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 :