Vegetable classification

• They are the edible succulent plants usually used in cooked form
• Vegetables are classified as:

1. Plants grown for aerial portions
2. Plants grown for underground portions

I. Plants grown for aerial portions

a. Cole crops:-

Cole crops belongs to family cruciferae

Examples: Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, knol khol etc

b. Legumes and pulses

• Belongs to family leguminosea
• Examples: Pea, Bean, Soybean etc

c. Leafy vegetables

• Crops grown for their leaves
• Example: Broad leaf mustard, Spinach (Paalungo), Cress (chamsur) etc

d. Solanaceous fruit vegetables crops :-

• Crops belongs to solanaceae family
• Example: Egg plant, tomato, pepper etc

e. Cucurbits or Vine crops

• Crop belongs to Cucurbitaceae family
• Example: Cucumber, squash, melons, gourds etc

f. Salad crops

• Crops grown for salad purpose
• Example: Lettuce, celery

g. Miscellaneous

• Perennial vegetables like drum stick and asparagus
• Vegetables like okra and sweet corn

II. Plants grown for underground portions

a) . Roots :

• Crops with swollen roots
• Example: Carrot, Radish, Sweet potato etc

b) Bulbs and Corms

• Crops grown for underground bulbs and corms
• Examples: Onion, Garlic and Colocasia

c) Tuber crops

• Example: Potato