Horticulture

2. 2. Classification of
Vegetable Crops
According to Their
Methods of Culture
Plants may be classified
according to their methods
of culture. Plants belonging
to this type may be
classified according to their
basic cultural
requirements:

3. 1. Root vegetables
• 1. The underground
parts of these vegetables
are eaten. Examples are
sweet potato, Irish
potato, radish, carrots,
onions, garlic, and
turnips.

4. Fruit Vegetables
•2. The fruits and/or seeds of these
vegetables are eaten. Examples: corn,
beans, eggplant, pepper, tomato,
mongo, soybeans, cowpea, okra,
cucumber, chayote, wax gourd, and
squash.

5. Salad Crops
• 3. The leaves of these
vegetables are eaten
fresh. Included in this
group are lettuce, celery,
parsley, watercress, and
endive

6. Cole Crops
•4. Vegetables belonging to this
group are closely related. Examples:
Chinese cabbage, cabbage,
cauliflower, broccoli, and Brussels.

7. 5. Spinach and other Greens
(Potherbs) –
•5. These vegetables are among the
oldest of the vegetable garden plants
grown for their leaves. Examples:
spinach, mustard, kale, collard, and
chard.

8. 4. Classification Based on Edible
Parts
• 1. Leaf and Stem – Vegetables belonging to this type
of classification are usually grown for their leaves and
stems.
• Examples are bamboo shoots, spinach, Chinese
cabbage, amargoso, sprouted mongo, swamp
cabbage, kangkong, tender fern, saluyot, malunggay,
green onions, lettuce, and squash.

9. • 2. Leaves and Fruits – hot pepper, bitter gourd,
cowpea, andChayote.
• 3. Leaves, Flowers, and Fruits – squash and
malunggay,
• 4. Fruits, Pods, and Seeds – bread fruit, rimas,
bitter gourd, chayote, eggplant, jackfruit, batao,
okra, garden, and pea

10. Activity 2 Go to your original
grouping.
• Write as many vegetables that you know and agree among
yourselves the classification of these vegetables.
• Classify the vegetables you identified previously in Activity 1.
• Present your output to class in three minutes. 3. Write the
classification of vegetables in the left boxes and examples of
plants beside the boxes. Present your ideas following the
chart below in 3 minutes.