HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

CLASSIFICATION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The leaves of these vegetables are eaten.
A
fruit vegetables
B
salad crops
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Many green leafy vegetables, such as lettuce or spinach, can also be eaten raw, for example in sandwiches or salads.

Detailed explanation-2: -Green Leaf or Red Leaf Lettuce These two types of lettuce are packed with bright leafy flavor. They arrive in robust heads, and the leaves are never papery. We especially love how all the nooks and crannies of the ruffled leaves hold onto whatever delicious dressing we’ve whipped up.

Detailed explanation-3: -Leaf vegetables most often come from short lived herbaceous plants such as lettuce and spinach. Kale, collard greens, and Swiss chard are also examples.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dandelion. Produced in LRGV for roadside and commercial sales. Endive and chicory. Cool-season annual with loose heads. Lettuce*. Most popular of all leafy vegetables. Parsley – fresh. A cold hardy biennial harvested in the first season after planting. Spinach*. Celery*. Cilantro. Swiss chard.

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