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Economic Botany: Questions and Answers

Here is a list of top eleven interview questions on economy botany which will help you to succeed in an interview. Q. 1. What type of fruit is present in wheat? Ans. Caryopsis. Q. 2. What is the structure of wheat grain? Ans. Each wheat grain consists of an outer husk, the aleurone layer containing protein, the endosperm having starch, [...]

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List of 7 Main Cereals and Millets | Economic Botany

List of seven main cereals and millets:- 1. Wheat 2. Maize 3. Rice 4. Barley 5. Oats 6. Sorghum 7. Pearlmillet. 1. Wheat (Hindi – Gehun): Botanical Name: Triticum aestivum L. emend. Thall. Family: Gramineae or Poaceae 1. It is a cereal crop of family Gramineae. 2. It is the most common food plant. 3. The plant attains a height [...]

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3 Main Types of Legumes | Economic Botany

The following points highlight the three main types of legumes. Type # 1. Soybean (Hindi – Bhat or Ramkurthi): Botanical Name: Glycine max (L.) Merr. Family: Papilionaceae 1. It is an erect or prostrate, small, bushy annual plant (Fig. 72). 2. Seeds of soybean are the richest natural vegetable food known. 3. The flour, which contains high amount of protein [...]

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