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 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 × [...]
The below mentioned article provides a quick notes on Useful Plants in India. The animals as well as man depend much upon plants for the sustenance of their lives. Many animals, birds and insects are herbivores and the plants provide them shelter. The mankind use plants as food, medicine and fuel, as materials for constructing their houses, for manufacturing their [...]