20 Nov Growing cauliflower for higher nutrition and income
उच्च पोषण और आय के लिए फूलगोभी उगाऐं Cauliflower is one of the most important winter vegetable grown by the farmers of our country. The edible part is the vegetative portion of the plants known as curd. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber and bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins, beta-carotene, glucosinolate. Besides these, it is also high in folate, potassium and calcium. It is considered as cancer (colon cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer) fighting super vegetables due to high vitamin C, potassium, soluble fiber, folate, carotenoids and glucosinolates. It also helps in reducing serum cholesterol and also curing progeria disease, osteoarthritis. The mean glucosinolate content of is given in Table 1. Table 1: Mean...