Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
Binasail Scientific name: Oryza sativa cv. Binasail Morphological Features It is a low input tall variety (135-140 cm) released by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh in 1987, especially suitable for late transplantation. It helps rehabilitate the people of flood prone areas by late transplantation after recede of flood water. This variety […]
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NERICA (New Rice for Africa) Scientific name: Oryza glaberrima Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Commelinidae Order Poales Family Poaceae Genus Oryza Species O. glaberrima General Features The NERICA was developed by the crossing O. glaberrima and O. sativa. Embryo rescue was used for the success of […]
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Buckwheat Scientific name: Fagopyrum esculentum Moench Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Caryophyllales Family Polygonaceae Genus Fagopyrum Species F. esculentum Economic Importance of Buckwheat The small grains are ground to prepare flour which is highly nutritious and used for preparing preparing soups, porridges and puris.
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Sorghum Scientific name: Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench English name: Sorghum. Bangla/Local names: Dedhan, Jowar, Kasajonar, Kurbi Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Liliopsida Subclass :Commelinidae Order :Poales Family :Poaceae Genus :Sorghum Species :S. bicolor Botanical Description of Sorghum Habit: Annual herb, Root: Tap root system Stem: Erect, solid, having node and internode. […]
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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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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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Rice: Taxonomy, morpho-anatomy and yield perspective M A Baset MiaDepartment of Crop BotanyBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural UniversityGazipur 1706, BangladeshE-mail: miabaset@bsmrau.edu.bd Common name: Rice/Paddy Scientific name: Oryza sativa L. Local name/ (বাংলা নাম) : ‘Dhan’/ (ধান) Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom :Plantae Division :Magnoliophyta Class :Liliopsida Subclass :Commelinidae Order :Poales Family :Poaceae Genus :Oryza Species : O. sativa […]
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Barley Scientific name: Hordium vulgare L. Local names: ‘Jab’, ‘Jau’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Commelinidae Order Poales Family Poaceae Genus Hordium Species H. vulgare Botanical Description of Barley Habit: An annual grass Root: Fibrous root system Stem: Culms 60-120 cm tall, erect, glabrous. […]
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