What is Vegetable
Any herbaceous plant or part of a plant that we eat. which is being consumed in fresh condition. The edible portion may be root, tuber, bulb, stem, petiole, leaf, flower, or flower buds partially developed seed receptacle, mature seed or fruit. The use of vegetable varies according the kind or vegetable.
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Economic Importance of Vegetables
• They are rich sources of protective elements, minerals, vitamins & other chemical substances.
• Per unit acre yield of vegetables is very high.
• Vegetables are an important source of farm income.
• They have high aesthetic value.
• More vegetables can be grown in a year.
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Scope of Vegetables
• To meet the daily requirement of vegetables in diet.
• Because of development of new cities.
• Advanced cultural practices.
• Quick transport, irrigation, storage facilities.
• Export potential
• Vegetable seed production
• Vegetable processing.
• Off season cultivation
• Shadnet cultivation
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