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Grass Family (Poaceae): Characters, Agricultural Value and Distribution Pattern
Diagnostic characters of Poaceae: 1. Habit: Annual or perennial (means lasting for an infinite period) herbs; rarely trees (bamboos). 2. Roo...
Read MoreAsteraceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Asteraceae family: 1. Habit: Annual or perennial herbs or small shrubs or small tree,s or climbers. 2. Roots: Fib...
Read MoreLamiaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic Characters of Family Lamiaceae 1. Habit: Annual herbs or rarely shrubs. 2. Roots: Tap root. 3. Stem: Herbaceous: quadrangular; ...
Read MoreSolanaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Solanaceae: 1. Habit: Annual (they have just a single growing session throughout their life cycle), biennial or pe...
Read MoreCucurbitaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Cucurbitaceae: 1. Habit: Mostly annual or perennial herbs (based on local climatic and geographic growing circums...
Read MoreChenopodiaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Chenopodiaceae: 1. Habit: Annual, or perennial herbs; very rare shrubs, or tree. Most of the plants are halophytes ...
Read MoreMoraceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of family Moraceae: 1. Habit: Mostly tree herbs, shrubs or vines. 2. Roots: Tap root. 3. Stem: Woody: gum exudes fr...
Read MoreRutaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Rutaceae: 1. Habit: Mostly perennial trees, some shrubs. 2. Roots: Fibrous tap root. 3. Stem: Woody: spiny: Cyl...
Read MoreEuphorbiaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Euphorbiaceae: 1. Habit: Annual perennial Herbs, shrubs, or tree: most of plants are xerophytic (e.g. include the ...
Read MoreRosaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Rosaceae: 1. Habit: Perennial: herbs, shrubs. and tree. 2. Roots: Fibrous tap roots and fibrous adventitious root...
Read MoreMimosaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
(c) Mimosaceae (Acacia family): This family has 56 genera and about 2800 species are well-known in the world. There are 11 genera and 49 spe...
Read MoreCaesalpiniaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Caesalpiniaceae (Cassia family) Diagnostic characters of Caesalpiniaceae: This family has 152 genera and 2300 species exist in the world. It...
Read MoreFabaceae and Papilionaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Fabaceae: 1. Habit: Annual or perennial, Herbs, shrubs, vines, or trees. 2. Roots: Fibrous tap root often develop...
Read MoreBrassicaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic Characters of Brassicaceae: 1. Habit: Annual/yearly, biennial or perennial herbs. 2. Roots: Tap root - large central from which o...
Read MoreRanunculaceae: Characters, Economic Importance, Distribution and Types
Diagnostic characters of Ranunculaceae: 1. Habits: Annual or perennial herbs. 2. Roots: Tuberous root. 3. Stem: Herbaceous stem, develops ...
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