About The red currant ( Ribes rubrum) belongs to the genus Ribes which is a member of the gooseberry family. Red currants are indigenous to Western Europe. Nowadays red currants are cultivated extensi
About The black currant ( Ribes nigrum ) is a woody shrub and the plant is well known for its savory berries. It belongs to the family of Grossulariaceae . The black currant originally comes from the
About Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris ) belongs to the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet. Beta vulgaris (beet) is a plant which is included in Betoideae subfamily in the Amaranthaceae family. The
About Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is a hardy annual that is easy to cultivate and most often grown for its leaves. It is, however, often plagued on by a number
About Coffee beans are the source of one of the most popular beverages in the world. They are in fact, not actual beans, but the seeds of Coffea , a genus of flowering plants whose seeds are known wor
About Known for its somewhat bitter taste, this subtropical citrus tree has a fruit that is sour to semi-sweet. Grapefruit ( Citrus paradisi ) is a hybrid between a pomelo ( C. maxima ) and an orange
About Originally from Mexico, Central and South America, this common tropical fruit is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions. A vivid yellow or green on the outside, Psidium guaiava, is
About This cereal grain is grown in temperate regions worldwide. It is one of the four most important cereal corps grown in the world, next to wheat, rice and maize. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is a memb
About The radish ( Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. Sativus ) is an edible root vegetable that belongs to the Brassicaceae family. This plant was already domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times. Radish
About Broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, field bean, bell bean, English bean, horse bean, Windsor bean, pigeon bean and tick bean are all different names for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and spec