+ Main Category
+ Tell a Friend
Fill out the information below to email a friend a brief note about 'Olericulture: Vegetable Cultivation and Production'
+ Top 10
+ Directory Statistics
Links: 6596
Categories: 68
Registered Users: 85
Mailing List Subscribers: 19
+ Pagerank Statistics
+ Join Mailing List
Joining mailing list will entitle you
to receive occasional emails informing you of news and
updates to the site and any special offers that may be
of interest to you.
Web Links [Tag : cruciferous]
COLE CROPS INTRODUCTION This group of crops belongs to the family Cruciferae, and is thus also referred to as cruciferous crops or crucifers. The commercially important crops all belong to the genus Brassica, hence the reference to brassica crops or simply brassicas.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: 
Reviews: 
Google PR: Visiting this web site requires a newer version of Netscape Communicator. Visit Microsoft's Web site to obtain the newest version of Internet Explorer, or visit Netscape's Web site to obtain the newest version of Netscape Communicator.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Resembling tiny, tightly closed cabbage heads, Brussels sprouts are members of the cabbage family, and were first widely cultivated in 16th-century Belgium. They grow in closely packed rows on a tall, thick stalk, and have a pungent, slightly bitter flavor.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: A high intake of glucosinolate-containing cruciferous vegetables, such as Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleraceae), has been linked to a decreased cancer risk, but the underlying mechanism is still unclear.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Requests for reprints: Chris I.R. Gill, University of Ulster, Biomedical Sciences, NICHE, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Bt52 1sa, United Kingdom. Phone: 44-287-323181; Fax: 44-287-323023.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Not everyone's favorite, the modest leafy cabbage and brussels sprouts could just be the ingredients required to help destroy breast cancer cells.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: They're green, leafy, and one of the most maligned of all vegetables, first grown in large quantities around Brussels, Belgium. That's why they're called "Brussels" sprouts, not "Brussel" sprouts. We picked that up from Steve Bontadelli.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Brussels Sprouts are a member of the Cruciferous family of vegetables, and are related to cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and kale. The name comes from the fact that they were first cultivated widely during the Middle Ages in Belgium.
Details Hits: 0 Votes: 0 Ratings: Reviews: Google PR: Pages: [<< First] [< Previous] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
