Gurcharanji what is the aspinach fresh bundles we get in california? usha di
On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:28 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Hastate leaves and unisexual flowers are characteristic of Spinacia > oleracea. I remember, when in one College when I went as examiner and they > insisted on calling Delhi Palak as Spinacia oleracea, I told them after > getting frustrated, OK if any student shows flowers as bisexual (as they > are in Beta vulgaris) I would detect their marks. That did the trick. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Yes Rawat ji >> I had tough time telling my colleagues in Delhi in 1975 that what they >> teach in taxonomy practical classes is not Spinacea oleracea. It is rather >> Beta vulgaris var. benghalensis now known as var. maritima, Indian spinach >> or beet leaf. And yesterday in Krishi Vigyan mela were Vilayati Palak >> (obviously Spinacea oleracea) and three cultivars of Beta vularis var. >> maritima (as PUSA Palak) were grown together, and Beta vulgaris separately. >> >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 9:38 AM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> The true *Spinacia oleracea* var. *oleracea* cultivated in Pantnagar. >>> It is known as '*Pahadi Palak*' (in Uttarakhand) indicating its >>> affinity for cooler climate of hills. >>> Seeds in this cultivated variety have distinct spines. >>> Most of us now understand that commonly cultivated Palak in warmer parts >>> of India is not *Spinacia oleracea*. >>> >>> Dr D.S.Rawat >>> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >>> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Usha di =========== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
