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 [...]
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 [...]
In this article we will discuss about the two most commonly found beverages that are found in India. 1. Tea (Hindi – Cha or Chat): Botanical Name: Camellia sinensis (L). O. Kuntze (Syn. Thea sinensis L.) Family: Theaceae 1. It is the most common non-alcoholic beverage, used by more than one-half of the world's population. 2. It is obtained from [...]