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Vigna aconitifolia is a drought-resistant legume, commonly grown in arid and semi-arid regions of India. It is commonly called mat bean, moth bean, matki, or dew bean. The pods, sprouts, and protein-rich...
Meridian Fennel/Caraway, also known as meridian fennel and Persian cumin (Carum carvi), is a biennial plant in the family Apiaceae, native to western Asia, Europe, and North Africa.[rx][rx][rx][rx] The plant is similar in appearance...
Millets are a group of highly variable small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong...
The mongongo Nut oil or manketti tree grows throughout southern Africa, thriving in arid and semi-arid conditions with large temperature extremes. Its fruit, which contains seeds,...
Monkey pot is a common name for many tropical trees in the genus Lecythis of the family Lecythidaceae and the fruits produced by these trees, particularly Lecythis dollars of Brazil and Lecythis zabucajo of northeastern South America. The...
Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) belongs to the family of Cucurbits. In common usage, it comes under the category of fruits but in cultivation practices, it is treated...
Muskmelon Seeds (Cucumis melo) is actually a species of melon that has been developed into numerous grown types. These include smooth-skinned varieties like honeydew, Crenshaw, and...
Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants. The seeds are usually about 1 to 2 millimeters (0.039 to 0.079 in) in diameter and maybe...
The navy bean, haricot, pearl haricot bean, Boston bean, white pea bean, or pea bean is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) native to the Americas, where it was first domesticated.[rx] It is...
Niger seeds/Guizotia abyssinica is an erect, stout, branched annual herb, grown for its edible oil and seed. Its cultivation originated in the Eritrean and Ethiopian highlands and has spread to other parts of Ethiopia....
Okari Nut/Terminalia is a genus of large trees of the flowering plant family Combretaceae, comprising nearly 300 species distributed in tropical regions of the world. The genus name derives from the Latin word terminus, referring to the fact...
Oryza sativa/Black rice is a range of rice types of the species Oryza sativa, some of which are glutinous rice. Black rice is also known as ‘Forbidden Rice’ in ancient China since...
