Digital Herbarium of Crop Plants
Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal museum for Crop plant by Department of Crop Botany, BSMRAU
VARIETY: BARI ALU-43(ATLAS) Main Features of the Variety Developed by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh Method of development/origin Collected from Franc Atlas variety (inheritance spunta ×Jose) and evaluate in Bangladesh environment, At last this variety developed. Year of release 2012 Main characteristics Plant medium height and average number of stem 4/5, stem green […]
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VARIETY: BARI ALU -44(ALGAR) Main Features of the Variety Developed by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh Method of development/origin Collected from Holand Algar variety (inheritance Y66-13-636× Ve 71105) and evaluate in Bangladesh environment, At last this variety developed. Year of release 2012 Main characteristics Plant medium height and average number of stem […]
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VARIETY: BARI ALU-45 (STAFI) Main Features of the Variety Developed by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh Method of development/origin Collected from Holand Stafi variety (inheritance solar× PO120) and evaluate in Bangladesh environment, At last this variety developed. Year of release 2012 Main characteristics Plant medium height and average number of stem 4/5, stem green […]
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Potato Variety: BARI ALU-46 (L B-7) Main Features of the Variety Developed by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute(BARI), Gazipur, Bangladesh Method of development/origin Collected from International Potato Research Centre, Lima, Peru LB-7 variety (inheritance solar× PO120) and evaluate in Bangladesh environment, At last this variety developed. Year of release 2013 Main characteristics Plant slight tall […]
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Sweet Potato Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas L. English name: Sweet Potato. Local names: Misti Aloo, LomhoAloo, Ranga Aloo. Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom : Plantae Division : Magnoliophyta Class : Magnoliopsida Order : Solanales Family : Convolvulaceae Genus : Ipomoea Species :I. batatas Botanical Description of Sweet Potato Habit: Cultivated herb, a trailer. Root: […]
Read moreBlue Taro/ Purple-stem Taro Scientific name: Xanthosoma violaceum Schott. Local name: ‘Dudhkachu’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Arecidae Order Arales Family Araceae Genus Xanthosoma Species X. violaceum Botanical Description of Blue Taro Habit: Terrestrial perennial herb. Root: Adventitious root system, shallow and fleshy. Stem: Modified into rhizome, which is large and tuberous. […]
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Giant Elephant Ear Scientific name: Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hock Local name: ‘Saladkachu’ Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Arecidae Order Arales Family Araceae Genus Colocasia Species C. gigantea Botanical Description of Giant Elephant Ear Habit: Perennial evergreen herb with a stout above-ground stem. Root: Adventitious […]
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Giant Taro Scientific name: Alocasia macrorrhizs (L.)G. Don Local name: ‘Mankachu’, ‘Fancachu’ Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Arecidae Order Arales Family Araceae Genus Alocasia Species A. macrorrhizs Botanical Description of Giant Taro Habit: Very robust evergreen herb. Root: Adventitious root system, shallow and fleshy. Stem: […]
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Elephant-Yam Scientific name: Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.)Blume Local name: ‘Oolkachu’ Taxonomic position According to Cronquist (1981) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Arecidae Order Arales Family Araceae Genus Alocasia Species A. indica Botanical Description of Elephant Yam Habit: Perennial herb of 1-2 m tall. Root: Adventitious root system, shallow and fleshy. Stem: Underground […]
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Taro Scientific name: Alocasia esculenta (L.) Schott Local name: ‘Mukhikachu’ Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988) Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Liliopsida Subclass Arecidae Order Arales Family Araceae Genus Alocasia Species A. esculenta Botanical Description of Taro Habit: Perennial herb of 1-2 m tall. Root: Adventitious root system, shallow and fleshy. Stem: […]
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