13082011-BS-011- A shrub for ID from A Nursery in Panipat Haryana

Balkar Arya

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Aug 13, 2011, 1:08:44 AM8/13/11

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Dear All

A shrub about 5-6 ft high, highly branched for id

From Panipat Haryana Alt. 220 mt. Pics taken on 11-8-11

Cultivated for its tuberous roots which are used as vegetables. Propagated by tubers

Simple leaves about 4-5 inches long.

Flowers not there at this moment. As per nurserymen flowering will be in October November.

this plant not generally found in Haryana

Thanks

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

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Vijayasankar

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Aug 13, 2011, 1:50:35 AM8/13/11

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Helianthus tuberosus. Nice pictures...

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Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

Balkar Arya

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Aug 13, 2011, 1:55:01 AM8/13/11

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Thanks a lot Vijayasankar Ji. This plant was disturbing me from last 4-5 months. Ultimately u solved the mystery. If u have pics of its flowers pls share

Vijayasankar

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Aug 13, 2011, 2:00:16 AM8/13/11

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Thanks Balkar ji, for the opportunity.
Wiki has nice pictures of flowers. please check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke

Regards

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi

Balkar Arya

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Aug 13, 2011, 2:08:30 AM8/13/11

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Thanks for the link Vijayasankar Ji

Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Aug 13, 2011, 2:29:35 AM8/13/11

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May I know Vijay, how you identified it?
I had no clues!!
Pankaj

On Aug 13, 2:08 am, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the link Vijayasankar Ji
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> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > Thanks Balkar ji, for the opportunity.
> > Wiki has nice pictures of flowers. please check
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke
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> > Regards
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> > Vijayasankar Raman
> > National Center for Natural Products Research
> > University of Mississippi
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> > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 12:55 AM, Balkar Arya <balkara...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> >> Thanks a lot Vijayasankar Ji. This plant was disturbing me from last 4-5
> >> months. Ultimately u solved the mystery. If u have pics of its flowers pls
> >> share
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> >> On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 11:20 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> >>> Helianthus tuberosus. Nice pictures...
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> >>> Regards
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> >>> Vijayasankar Raman
> >>> National Center for Natural Products Research
> >>> University of Mississippi
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