Bakful

Bakful/Vegetable Hummingbird Scientific name: Sesbania grandifloraL. Synonyms: Aeschynomene grandiflora, Agati grandiflora English name: Not known. Local names: Bakful, Agusti. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)   Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Fabales Family : Fabacaeae Genus : Crotolaria Species : C. juncea    Botanical Description A small, fast growing, deciduous, soft wooded tree, up […]

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Faba Bean

Faba Bean Scientific name: Vicia faba L.   Local name: Barashim/Kalimator   Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981)   Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Fabales Family            : Fabacaeae Genus : Vicia Species : V.faba       Botanical Description of Faba Bean   Habit: An erect, glabrous, robust annual herb Root: Tap […]

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Cow pea

Cow pea Scientific name: Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Local name: Felon                   Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)   Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Fabales Family            : Fabacaeae Genus : Vigna Species : V. unguiculata           Botanical Description of Cow pea  Habit: […]

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Message from Vice-Chancellor

Message I am delighted to learn that the Department of Crop Botany, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University has established a Digital Herbarium with funding from the Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) of the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGCB). Images and databases of the crop plants comprising field, horticultural, forest, and medicinal […]

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Jute

Jute Bangla /Local name: পাট (‘Pat’) Two species of jute are cultivated: White jute:  Corchorus capsularis L. Tossa jute : C. olitorius L.   Table 1. Differences between  Corchorus capsularis and C.olitorius Corchorus capsularis L. C. olitorius L.     Shorter than C olitorius plant Taller  than Corchorus capsularis Leaves are dark green Leaves are light green Leaf is bitter […]

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