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DESCRIPTIONS OF VEGETABLES
Department of Vegetable and Spice CropsUttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya
TOMATO C . Name : Tomato B . Name : Lycopersicon esculentum Family: Solanaceae Origin : Mexico, Peru Crop features : Determinate ,indeterminate Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
BRINJAL C . Name : Brinjal B . Name : Solanum melongena Family: solanaceae Origin : Indo-China Crop features : Erect growing Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
CHILLI C . Name : Chilli B . Name : Capsicum annum Family: solanaceae Origin : S America Crop features : Small plant bush like growth Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : White Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
OKRA C . Name : Okra B . Name : Abelmoschus esculentus Family: Malvaceae Origin : S. America Crop features : Erect plant stand Edible part : Pod Flower colour : Whitish-yellow Fruit type : Pod Mode of propagation : Seed-DS
BOTTLE GOURD C . Name : Bottle gourd B . Name : Lagenaria siceraria Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : S. Africa Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit , Leaves Flower colour : White Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed
PUMPKIN C . Name : Pumpkin B . Name : Cucurbita moschata Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : America Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit, Leaves Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
ASH GOURD C . Name : Ash gourd B . Name : Benincasa hispida Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : Malaysia Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed
BITTER GOURD C . Name : Bitter gourd B . Name : Momordica charantia Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : White Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed
CUCUMBER
C . Name : Cucumber B . Name : Cucumis sativus Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : China/India Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
WATER MELON C . Name : Water melon B . Name : Citrullus lanatus Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : S. Africa Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed
MUSK MELON C . Name : Musk melon B . Name : Cucumis melo Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : Asia Minor Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : White Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed
RIDGE GOURD C . Name : Ridge gourd B . Name : Luffa acutangula Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
SPONGE GOURD C . Name : Dhundul B . Name : Luffa cylindrica Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Crop features : Viny in
nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Pepo Mode of propagation : Seed
SNAKE GOURD C . Name : Snake gourd B . Name : Trichosanthes anguina Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : White Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed
CHOW CHOW C . Name : Squash B . Name : Sechium edule Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : America Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : White Fruit type : Pepo Mode of propagation : Whole
fruit/stem cutting/root cutting
POINTED GOURD C . Name : Pointed gourd B . Name : Trichosanthes dioica Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : Yellowish-white Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Cutting
SWEET GOURD C . Name : Sweet gourd B . Name : Momordica cochinchinensis Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : White Fruit type : Berry Mode of propagation : Seed
LITTLE GOURD C . Name : Ivy gourd/ Kundru B . Name : Coccinia indica Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin : India Crop features : Viny in nature Edible part : Fruit Flower colour : White Fruit type : Pepo Mode of propagation : Seed Sex form : Dioecious
CABBAGE C . Name : Cabbage B . Name : Brassica oleracea var. capitata Family: Cruciferae Origin : Mediterranean Region Crop features : Small , cp, compact head Edible part : Head Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Siliqua Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
CAULIFLOWER C . Name : Cauliflower B . Name : B. oleracea var. botrytis Family: Cruciferae Origin : Mediterranean Region Crop features : Flower bud white Edible part : Prefloral apical meristem Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Siliqua Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
KNOLKHOL C . Name : Knolkhol B . Name : B. oleracea var. gangylodes Family: Cruciferae Origin : Mediterranean Region Crop features : Seed head Edible part : Modified Stem Flower colour : Yellow Fruit type : Siliqua Mode of propagation : Seed-TP
BROCCOLI
C . Name : B . Name :B. oleracea var. italica Family:Cruciferae Crop features : Edible part: Mode of propagation :Seed
BRUSSELS SPROUT C . Name : B . Name :B. oleracea var. gemmifera Family:Cruciferae Crop features : Edible part: Mode of propagation :Seed
CHINESE CABBAGE C . Name : B . Name :B. chinensis Family:Cruciferae Crop features : Edible part: Mode of propagation :
ONION C . Name : Onion B . Name : Allium cepa Family: Alliaceae Origin : Central Asia Crop features : Flower stalk long produce
seeds Edible part : Bulb Flower colour : White Fruit type : Bulb Mode of propagation : Seed-bulb
GARLIC C . Name : Garlic B . Name : Allium sativum Family: Alliaceae Origin : centrl Asia Crop features : Small, single plant looks like
bunch Edible part : Clove Flower colour : White Fruit type : Bulb Mode of propagation : Clove, Bulbets
LEEK C . Name : LEEK B . Name : Allium porrum Family: Alliaceae Origin : centrl Asia Crop features : Monocot,non
bulbous,Upright,Narrow Flat leaf Edible part : Leaf and swollen stem Flower colour : Fruit type : Mode of propagation : Seed,
FRENCH BEAN C . Name : French Bean B . Name : Phaseolus vulgaris Family: Leguminosae Origin : Mexico, Central America Crop features : Bushy growth Edible part : Pod Flower colour : Purple Fruit type : Mode of propagation : Seed
GARDEN PEA C . Name : Garden pea B . Name : Pisum sativum Family: Leguminosae Origin : Middle Asia Crop features : Small bushy plant Edible part : Immature seed Flower colour : White, Purple Fruit type : Pod Mode of propagation : Seed-DS
CLUSTER BEAN C . Name : Cluster bean B . Name : Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Family: Leguminosae Origin : India-Pakistan Crop features : Bushy growth Edible part : Pod Flower colour : Purple Fruit type : Mode of propagation : Seed
DOLICHOS BEAN C . Name : Dolichos bean B . Name : Dolichus lablab Family: Leguminosae Origin : South East Asia Crop features : Bushy growth Edible part : Pod Flower colour : Purple Fruit type : Mode of propagation : Seed-DS
COWPEA C . Name : Cowpea B . Name : Vigna anguiculata Family: Leguminosae Origin : Africa Crop features : Fodder, green manuring crop Edible part : Pod Flower colour : Purple Fruit type : Pod Mode of propagation : Seed-DS
POTATO C . Name : Potato B . Name : Solanum tuberosum Family: Solanaceae Origin : Peru, Bolivia Crop features : Small,erect, high starch
content Edible part : Stem tuber Flower colour : Whitish Fruit type : Tuber Mode of propagation : Seed-Tuber
SWEET POTATO C . Name : Sweet potato B . Name : Ipomoea batatas Family: Convolvulaceae Origin : Central and South America Crop features : small, erect Edible part : Root tuber Flower colour : Whitish purple Fruit type : Tuber Mode of propagation : Stem cutting
ELEPHANT FOOT YAM C . Name : ol B . Name : Amorphophillus campanulatus Family: Araceae Origin :Tropical Asia Crop features : Monocot, upright, Edible part : Corms Flower colour :Yellowish green Fruit type :Berries Mode of propagation :Offsets, Corms
COLOCASIA C . Name : Taro B . Name : Colocasia esculenta Family: Araceae Origin : South central Asia Crop features :Monocot, Upright, Edible part :Stem Tuber Flower colour :Greenish yellow Fruit type : Mode of propagation :Corms,Cormels,Head
sets
ASPARAGUS C . Name :Hillue B . Name : Asparagus officinalis Family: Liliaceae Origin : Europe, Asia, Africa Crop features : Monocot, Dioecious herb Edible part : Spears Flower colour :Yellowish green Fruit type : Mode of propagation :Seed
AMARANTH C . Name :Lal sag B . Name : Amaranthus tricolor Family: Amaranthaceae Origin :India Crop features : Dicot, Annual herb Edible part :Leaf, Stem Flower colour : Fruit type : Mode of propagation :Seed
BASELLA C . Name : Poi/Indian spinach B . Name : Basella alba, Basella rubra
Family:Basellaceae Origin :India Crop features : Dicot, Annual or biennial
herb, Edible part :Leaf, Stem Flower colour :white flower Fruit type : Mode of propagation :Seed
CARROT C . Name : Gajjar B . Name : Daucus Carota Family: Umbelliferae Origin :Central Asia Crop features :Dicot, herb Edible part: Fleshy root Flower colour : White Fruit type : Pod Mode of propagation :Seed
RADISH
C . Name : Mulli B . Name : Raphanus sativus Family: Cruciferae Origin : Central Asia Crop features :Dicot, Pot herb Edible part: Fleshy root Flower colour : White Fruit type : Pod/Siliqua Mode of propagation :Seed
BEET ROOT C . Name :Chukandar B . Name : Beta vulgaris var. bengalensis Family: Chenopodiaceae Origin :Mediterranean region Crop features :Dicot, Pot herb Edible part: Fleshy root Flower colour : without corolla, but with
green calyx Fruit type : Mode of propagation :Seed
TURNIP
C . Name : B . Name : B. compestris var. rapa Family:Cruciferae Crop features : Edible part: Mode of propagation :
SPINACH C . Name : Vilayati Palak B . Name : Spinacia oleracea Family: Chenopodiaceae Origin :Central Asia Crop features :Dicot, Pot herb Edible part: Leave, Stem Flower colour : Fruit type : Mode of propagation :Seed
LETTUCE C . Name : B . Name : Lactuca sativa Family: Compositae/Asteraceae Origin :Meditteranean region Crop features :Dicot, Salad crop Edible part: Head and Leaves Mode of propagation :Seed
CHICORY
C . Name : B . Name :Cichorium intybus Family:Compositae\Asteraceae Crop features : Edible part: Mode of propagation :
ARTICHOKE C . Name : B . Name : Cynara scolymus Family:Compositae\Asteraceae Crop features : Edible part: Mode of propagation :
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE C . Name : B . Name : Helianthes tuberosus Family:Compositae\Asteraceae Crop features : Edible part: Mode of propagation :
ROUND MELON C . Name : B . Name : Praecitrullus fistulosus Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
WINTER SQUASH C . Name : B . Name: Cucurbita maxima Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
IVY GOURD C . Name : B . Name:Coccinia indica Family: Cucurbitaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
SWEET GOURD C . Name : B . Name:Momordica
cochinchinensisMomordica cochinchinensis
Family:Cucurbitaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
SPINE GOURD C . Name : B . Name: Momordica dioic Family:Cucurbitaceae Origin: India Edible part: Mode of propagation :
CASSAVA C . Name : B . Name:Manihot esculanta Family:Euphorbiaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
CHINESE POTATO C . Name : B . Name:Coleus perviriflorus Family:Labiate Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
BROAD BEAN C . Name : B . Name Vicia faba Family: Leguminosae/Fabaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
LIMA BEAN C . Name : B . NamePhaseolus lunatus Family: Leguminosae/Fabaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
FENUGREEK C . Name : B . Name:Trigonella foenum graecum Family:Leguminosae/Fabaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
SOYA BEAN C . Name : B . Name: Glycine max Family:Leguminosae/Fabaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
DRUM STICK C . Name : B . Name: Moringa oleifera Family: Moringaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
RHUBARB C . Name : B . Name:Rheum rhaponticum Family:Polygonaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :
SORREL C . Name : B . Name:Rumex acetosa Family:Polygonaceae Origin: Edible part: Mode of propagation :