Cabbage
is one of the most popular vegetables in the world because of its adaptability
to a wide range of climatic conditions and soil types, ease of production and
storage, and its food value. Cabbage
is believed to have evolved from a wild form native to Europe, growing along
the coast of the North Sea, the English Channel and northern Mediterranean. To read More Click here.
The
onion also known as the bulb onion or common onion is the most widely
cultivated and consumed vegetables across the globe. The onion belongs to the
family of "Amaryllidaceae" and genus of "Allium". Onion is
one of the most important commercial vegetable crops grown in Asia. The demand
for this vegetable is very high worldwide. Onion can be used as vegetable in
both immature stage (spring onion or green onion) and mature bulb stage as
vegetable and spices. Young plants may be harvested before bulbing occurs and
used whole as spring onions or scallions. When an onion is harvested after
bulbing has begun, but the onion is not yet mature, the plants are sometimes
referred to as "summer" onions. To read more click here.
Maize
is popularly known as "Corn" and is one of the most versatile
emerging cereal cash crops having wider adaptability under variety of climatic
conditions. The word "maize" derives from the
Spanish form of the indigenous Taino word for the plant, maiz. It is called
queen of cereals globally. In Asia, maize is the third most important food cash
crops after wheat & rice. The maize can be grown throughout the year in most
of the Asian countries for various purposes including fodder for animals, food
grain..to read more Click here.
