Plants

Many traditional dishes are prepared using cabbage. In Poland and Lithuania, everybody loves bigos ( ...

The East Asian pear species Pyrus pyrifolia commonly called Asian pear, Japanese pear, or sand pear ...

They are large, oval in shape and resemble berries in most species. Fruits are covered by a dry and ...

Olive oil called olive oil is pressed from the ripe, black fruit. Oil pressed from the first pressin ...

It was imported to ancient Egypt over 4000 years ago, including from China. It was an exceptionally ...

Asian farmers account for 87% of total world rice production.

The first mention of turmeric dates back to the ancient Assyrian herbal books.

This troublesome disease for sailors is caused by vitamin C deficiency and cabbage is an excellent source of it.

It is also used to produce diesel fuel, and biodiesel.

The bitter variety is poisonous but once peeled and exposed to the sun, it becomes edible. The sweet variety is often eaten by wild animals and insects, and plantations are destroyed.