🥬 Olericulture

Importance of Vegitables

• Vegetables are rich source of vitamins and minerals.
• India 2^nd largest producer of vegetable after China.
• Vegetable crops in India occupy only 7.8 % of the total cropped area.
• India accounts for 13.38 % of World production of vegetables.
• Uttar Pradesh having largest area and production of vegetables.
• Tamil Nadu having maximum productivity of vegetables.
• Market garden is very intensive method of vegetable cultivation.
• Truck garden is very extensive method of vegetable cultivation.
• Green leafy vegetables are rich source of follic acid.
• Major mineral present in fruit and vegetable is potassium (K).

Classification of vegetables

Botanical classification of vegetables:

Acid Present in Vegetables

Presence of Male/Female

According to Respiration

According to photoperiod

According to Respiration rate of produce

According to tolerance to soil salinity

According to tolerance to soil acidity

According to Water Requirement

According to their life cycle