Kitchen garden vegetables grown in pakistan By Mr Allah Dad Khan Agriculture Consultant KPK Pakistan In Training of Kitchen Gardening

2. Kitchen Gardening
Vegetables Produced In
Pakistan
A Training Presentation
By
Mr. Allah Dad Khan
Agriculture Consultant
KPK Province Pakistan

3. Vegetables grown in Pakistan
More than 45 kinds of vegetables are
grown in numerous eco-systems in
Pakistan from the dry zone to the wet
zone, low elevation to high elevation,
rain fed to irrigated and low input to
very high input systems such as plastic
houses. During summer and spring
season, tomato, chilies, brinjal, potato,
cucumber, gourds and okra are
abundantly available. During rainy
season, gourds, cucumber, beans, okra
and brinjal are common.

4. Vegetables grown in
Pakistan contd
The winter season is the most important for growing a
wide variety of vegetables including, cauliflower,
cabbage, lettuce, spinach, onion, potato, carrot,
radish, turnip, coriander, fenugreek and peas.
Vegetables produced in different zones by using
different production technologies during different
seasons are traded across regional markets of Pakistan
in order to meet consumer demand across the country.

5. Vegetables grown in Pakistan
contd
 Varied agro-climatic conditions prevailing in different
provinces of the country also contribute to year round
production of different kinds of vegetables. Thus many
vegetables can be grown and seen in the market during
any season.

6. 1.Artichoke
The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a variety
of a species of thistle cultivated as a food. The edible portion of the
plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom.
The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small
flowers (an inflorescence ) together with many bracts , on an edible
base

7. 2.Arum
Corms of taro (Colocasia esculenta), a member of the
Arum Family (Araceae). Corms are short, underground
stems which lack the numerous eyes (buds) of potatoes.
Like potatoes they are rich in starch grains
(amyloplasts). Taro corms are rich in the soluble starch
called amylose (soluble in hot water). The starch that is
prevalent in most amyloplasts from other species is
amylopectin (insoluble starch). Since they contain about
3% sugar, they are more like a sweet potato

8. 3.Asparagus
 The fleshy green spears of asparagus are both
succulent and tender and have been considered a
delicacy since ancient times. This highly prized
vegetable arrives with the coming of spring, when
its shoots break through the soil and reach their 6-
8 inch harvest length.

9. 4.Beans
Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of
several genera of
thefamily Fabaceae(alternatelyLeguminosae) which are
used for human or animal food

10. 5.Beetroot
The beetroot is the taproot portion of the beet
plant, also known in North America as the table
beet, garden beet, red or golden beet, or
informally simply as the beet. It is several of the
cultivated varieties of beet (Beta vulgaris) grown
for their edible taproots and their greens. These
varieties have been classified as B.
vulgaris subsp. vulgarisConditiva Group

11. 6.Bitter Gourd
Momordica charantia, known as bitter melon, bitter
gourd,bitter squash or balsam-pearin English, has
anyotherlocalnames Goya
fromOkinawanand karela fromSanskrit are also used by
English-language speakers.
It is a tropicalland subtropicalvineof the
familyCucurbitaceae, widely grown inAsia Africaand
the Caribbeanfor its edible fruit which is extremely
bitter. Its many varieties differ substantially in the
shape and bitterness of the fruit.

12. 7.Brinjal ( Egg Plant)
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) or aubergine is
aspecies of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.
It is known in South Asia,Southeas Asia and South
Africaas brinjal. While "eggplant" is the common
name in American, Canadian, and Australian
English, "aubergine" is much more common in
British English. Other common names
are melongene,garden egg, or guinea squash

13. 8.Broccoli
Broccoli is an edible green plant in the cabbage
familywhose large, flowering head is eaten as a
vegetable.
The word broccoli comes from the Italian plural
ofbroccolo, which means "the flowering crest of
acabbage", and is the diminutive form of brocco,
meaning "small nail" or "sprout". Broccoli is often
boiled or steamed but may be eaten raw

14. 9.Brussels sprout
The Brussels sprout is a member of the
Gemmifera Group of cabbages(Brassica oleracea,
grown for its edible buds. The leafy
greenvegetablesare typically 2.5–4 cm (0.98–
1.6 in) in diameter and look like miniature
cabbages. The Brussels sprout has long been
popular in Brussels,Belgiu, and may have
originated and gained its name there

15. 10.Bottle Gourd
Bottle gourd,Lagenaria
siceraria (synonymLagenaria vulgaris Ser.), also
known as opo squash or long melon, is
a vine grown for its fruit, which can either be
harvested young and used as avegetable or
harvested mature, dried, and used as a bottle,

16. 11.Cabbage
Cabbage(Brassica oleracea or variants) is a leafy
green or purple biennial plant, grown as an annual
vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. Closely
related to other cole cropssuch asbroccoli
cauliflower, andbrussels sprouts,

17. 12.Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe (alsocantelope, cantaloup,muskmelo
n (India and the United
States), mushmelon,rockmelon, sweet
melon,honeydew, Persian melon,
or spanspek (South Africa)) refers to a variety
of Cucumis meloa speciesthe familyCucurbitaceae
Cantaloupes range in weight from 500 g to 5 kg (1
to 10 lb). Originally,

18. 13.Carrot
The carrot (Daucus carotasubsp. sativus)
is a root vegetable usually orange in
colour, though purple, red, white, and
yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp
texture when fresh. The most commonly
eaten part of a carrot is ataprootalthough
the greens are sometimes eaten as well

19. 14.Cauli flower
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the
species Brassica oleracea, in the
familyBrassicaceae. It is anannual plant that
reproduces by seed. Typically, only the head
(the white curd) is eaten. The cauliflower head is
composed of a whiteinflorescence meristem

20. 15.Choongan

21. 16.Coriander
Coriander also known
as cilantro Chinese
parsley or dhania,is an annual
herb in the family Apiaceae

22. 17.Cucumber
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a widely cultivated
plant in thegourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is a
creeping vine that bearscylindrical fruits that are
used as culinary vegetables. There are three main
varieties of cucumber: slicing, pickling,
andburpless. Within these varieties, several
different cultivars have emerged.

23. 18.Fenuegreek
 Fenugreek is believed to have been brought into
cultivation in the Near EastWhile Zohary and Hopf
are uncertain which wild strain of the
genusTrigonella gave rise to domesticated
fenugreek, charred fenugreek seeds have been
recovered from Tell Halal,Iraq (carbon datedto
4000 BC) and Bronze Agelevels ofLachishand
desiccated seeds from
the tombofTutankhamen. Cato the Elderlists
fenugreek with cloverandvetchas crops grown to
feed cattle.

24. 19.Garlic

25. 20.Ginger
Ginger (Zingiber officinaleRoscoe) is
a flowering plant in
the family Zingiberaceae whoserhizome, g
inger root or simplyginger, is widely used
as aspice or a medicine.

26. 21.Hot pepper ( Chillies)
The chili pepper (also chile
pepper or chilli pepper,
fromNahuatlchīlli is the fruitof
plants from the of thenightshade
family Solanaceae. In Britain,
Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa, India,and other Asian
countries, the word "pepper" is
usually omitted

27. 22.Kale
Kale or borecole(Brassica oleraceaAcephala
Group) is avegetable with green or purple
leaves, in which the central leaves do not form
a head. It is considered to be closer to
wildcabbage than most domesticated forms of
vegetables

28. 23.Lettuce
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is anannual plant of the
daisy familyAsteraceae. It is most often grown as
a leaf vegetable, but sometimes for its stem and
seeds. Lettuce was first cultivated by the ancient
Egyptians who turned it from aweed, whose seeds
were used to produce oil, into a food plant grown
for its succulent leaves,

29. 24.Marrow

30. 25.Mint

31. 26.Musk melon
Muskmelon (Cucumis melo) is a species
of melon that has been developed into
many cultivated varieties. These include
smooth-skinned varieties such
as honeydew, Crenshaw, and casaba, and
different
netted cultivars(cantaloupe, Persian
melonand Santa Clausor Christmas melon)

32. 27.Mustard
Mustard is acondimentmade from the seeds of
a mustard plant(white or yellow mustard, Sinapis hirta;
brown or Indian mustard,Brassica juncea; or black
mustard, B. nigra). The whole, ground, cracked, or
bruised mustard seeds are mixed with water juice, or
other liquids, and sometimes other flavorings andspices,
to create a paste or sauce ranging in color from
bright dark brown. The tastes range from sweet to spice

33. 28.Okra
Okra or Okro (Us ˈoʊkrə orUK /ˈɒkrə/; Abelmosch
us esculentus Moench), known in many English-
speaking countries as ladies'
fingers,bhindi, bamia, ochro orgumbo, is
a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued
for its edible green seed pods. The geographical
origin of okra is disputed, with supporters ofWest
African, Ethiopian, andSouth Asian origins. The
plant is cultivated in tropical, subtropical and
warm temperate regions around the world

34. 29.Onion
The onion (Allium cepa L.) (Latin 'cepa' = onion),
also known as the bulb onion orcommon onion, is
a vegetableand is the most widely cultivated
species of the genus Allium. This genus also
contains several other species variously referred
to as onions and cultivated for food, such as
theJapanese bunching onion(A. fistulosum),
the Egyptian onion(A. ×proliferum), and
theCanada onion (A. canadense)

35. 30.Peas
Peas are a cool-season crop, now coming
in three separate varieties to suit your
garden and cooking needs. They
are: Pisum savitum, which includes both
garden peas (sweet pea, inedible pod)
and snow peas (edible flat pod with small
peas inside) andPisum macrocarpon, snap
peas (edible pod with full-size peas).

36. 31.Potato
The potato is
a starchy,tuberouscropfrom the
perennial nightshade Solanumtuber
osum L. The word "potato" may
refer either to the plant itself or,
more commonly, the edible tuber

37. 32.Pumpkin
Pumpkin is a cultivar of the squash plant, most
commonly of Cucurbita pepo, that is round, with
smooth, slightly ribbed skin and deep yellow to
orange coloration. The thick shell contains the
seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars
of squash with similar appearance have also been
derived from Cucurbita maxima

38. 33.Radish
The radish (Raphanus sativus) is an edible
root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family
that was domesticated in Europe in pre-
Roman times. Radishes are grown and
consumed throughout the world, being
mostly eaten raw as a
crunchysalad vegetable

39. 34.Ridge Gourd

40. 35.Shallot

41. 36.Snake Gourd

42. 37.Spinach
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is an
edibleflowering plant in the
family Amaranthaceae. It is native
to centraland southwestern Asia. It is
an annual plant(rarely biennial), which
grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach
may survive over winter in temperate
regions

43. 38.Sponge Goud (luffa)
Luffa is a genus of tropical and
subtropical vinesin the cucumber
(Cucurbitaceae) family.
In everyday non-technical usage, the
luffa, also spelledloofah, usually means
the fruit of the two species L.
aegyptiacaand L. acutangula. The fruit of
these species is cultivated and eaten as a
vegetable

44. 39.Sweet potato
The sweet potato (Ipomoea
batatas) is a dicotyledonousplant
that belongs to the
familyConvolvulaceae. Its
large,starchy sweet-
tasting, tuberous roots are a root
vegetable.

45. 40.Sweet pepper ( bell
pepper)
Bell pepper, also known asJon's head or
a pepper (in the United Kingdom, Canada and
Ireland) and capsicum/ˈkæpsɨkəm(in India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, Singapore and
New Zealand), is a cultivar groupof the
species Capsicum annuumCultivars of the plant
produce fruits in different colors, including red,
yellow, orange, green,

46. 41.Tinda Gourd
The tinda and plural calledtinday (in
Urdu ‫ٹنڈه‬or ‫ٹنڈے‬), also called Indian round
gourdor apple gourd or Indian baby pumpkin, is
a squash-likecucurbitgrown for its immaturefruit,
a vegetable especially popular in South Asia. It is the
only member of the genusPraecitrullus. "Tinda" is also
called tindsi in Rajasthan.

47. 42.Tomato
The tomato is the edible, often
red fruit/berry of the nightshadeSolanum
lycopersicum,commonly known as
a tomato plant. The species originated in
the South AmericanAndes and its use as a
food originated in Mexico, and spread
throughout the world

48. 43.Turmeric
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous
herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family

49. 44.Turnip
The turnip or white turnip(Brassica
rapasubsp. rapa) is aroot
vegetable commonly grown in temperate
climates worldwide for its white,
bulbous taproot. Small, tender varieties
are grown for human consumption, while
larger varieties are grown
as feed for livestock

50. 45.Water melon
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus,
familyCucurbitaceae) is a vine-like (scrambler and
trailer)flowering plant originally from
southern Africa. It is a large, sprawling annual
plant with coarse, hairy pinnately-lobed leaves
and white to yellow flowers. It is grown for its
edible fruit,

51. 46.Zucchini
 Zucchini orcourgette (is asummer squash which
can reach nearly a meter in length, but which is
usually harvested at half that size or less. Along
with certain other squashes and pumpkins, it
belongs to the speciesCucurbita pepo. Zucchini
can be dark or light green. A related hybrid, the
golden zucchini, is a deep yellow or orange color.