Crop species are plants cultivated by humans for food, fiber, medicine, or other economic purposes. They have been selectively bred over generations for desirable traits such as high yield, disease resistance, or taste.
Related terms
Selective breeding: The process of choosing plants with desired traits and crossing them to produce offspring with those traits.
Monoculture: The practice of growing a single crop on a large scale in an agricultural area.
Domestication: The process by which wild plants or animals are tamed and adapted for human use.