables | e.g. Artichokes, Lettuce |
Fruit bearing vegetable | e.g. Cucumber, Eggplants | |
Root, Bulb or Tuberous Vegetables | e.g. Carrots, Onion | |
Mushrooms and Truffles | ||
Melons | e.g. Watermelons, Cantaloupes | |
Other Vegetables | ||
Fruits and nuts | Tropical and Subtropical Fruits | e.g. Avocados, Bananas |
Citrus Fruits | e.g. Grapefruit, Lemons | |
Grapes | ||
Berries | e.g. Currants, Raspberries | |
Pome Fruits and Stone Fruits | e.g. Apples, Apricot | |
Nuts | e.g. Almonds, Cashew nuts | |
Other Fruits | ||
Oilseed Crops and Oleaginous Fruits | Soya Beans | |
Groundnuts | ||
Other temporary Oilseed Crops | e.g. Castor Bean, Linseed | |
Permanent Oilseed Crops | e.g. Coconuts, Oil Palms | |
Root/Tuber Crops with high starch or inulin content | Potatoes | |
Sweet Potatoes | ||
Stimulant, Spice and Aromatic Crops | Stimulant Crops | e.g. Coffee, Tea |
Spice and Aromatic Crops | Temporary and Permanent Spice and Aromatic Crops | |
Leguminous Crops | Beans, Broad Beans | |
Sugar Crops | Sugar Beet, Sugar Cane | |
Other Crops | Grasses and other Fodder Crops | |
Fiber Crops | ||
Medicinal, Pesticidal or similar Crops | ||
Rubber | ||
Flower Crops | ||
Tobacco | ||
Other Crops |