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August 23, 2021

Daily Dosage - Agronomy - Botanical / Taxonomical Classification

Botanical/Taxonomical Classification

According to systematic botany plants are classified as order, family etc. Similar plants are grouped into families as,


1. Graminae (Poaceae): Cereals, millets, sugarcane, napier grass
2. Leguminaceae (Papilionaceae): Pulses, groundnut, berseem, sunhemp. 
3. Solanaceae Potato, tomato, tobacco, brinjal, chilli.
4. Cruciferae/Brassicaceae: Mustard, rape seed, radish, cabbage, cauliflower.
5. Cucurbitaceae: All gourds- bottle guard, bitter guard, cucumber, pumpkin.
6. Malvaceae: Cotton, Bhindi, Roselle.
7. Tiliaceae: Jute, Phalsa.
8. Asteraceae (Compositeae): Sunflower, safflower,
9. Chenopodiaceae: Spinach, sugar beet.
10. Pedaliaceae: Sesame (Sesamum)
11. Euphorbiaceae: Castor, topioca.
12. Convolvulaceae: Sweet potato.
13. Umbelliferae: Coriander, cumin, carrot.
14. Alliaceae: Onion, garlic
15. Zingiberaceae Ginger, Turmeric, Niger.

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