The following points highlight the three important cereals cultivated in India. The cereals are: 1. The Rice 2. The Wheat 3. The Maize. Cereal # 1. The Rice (Oryza Sativa Linn- Poaceae): Rice is an annual grass; culms up to 1.5 mtr. tall, or more in deep water varieties, rooting at the nodes below, smooth and glabrous. Leaves with flat [...]
The following points highlight the four important fruits cultivated in India. The fruits are: 1. Mango 2. Banana 3. Cashew Nut 4. Sugar Cane. Fruit # 1. Mango (Mangifera Indica Linn): Mango is a large or medium sized evergreen tree with thick rough or nearly rough bark. Leaves are simple, alternate coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate or oblong, entire, acute or acuminate, narrowed [...]
The following points highlight the three main pulses cultivated in India. The pulses are: 1. Pea 2. Gram 3. Mung. Pulse # 1. Pea (Pisum Sativum Linn): Pea is a glaucous annual herb. Leaves are paripinnate, alternate; the leaf-rachis produced to form a branched tendril; leaflets 4-6, sharply toothed; stipules large, ovate, semicordate, irregularly toothed at base; leaflets 2 × [...]