Odd One Out — Corn, Wheat, and Jowar are cereals; Cotton is a fiber crop. Identify the odd agricultural crop and explain.

Introduction / Context:Agronomic classification by primary end-use separates cereal grains from fiber crops. Three are cereals; one supplies textile fiber.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Corn (maize), Wheat, Jowar (sorghum): cereals used mainly for grain (food/feed).
• Cotton: grown for lint fiber (textiles), not as a staple grain.

Concept / Approach:Use end-product category (grain vs fiber) as the discriminator.

Step-by-Step Solution:Corn → cereal.Wheat → cereal.Jowar → cereal.Cotton → fiber crop → outlier.

Verification / Alternative check:Taxonomy: cereals are Poaceae monocots; cotton is a dicot shrub (Gossypium) — this second criterion also isolates cotton.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Corn, Wheat, Jowar: all staple cereals.

Common Pitfalls:Considering cottonseed oil; the crop’s principal categorization remains fiber, not grain.

Final Answer:Cotton