Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Uses. Nutritional value

Fruits are generally high in fiber and vitamin C.

Banana:

Banana is the common name for a fruit and also the herbaceous plants of the genus Musa which produce the commonly eaten fruit - The banana plant is a pseudostem that grows to 6 to 7.6 metres (20-25 feet) tall, growing from a corm - Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple and red - Bananas and plantains constitute a major staple food crop for millions of people in developing countries - The domestication of bananas took place in southeastern Asia. Many species of wild bananas still occur in New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Apple:

The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family Rosaceae - The wild ancestor of Malus domestica is Malus sieversii - There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples - Like most perennial fruits, apples ordinarily propagate asexually by grafting - Apples are self-incompatible; they must cross-pollinate to develop fruit.

Vegetable:

Many root and non-root vegetables that grow underground can be stored through winter in a root cellar or other similarly cool, dark and dry place to prevent mold, greening and sprouting - Kai-lan, Bok choy, Komatsuna - Amaranth, Bitterleaf, Catsear - Malabar gourd, Marrow, Parwal - Guar, Horse gram, Indian pea

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