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Agriculture · Q967

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 967

Q967

Which of the following vegetables are classified as solanaceous fruits?

A.
Peas, beans
B.
Potato, tomato, brinjal
Answer
C.
Lettuce, celery, parsely
D.
Cucumber, okra, pumpkin

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The following vegetables that are classified as solanaceous fruits are Potato, Tomato and brinjal.
The family Solanaceae includes many economically and nutritionally important cultivated plant species such as tomato, potato, eggplants and chili peppers.
The Solanaceae or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that range from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes several crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds and ornamentals.