grödors

Grödor are the crops—the cultivated plants grown for food, feed, fiber, and industrial uses. In agricultural science, grödor encompass the plant species selected for harvestable produce, as well as the farming systems that sustain them. They include cereals, legumes, root and tuber crops, vegetables, oilseeds, and fiber crops.

Crops are commonly classified by life cycle (annuals such as wheat, rice, maize; perennials such as sugarcane and perennial forage crops) and by use (food crops, feed crops, industrial crops). The largest global staples are cereals, followed by legumes, roots and tubers, and vegetables; oil crops provide cooking oils, and fiber crops supply textiles.

Crop production depends on climate, soil, water, and management practices. Regions specialize in different systems, ranging from monocultures to diversified rotations and intercropping. Key agronomic practices include soil fertility management, irrigation, integrated pest and disease control, and crop breeding to improve yield, resilience, and quality.

Grödor are central to food security and rural livelihoods. Sustainable crop systems seek to balance high productivity with soil health, water-use efficiency, biodiversity, and climate resilience.

Humans have cultivated grödor since the Neolithic, with cereals among the earliest domesticated crops shaping agricultural history.

Etymology: gröda originates in Swedish, meaning crop, and grödor is its plural form; in English usage the term is sometimes applied to refer to cultivated crops collectively.