A Series of Lectures By Mr. Allah Dad Khan Former DG Agriculture Extension KPK , Provincial Project Director CMP II MINFAl Islamabad and Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar Pakistan

2. Kitchen Gardening ( Some
Vegetables )
A Series of Lectures
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Former DG Agriculture Extension KPK ,
Provincial Project Director CMP II MINFAl
Islamabad and Visiting Professor the
University of Agriculture Peshawar
Pakistan

3. Ash Gourd( White Gourd)
1. Common name:-Ash Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Benincasa hispida
3. Family:-Cucurbiticeae
4. Origin:-Malaysia
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-SEEd

4. Amaranths
1. Common name:-Lal sag
2. Botanical Name:-Amaranthus tricolor
3. Family:-Amaranthaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Annual Heb
6. Edible Part:-Leaf stem
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

5. Artichoke
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Cynara scolymus
3. Family:-Compositae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

6. Artichoke Jerusalem
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Helianthus
tuberosus
3. Family:-Compositae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

7. Asparagus
1. Common name:-Hillue
2. Botanical Name:-Asparagus officinalis
3. Family:-Liliceae
4. Origin:-Asia Africa
5. Crop Features:-Moocot Dioceous
herb
6. Edible Part:-Spears
7. Flower Colour:-Yellowish green
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

8. Beet ( Beet root)
1. Common name:-Chukandar
2. Botanical Name:-Beta vulgaris var
bengalensis
3. Family:-Chenopodiceae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Dicit Pod Herb
6. Edible Part:-Fleshy Root
7. Flower Colour:-Green calyx
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

9. Bottle Gourd
1. Common name:-Bottle Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Lagenaria siceraria
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-South Africa
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit and Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

10. Butternut squash
1. Common name:- Butternut Squash
2. Botanical Name:-Cucuribta
mosschata
3. Family:-Cucubiticeae
4. Origin:-Australia
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Pumpkin
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

12. Bitter Gourd
 Common name:-Bitter Gourd
 Botanical Name:-Momordica
charantia
 Family:-Cucurbitacea
 Origin:-India
 Crop Features:-Vine
 Edible Part:-Fruit
 Flower Colour:-White
 Fruit Type :-Berry
 Mode of propagation:-Seed

13. Brinjal ( Aubergine in Uk and Egg Plant in
USA)
1. Common name:-Brinjal
2. Botanical Name:-Solanum
melongena
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-Indo China
5. Crop Features:-Erect Growing
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed TP

14. Broad Bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Vicia faba
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

15. Brussels Sprout
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica oleracea
var gemmifera
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

16. Broccoli
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica oleracea
var italica
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

17. Carrot
1. Common name:-Gajjar
2. Botanical Name:-Daucus carota
3. Family:-Umbellifereae
4. Origin:-Central Asia
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Herb
6. Edible Part:-Fleshy root
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

18. Chilli
1. Common name:-Chilli
2. Botanical Name:-Capsicum annum
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-South America
5. Crop Features:-Bush
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

19. Chow Chow
1. Common name:-Squash
2. Botanical Name:-Sechium edule
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-America
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Whole
fruit/stem cutting/root cutting

20. Cucumber
1. Common name:-Cucumber
2. Botanical Name:-Cucumis sativus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-China/India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

22. Cabbage
1. Common name:-Cabbage
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica oleracea
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Small,cp, compact
head
6. Edible Part:-Head
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

23. Cauli Flower
1. Common name:-Cabbage
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica oleracea
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Flowrer bud white
6. Edible Part:Prefloral apical meristem
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

24. Chinese Cabbage
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica Chensis
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

25. Cloocasia
1. Common name:-Turo
2. Botanical Name:-Colocasia esculenta
3. Family:-Araceae
4. Origin:-South Central Asia
5. Crop Features:-Monocot upright
6. Edible Part:-Stem tuber
7. Flower Colour:-Greenish yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Corms,
cormels, head sets

26. Cow pea
1. Common name:-Cow pea
2. Botanical Name:-vVigna anguiculata
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-Africa
5. Crop Features:-Fodder Green
Manuring Crop
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purple
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-DS

27. Cluster Bean
1. Common name:-Cluster Bean
2. Botanical Name:-Cyamopsis
tetragonoloba
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-India -Pakistan
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purple
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

28. Dolichos Bean
1. Common name:-DolichosBean
2. Botanical Name:- Dolichus lablab
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-South East Asia
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purple
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-Ds

29. Endive
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

30. Fennel ( Aniseed)
1. Common name:-Saunf
2. Botanical Name:-Foeniculum vulgare
3. Family:-Apiaceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

32. French Bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Phaseolus vulgaris
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-Mexico , central America
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Purpule
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

33. Fenugreek
1. Common name:-Maithi
2. Botanical Name:-Trigonella foenum
graecum
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

34. Garden Pea
1. Common name:-Garden Pea
2. Botanical Name:-Pisum Sativum
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-Middle Asia
5. Crop Features:-Bushy growth
6. Edible Part:-Immature Seed
7. Flower Colour:- White, Purpule
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-DS

35. Garlic
1. Common name:-Garlic
2. Botanical Name:-Allium Sativum
3. Family:-Alliaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Small ,single plant
looks like
6. Edible Part:-clove
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Bulb
9. Mode of propagation:-clove -bulb

36. Ginger
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

37. Knolkhol
1. Common name:-Knolkhol
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica oleracea
var gangylodes
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian Region
5. Crop Features:-Seed Head
6. Edible Part:Modified Stem
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

38. Leek
1. Common name:-Leek
2. Botanical Name:-Allium porrum
3. Family:-Alliaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Monocot, non
bulbous ,upright narrowflat leaf
6. Edible Part:-Leaf and swollen stem
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Bulb
9. Mode of propagation:-seed

39. Lima Bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Phaseolus lunatus
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

40. Lettuce
1. Common name:-Salad
2. Botanical Name:-Latctuca sativa
3. Family:-Compositae
4. Origin:-Med Region
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Salad Crop
6. Edible Part:-Head and leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

42. Little Gourd
1. Common name:-Little Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Coccinia indica
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Whie
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed
10. Sex Form :- Dioecious

43. Musk Melon
1. Common name:-Musk Melon
2. Botanical Name:-Cucumis melo
3. Family:-Cucubitaceae
4. Origin:-Asia Minor
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

44. Okra
1. Common name:-Okra
2. Botanical Name:-Abelmoschus
esculentus
3. Family:-Malvacea
4. Origin:-South America
5. Crop Features:-Erect Plant
6. Edible Part:-Pod
7. Flower Colour:-Whitish-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-Ds

45. Peas
1. Common name:-Peas
2. Botanical Name:-P.sativum L
3. Family:-Fabaceae
4. Origin:-Mediterrian
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Stem .leaves and pods
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-Pods
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

46. Snow Peas
1. Common name:-Peas
2. Botanical Name:-P.sativum Var
saccharatum
3. Family:-Fabaceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Stem .leaves and pods
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-Pods
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

47. Onion
1. Common name:-Onion
2. Botanical Name:-Allium Cepa
3. Family:-Alliaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Flower stalk long
produce seed
6. Edible Part:-Bulb
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :-Bulb
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-bulb

48. Potato
1. Common name:-Potato
2. Botanical Name:-Solanum tuberosum
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-Peru ,Bolivia
5. Crop Features:-Small erect high
starch content
6. Edible Part:-Stem tuber
7. Flower Colour:-Whitish
8. Fruit Type :-Tuber
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-tuber

49. Sweet Gourd
1. Common name:- Sweet Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Memoridica
cochinchinensis
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

50. Sweet Potato
1. Common name:-Sweet Potato
2. Botanical Name:-Ipomoea batatas
3. Family:-Convolvulaceae
4. Origin:-Central and South America
5. Crop Features:-Small ,erect
6. Edible Part:-Root ,tuber
7. Flower Colour:-Whitish purple
8. Fruit Type :-Tuber
9. Mode of propagation:-Stem cutting

52. Pepper( Bell pepper)
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

53. Pointed Gourd
1. Common name:- Pointed Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Cucumis sativus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellowish-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Cutting

54. Radish
1. Common name:- Mulli
2. Botanical Name:-Raphanus saivus
3. Family:-Cruciferaea
4. Origin:-Central Asia
5. Crop Features:-Dicot pot herb
6. Edible Part:-Fleshy root
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Pod /siliqua
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

56. Ridge Gourd
1. Common name:-Ridge Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Luffa actangula
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

57. Spinach
1. Common name:-Palak
2. Botanical Name:-Spinacia oleracea
3. Family:-Chenopodiaceae
4. Origin:-Cental Asia
5. Crop Features:-Dicot Pod Herb
6. Edible Part:-Leaf Stem
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

58. Sponge Gourd
1. Common name:-Sponge Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Luffa cylindica
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Bepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed-TP

59. Snake Gourd
1. Common name:-SnakeGourd
2. Botanical Name:-Trichosanthes
anguina
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

60. Sweet Gourd
1. Common name:- Sweet Gourd
2. Botanical Name:-Memoridica
cochinchinensis
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-white
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

62. Sweet Potato
1. Common name:- Sweet Potato
2. Botanical Name:-Ipomoea batatas
3. Family:-Convolvulaceae
4. Origin:-Central And South America
5. Crop Features:-Smal erect
6. Edible Part:-Root tuber
7. Flower Colour:-whitish purpule
8. Fruit Type :-Tuber
9. Mode of propagation:-Stem cutting

63. Soya bean
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Glycine max
3. Family:-Leguminosae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Pods
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-Pod
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

64. Tomato
1. Common name:-Tomato
2. Botanical Name:-Lycopersicon
esculentum
3. Family:-Solonaceae
4. Origin:-Peru
5. Crop Features:-Determinate and
Indeterminate
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:- Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed -TP

65. Turnip
1. Common name:-Shaljum
2. Botanical Name:-Brassica compestris
var rapa
3. Family:-Crucifereae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

66. Water Melon
1. Common name:-Water Melon
2. Botanical Name:-Citrullus lanatus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:-South Africa
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Fruit
7. Flower Colour:-Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Berry
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

68. Rhubarb
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Rheum
rhabarbarum
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-Herbacious perennial
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:- seed

69. Turmeric
1. Common name:- Haldi
2. Botanical Name: Cucuma longa-
3. Family:-Zingiberecea
4. Origin:- Asia
5. Crop Features:-Perrenial herbacious
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-Pink
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

70. Water cress
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-Nasturtium
officinale
3. Family:-Brassiciceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

72. Zucchini
1. Common name:-
2. Botanical Name:-
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-America
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:- Yellow
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

73. Celery
1. Common name:- Celery
2. Botanical Name:-Apium graveoolens
3. Family:-Apiceae
4. Origin:-Italy
5. Crop Features:-Pinnate
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

74. Chard
1. Common name:-Chard
2. Botanical Name:-Beta vulgaris
3. Family:-Amaranthaceae
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-Biennial clusture
6. Edible Part:-leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:- Seed

75. Shallot
1. Common name:- Shallot
2. Botanical Name:-Allium cepa var
aggregatum
3. Family:-
4. Origin:-
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-

76. Marrow
1. Common name:-Marrow
2. Botanical Name:-Cucurbita pepo
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:- british Isles
5. Crop Features:- Vine
6. Edible Part:- Pepo
7. Flower Colour:- yellow
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-

77. Kale
1. Common name:-Kale
2. Botanical Name:-B.oleracea
3. Family:-Cruciferae
4. Origin:-Greece
5. Crop Features:-
6. Edible Part:-Leaves
7. Flower Colour:-
8. Fruit Type :-
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

78. Tinda
1. Common name:-Indian round gourd
2. Botanical Name:-P.fistulosus
3. Family:-Cucurbitaceae
4. Origin:- India
5. Crop Features:-Vine
6. Edible Part:-Pepo
7. Flower Colour:- white
8. Fruit Type :-Pepo
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed

79. Coriander
1. Common name:-Dhania
2. Botanical Name:-Coriandrum
sativum
3. Family:-Apiaceae
4. Origin:-Africa
5. Crop Features:-Herb
6. Edible Part:-Leaves and seed
7. Flower Colour:-White
8. Fruit Type :- Seed
9. Mode of propagation:-Seed