Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

Cultivated plants in Ahmedabad city and its vicinity, Gujarat, India

Dr. Tushar Parmar

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Ahmedabad is situated in Central Gujarat, it is a largest city of Gujarat state located on Sabarmati river. The Floral diversity is highly diversified in vegetation and has rich number of floristic composition due to topography, climate and edaphic factors which are favourable for such luxurious vegetation. Apart from the much needed afforestation, there is an imperative need for growing as many plants as possible, whether economical or ornamental, in home garden in parks and other public gardens and in wastelands, riverbanks to restore the environment’s natural balance to save the mankind from the impending catastrophe. Present paper deals with the cultivated plants of Ahmedabad city and its vicinity. The present study shows that 93 plant species (72 Dicots, 21 Monocots), 78 genera (59 Dicots, 190 Monocots) and 30 families (23 Dicots, 7 Monocots) are grown as agricultural plant species. These plants are grown as per the need and the demands of the society (for instance, cereals, pulses, vegetables, condiments, oil, fiber and beverages).

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Dr. Tushar Parmar Cultivated plants in Ahmedabad city and its vicinity, Gujarat, India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 2 February 2015

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