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 […]
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Fibre Yielding Plants of India: Jute, Cotton and Sisal Hemp
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The following points highlight the three important fibre yielding plants of India. The fibre plants are: 1. Jute 2. Cotton 3. Sisal Hemp. Fibre Plant # 1. Jute (Corchorus Capsularis Linn): Jute plants are undershrub’s up to 75 cm. high or taller. Leaves are simple, ovate to elliptic, stipulate, serrate, acute or shortly acuminate, rounded […]
Oil Yielding Plants of India: Mustard, Coconut, Ground Nut and Linseed
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The following points highlight the four important oil yielding plants of India. The oil yielding plants are: 1. Mustard 2. Coconut 3. Ground Nut 4. Linseed. Oil Yielding Plant # 1. Mustard (Brassica Campestris Linn): Mustard is a tall herbs, a metre high or more, with pungent juice. Leaves are large alternate, lyrate, rounded at […]