Would like to add that the area of land on which *Valerianella locusta *is cultivated in France exceeds 8000 hectares (128,000 kanals.)
On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 1:29:20 PM UTC+5:30 taffa...@gmail.com wrote: > One more photo of cultivation in Nantes region of France. (photo > CClicense-Attribution -Non Commercial- No dervatives} > *(Attribution: * > > *Estelle Nododus. Dépérissement de la mâche (Valerianella locusta) en > région nantaise : étiologie du dépérissement, caractérisation des > Pythiacées impliquées et recherche de premières options de protection. > Sciences agricoles. 2016. ffdumas-01391964O)* > > Of the 40.000 tonnes produced annually in France 30,000 tonnes are > produced in Nantes region. > The climate of Kashmir Valley too is ideal for growing it and some > entrepreneur may find it profitable to introduce it as an exotic salad in > India. Th Agriculture Department of J & K should in my opinion should try > to promote it as in winter and early spring most fields lie fallow and it > can be grown as a second crop. > > > > On Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 2:39:36 PM UTC+5:30 taffa...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Three more photos of plants in full bloom. >> As usual all my posts are under CC License(attribution only required). >> Regards >> >> On Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8:44:05 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: >> >>> Nice collection.... Thank you taffazul ji >>> >>> On Fri, 12 Apr, 2024, 5:18 pm taffa...@gmail.com, <taffa...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> As requested by Shakir Ji am posting photos of plants in bloom. The >>>> plants are in bloom much sooner than I anticipated. For more details see >>>> my >>>> last years post. >>>> On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 5:59:13 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: >>>> >>>>> Okk sir... Thank you🌹 >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, 11 Apr, 2024, 5:56 pm taffa...@gmail.com, <taffa...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Dear Shakir Ji, >>>>>> Had posted photos of flowers last year in my main post where you can >>>>>> see them. >>>>>> Will post them again when the plants are in full bloom. >>>>>> I think will take a week or two. >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 5:48:59 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Kindly share photos in flowering >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 11 Apr, 2024, 5:45 pm taffa...@gmail.com, < >>>>>>> taffa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A photo of a patch of Lambs lettuce / Corn salad (*V.locusta*} >>>>>>>> self sown from seeds fallen from the plants whose photo I had posted >>>>>>>> last >>>>>>>> year photographed on 2nd April. At this stage they were ideal for use >>>>>>>> as a >>>>>>>> salad. Today (11th April) they have started flowering. As in early >>>>>>>> spring >>>>>>>> fields in Kashmir valley lie fallow it can be introduced as a >>>>>>>> profitable >>>>>>>> crop in Kashmir. Unfortunately the seeds are not available in India. >>>>>>>> When I >>>>>>>> found Lamb's Lettuce seeds advertised on Amazon I placed an order and >>>>>>>> received lettuce seeds instead. Again I found Corn Salad advertised on >>>>>>>> Flipkart but received Corn(Maize) seeds instead. I would request the >>>>>>>> agriculture department of the UT to import the seeds and start its >>>>>>>> cultivation here as the climate is ideal for its cultivation here and >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> could be a valuable exotic plant. I tasted the leaves and found they >>>>>>>> have a >>>>>>>> slight mucilaginous texture very different from that of ordinary >>>>>>>> salads >>>>>>>> like lettuce >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 8:48:28 PM UTC+5:30 taffa...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> As* V.locusta *has been reported only from Srinagar first by >>>>>>>>> Gurcharan ji and then by me in my post and as it is a popular salad >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> Europe I think that plants in Srinagar could have been introduced by >>>>>>>>> British officers during British rule especially those with a taste >>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>> French cuisine where it is served under the name *Doucette *and* >>>>>>>>> Raiponce.* >>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 12:39:18 PM UTC+5:30 J.M. Garg wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Surprising *Valerianella locusta *is not listed in the area as >>>>>>>>>> per POWO >>>>>>>>>> <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:859937-1> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and CoL >>>>>>>>>> <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019/details/species/id/59b0f85b5f385d6a4372a523c76aa621> >>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>> However, BSI >>>>>>>>>> <https://efloraindia.bsi.gov.in/eFlora/speciesList_PCL.action?resultType=genusWise&parent_Id=29083&parent_Name=valerianella> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> lists this species along with 3 others. >>>>>>>>>> Pl. see and analyse. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 25 Jun 2023 at 15:18, taffa...@gmail.com < >>>>>>>>>> taffa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Am attaching an1885 illustration of the plant which is in the >>>>>>>>>>> public domain and which is very helpful. >>>>>>>>>>> *Attribution:* Public Domain, >>>>>>>>>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8666 >>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 3:15:49 PM UTC+5:30 >>>>>>>>>>> taffa...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Some interesting facts from a Wikipedia article about this herb: >>>>>>>>>>>> Its common European names are *lamb's lettuce, common >>>>>>>>>>>> cornsalad, *or simply *cornsalad, mâche (/mɑːʃ/), fetticus, >>>>>>>>>>>> feldsalat, nut lettuce, field salad and valerian salad. *In >>>>>>>>>>>> restaurants that feature *French cuisine*, it may be called >>>>>>>>>>>> *doucette >>>>>>>>>>>> *or *raiponce*.In some areas in Germany it is called *Rapunzel >>>>>>>>>>>> *and is the origin of the long haired lady's name in the >>>>>>>>>>>> famous fairy tale. >>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding its use as a vegetable it is written that: >>>>>>>>>>>> "*It has been eaten in Britain for centuries and appears in >>>>>>>>>>>> John Gerard's Herbal of 1597. It was grown commercially in London >>>>>>>>>>>> from the >>>>>>>>>>>> late 18th or early 19th century and appeared on markets as a >>>>>>>>>>>> winter >>>>>>>>>>>> vegetable, but it only became available in modern supermarkets >>>>>>>>>>>> there in the >>>>>>>>>>>> 1980s. American president Thomas Jefferson cultivated mâche at his >>>>>>>>>>>> home.* >>>>>>>>>>>> " >>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe the plants were introduced in Srinagar during British >>>>>>>>>>>> rule. >>>>>>>>>>>> Its cultivation and promotion as an exotic vegetable can be an >>>>>>>>>>>> attractive proposition for enterprising entrepreneurs in Kashmir. >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11:28:32 AM UTC+5:30 Shakir Ahmad >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Gurcharan ji!! >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 23 Jun, 2023, 10:47 am taffa...@gmail.com, < >>>>>>>>>>>>> taffa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Gurcharan ji, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the correct I.D. and the attached paper. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is surely * Valerianella locusta *and not valerian. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hope the photos add to efloraofindia collection as I did not >>>>>>>>>>>>>> find any photos there. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The calyx lobes in ripe fruit(photo attached) have a single >>>>>>>>>>>>>> tooth. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> With sincere regards >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 8:22:29 AM UTC+5:30 Gurcharan >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Singh wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not Valeriana rather Valerianella. Check for V. locusta, I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had recorded it as new record in India in 1974, paper attached. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 10:12:39 AM UTC+5:30 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taffa...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Shakir ji, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the ID. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> However according to Wikipedia Valerians have trifoliate >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pinnate leaves with serrated edges but here leaves are entire >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .Veins are >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not prominent (very different from leaves in *V.himalayana >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *photo at EFI). Also branching appears to be dichotomous >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (See attached photo).Also altitude of Rawathpora is about1600 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meters while *V.himalayana >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *according to FOP occurs at 3000-5000m asl. Perhaps >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> identification of the species would bring more clarity. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 10:30:00 PM UTC+5:30 Shakir >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ahmad wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Valeriana sp. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 4:14:41 PM UTC+5:30 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taffa...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear members, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please help ID this herb which has some peculiar features >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as mentioned below: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Habitat: Edge of lawn in Rawathpora Srinagar. Almost all >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> photos were taken in either the last week of April or first >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> half of May >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Habit : Herb with green stem 10-15 cm high. L eaves >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> opposite about 5-6mm broad X 12 -15mm long. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Branching cymose. Inflorescence is compact and probably >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cymose >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some peculiar features: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.Calyx gamosepalous with five lobes three narrow 0.5mmX >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.5mm and two broad 0.5mm X1.5 mm. The calyx is fused with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the ovary and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can not be separated from it. The lobes can be clearly seen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in fruit( See >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> photo 5 and photo8). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.The Corolla has 5 lobes 0.5mm long and Corolla Tube is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.5mm long and becomes very narrow at the bottom and seems >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be attached >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> directly to upper part of the ovary . In my limited >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experience this is the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first time I have seen a corolla tube attached to the upper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> part of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ovary.( (See photo 4,photo 5 and photo 6) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. The style is so thin and transparent that it is barely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> visible but when see seen with a microscope(X50) is clearly >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trifid (See >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> photo 7). The filaments of the 5 stamens are also very thin, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> transparent >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and barely visible. Because of the narrowness of the corolla >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tube in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lower portion I could not ascertain the point of attachment >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the stamens. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The fruit seems to contain a single seed.(see photo 9) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Taffazull >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a >>>>>>>>>>>>>> topic in the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/fjWj_Eqav0U/unsubscribe >>>>>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an >>>>>>>>>>>>>> email to indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/2f6a5f48-b5e9-411c-89f1-999833416e6fn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/2f6a5f48-b5e9-411c-89f1-999833416e6fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>>>>> Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >>>>>>>>>>> it, send an email to indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8df45ee8-6727-41da-b4cc-c57a5e48f448n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8df45ee8-6727-41da-b4cc-c57a5e48f448n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> With regards, >>>>>>>>>> J.M.Garg >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>>> the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/fjWj_Eqav0U/unsubscribe >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>>>> indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8ff4e6f6-198e-4fd2-9bd3-044147e01747n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/8ff4e6f6-198e-4fd2-9bd3-044147e01747n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>> the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/fjWj_Eqav0U/unsubscribe >>>>>> . >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>> indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/95762d51-d6f4-418b-89ac-f32244e27dc0n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/95762d51-d6f4-418b-89ac-f32244e27dc0n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/fjWj_Eqav0U/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f6050909-a347-4399-975c-424620c06aeen%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/f6050909-a347-4399-975c-424620c06aeen%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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