Fruits & Vegetables Week: Musa x paradisiaca the plantain

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 5, 2011, 12:56:55 PM1/5/11

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Musa x paradisiaca the plantain, both young fruits and inflorescence are cooked as vegetable.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

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Musa-paradasiaca-P1060212.jpg

Jency Samuel

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Jan 5, 2011, 2:32:12 PM1/5/11

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Don't you use the stem in your parts Dr G?

Jency

Chennai

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 5, 2011, 4:00:42 PM1/5/11

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As it is used in plenty

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

mani nair

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Jan 7, 2011, 1:36:10 AM1/7/11

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Nice photo Gurcharan ji. The nectar from the flowers are relished by bats in the night and sunbirds.

Regards,

Mani.

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