Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Rye Scientific name: Secale cereal L. Local name: Rai Taxonomic position (according to Cronquist, 1981) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class : Liliopsida Subclass : Commelinidae Order : Poales Family : Poaceae Genus : Secale Species :cereale Botanical Description of Rye Habit: Annual herb Root: Fibrous root system Stem: Culm composed of node and internode, is […]
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Millets: Minor Cereal Crops Their Taxonomy and Morphology M A Baset Mia Millet is a collective term referring to a number of small seeded annual grain crops from different genera in the Poaceae (Gramineae) family. Following crops are refereed as millets: Common millet Fox tail millet Kodo millet Pearl millet Finger millet Common millet English names: Brown-corn Millet, Common Millet, […]
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Sugarcane Scientific name: Saccharum officinarum L. Bangla/ Local names: Aakh, Ikkhu, Gendari, Hussel, Kajuli, Kusa, Kushiar. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Commelinidae Order Poales Family Poaceae Genus Saccharum Species S. officinarum Botanical Description of Sugarcane Habit: Sugarcane is a perennial herb. Root: Root system develops into an […]
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Wheat Scientific name: Triticum aestivum L. Triticum spp. Diploids (n=14) Triticum monococcum Tetraploids (n=28): Tricum dicoccum Triticum turgidum Triticum durum Triticum polonicum Hexaploid Triticum aestivum Triticum spelta Triticum compactum Synonyms: T.hybernum, T.sativum, T. vulagare English names: Bread Wheat, Common Wheat. Local name: Gom. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class : Liliopsida Subclass : Commelinidae […]
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Ber/Jujube Local name: ‘Kul’ Scientific name: Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Subclass : Rosidae Order : Rhamnales Family : Rhamnaceae Genus : Zizyphus Species : Z. mauritiana Botanical Description of Jujube Habit: A moderate sized tree or small tree, erect or spreading with […]
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Coffee Scientific name: Coffea arabica L. Local name: Coffee Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class :Magnoliopsida Subclass : Asteridae Order : Rubiales Family : Rubiaceae Genus : Coffea Species : C. arabica Botanical Description of Coffee Plant Habit: Shrub, perennial […]
Read moreCBT505: Plant Anatomy Winter 2015 Course Instructor: Prof. M A Baset Mia, Ph.D. Course Outline Class # Topic 1 Introductory Class 2 Importance of Anatomy in Agriculture 3 Cell membrane and biological membrane 4 Plasmodesmata and ectodesmata 5 Structure and development of cell wall 6 Thickening of cell wall 7 Pitted thickening 8 Biosynthesis of lignin 9 Epidermis 10 Meristem […]
Read moreDept. of Crop Botany Gazipur Agricultural University CBT 110: Plant Taxonomy & Economic Botany Course Layout Course Instructors: Prof. Dr. MA Baset Mia, Haider Iqbal Khan and SM Zubair Al-Meraj Class Date Topic 1 Introductory Class: Morphology of Root and Stem 2 Leaf: Types and classification 3 4 Plant Classification: Artificial, Natural and Phylogenetic Classification, 5 Natural System of Classification, 6 […]
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