Unit II: CLASSIFICATION OF VEGETABLES

Question 1

Classification of Vegetables

Answer 1

1. According to the part consumed
2. According to season or area of production
3. According to their botanical or taxonomy
4. According to their frequency of cultivation
5. According to their maturity time, harvesting pattern and growth habit

Question 2

the leaves and succulent young shoots are picked for consumption. Examples are amaranthus, celosia, pumpkin, lettuce, cabbage, bitter leaf, water leaf and fluted pumpkin.

Answer 2

Leafy Vegetables

Question 3

this comprises of young, immature unripe fruits or mature ripe fruits of plants grown as vegetables. Examples are cucumber, tomato, okra, pumpkin, eggplant, garden egg, water melon, sweet pepper and chilli pepper.

Answer 3

Fruit Vegetables

Question 4

this group is important for the seed produced. Examples are Egusi melon and Ito melon.

Answer 4

Seed Vegetables

Question 5

such as sweet potato, irish potato, carrot and radish.

Answer 5

Root Vegetables

Question 6

important for their flavor and colour in foods such as chilli pepper, onion, garlic and basil.

Answer 6

Spices

Question 7

such as cabbage, garlic, onion, radish, spinach, lettuce, potato and
carrot.

Answer 7

Cool Season

Question 8

such as tomato, pepper, cucumber, okra, eggplant, garden egg,
melon, pumpkin, sweet potato.

Answer 8

Warm Season

Question 9

ACCORDING TO SEASON/CLIMATIC AREA/ AREA OF CULTIVATION

Answer 9

Cool and Warm Season

Question 10

ACCORDING TO THEIR FREQUENCY OF CULTIVATION

Answer 10

Regularly cultivated vegetables and Wild vegetables

Question 11

Vegetable Type

Answer 11

1. Indigenous vegetables
2. Exotic-type vegetables

Question 12

These are vegetables that are associated with the hot, humid tropical Africa.

Answer 12

Indigenous Vegetables

Question 13

They originate in areas with cool season climate/temperate region

Answer 13

Exotic Vegetables

Question 14

Production of exotic vegetables in the mixed system is often impossible because of the following reasons:

Answer 14

 There is poor demand for exotic vegetables
 Cultivation of exotic demands special methods which are difficult and expensive
 Exotic vegetable has poor seed formation and storage under warm – season tropical
conditions.
 Exotic vegetables have peculiar taste, texture and special cooking requirements which
are not acceptable to most homes in tropical Africa.