thank you, Gurcharanji so what we eat as palak / spinach in india may not have as much oxalates as in the real spinach? is there a comparison of chemical analysis of the beta vs spinach done ?
a reference or two then, please usha di On Thu, Mar 12, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Spinacia oleracea only. > > 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 10:54 AM, Ushadi Micromini < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >> =========== >> > > -- 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.
