Sorry for my misunderstanding Jencyji and Vijay sir. Now am clear of the terms and the cultivar of temperate climate
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Jency Samuel <[email protected]>wrote: > > Yeah Muthu, I think for 'country' or native variety we say 'naattu'. ' > Seemai' refers to 'foreign' ,meaning non-native. > > Jency > Chennai > --- On *Wed, 5/1/11, Vijayasankar <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:59332] Fruits & Vegetables Week: RVS-8 > To: "Gurcharan Singh" <[email protected]> > Cc: "tanay bose" <[email protected]>, "Muthu Karthick" < > [email protected]>, "indiatreepix" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, 5 January, 2011, 4:57 PM > > > Dear Gurcharan ji and Tanay, i wrote as 'Bangalore' brinjal and not as > 'Bengali' brinjal. Sorry for the confusion. > Hi Muthu, i think the word 'Seemai' in this context refers to its > origin as 'non-native'. [e.g. Seemai agathi = Senna alata; Seemail mullu = > Prosopis juliflora; Seemai athi = Ficus carica....all these are exotics]. > > Regards > > > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Gurcharan Singh > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Muthu ji > Let us say temperate climate. In California it is growing at sea level. > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:06 AM, tanay bose > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > We too simply call it squash never heard of the term bengali brinjal !! > Tanay > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Muthu Karthick > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > I think this plant grows only in high altitudes. > The Tamil word, 'Seemai-kathirikai' means Country-brinjal > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > I knew it as Chayote squash as sold in American markets. I have seen in in > Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri, sold as squash but never heard the name Bengal > Brinjal. Markets here in california also sell a spiny cultivar known as > "Espinoda" > > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM, tanay bose > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Very common in Northeastern hills > tanay > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Muthu Karthick > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > This Tropical American plant is called as 'Seema-Kathirikkai, Chow-chow' in > Tamil. > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Vijayasankar > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > Called as 'Bangalore Brinjal'. Commonly cultivated for its vegetable > fruits. > > > Regards > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. > Post Doctoral Research Associate > National Center for Natural Products Research > Thad Cochran Research Center > University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 > Phone: +1 662 915 1018 > > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 09626833911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > > -- > 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://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 09626833911 > www.careearthtrust.org > > > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > > > > > > -- Muthu Karthick, N Junior Research Fellow Care Earth Trust #15, second main road, Thillai ganga nagar, Chennai - 600 061 Mob: 09626833911 www.careearthtrust.org
