A general account of Starch / Sugar yielding crops – Potato, Sugarcane, Sugar beet
1. Potato:- Botanical Name:- Solanum Tuberosum Origin:- South America Economic Importance:- > Potato is an important cash crop which gives ready cash to farmers. > It is said to be ‘complete food’ as it contains carbohydrates, proteins, vit. B. vit. C and minerals like P, Ca and Fe required for body growth. > It is one of the major vegetable crop of the world. > It is the richest source of starch. > Its calorific value is high. > It produces more food per unit area than any cereal crop within short period. > In India it is used as vegetable alone or mixed with other vegetables. > Various products prepared form potato are chips, finger chips, cubes, flour etc. 2. Sugarcane:- Botanical Name:- Saccharum officinarum Family:- Gramineae Origin:- > S. officinarum (Noble cane ) – New Guinea > S. barberi & S. sinensis (Both are Indian cane) – North east India Economic Importance:- > Sugarcane is a cash crop gives ready cash to the farm...