Production Technology of Minor Vegetable Crops

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Arrow root (Maranta arundinaceae). 3. Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L). 4. Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L.) 5. Bread Fruit (Artocarpus altilis) 6. Broad Bean (Vicia faba) 7. Ceylon spinach (Talinum triangular (Jacq).) 8. Chekurmanis (Sauropus androgynus Meer) 9. Chow-Chow (Sechium edule) 10. Coleus (Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir).) 11. Colocasia (Colocasia esculenta) 12. Elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) 13. Horse Radish (Amoracia rusticana). 14. Ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis (L.). Voigt 15. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). 16. Kachari (Cucumis callosus). 17. Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea L. var. gongylodes). 18. Pigweed/ Bathua (Chenopodium album L.) 19. Rhubarb (Rheum rhaponticum L.) 20. Rutabaga (Brassica napus var. napobrassica). 21. Spine gourd (Momordica dioica Roxb.) 22. Sweet- corn (Zea mays L. var. rugosa) 23. Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla) 24. Tannia (Xanthosoma spp.) 25. Yam ((Dioscorea spp.) 26. Yam Bean (Pachyrrhizus erosus (L) Urban). 27. Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus) 28. Exploration and utilization of indigenous vegetable crops. References. Presently farmers mainly focus in major vegetables production. But the importance of minor vegetable in terms of health benefits as well to increase country rank in vegetable production can t be negligible. So that minor vegetable can play important role in increasing economy of the country. This book consist production technology of thirteen minor vegetable crops. This book is mainly intended for the horticultural courses of graduate and post graduate students of agriculture and horticulture. We wish that this book will help the students in enriching their knowledge about minor vegetables.…