Muthu ji Let us say temperate climate. In California it is growing at sea level.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 6:06 AM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > We too simply call it squash never heard of the term bengali brinjal !! > Tanay > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think this plant grows only in high altitudes. >> The Tamil word, 'Seemai-kathirikai' means Country-brinjal >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> I knew it as Chayote squash as sold in American markets. I have seen in >>> in Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri, sold as squash but never heard the name Bengal >>> Brinjal. Markets here in california also sell a spiny cultivar known as >>> "Espinoda" >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:53 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Very common in Northeastern hills >>>> tanay >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> This Tropical American plant is called as 'Seema-Kathirikkai, >>>>> Chow-chow' in Tamil. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Vijayasankar <vijay.botan...@gmail.com >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Called as 'Bangalore Brinjal'. Commonly cultivated for its vegetable >>>>>> fruits. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> >>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. >>>>>> Post Doctoral Research Associate >>>>>> National Center for Natural Products Research >>>>>> Thad Cochran Research Center >>>>>> University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 >>>>>> Phone: +1 662 915 1018 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>>> Care Earth Trust >>>>> #15, second main road, >>>>> Thillai ganga nagar, >>>>> Chennai - 600 061 >>>>> Mob: 09626833911 >>>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *Tanay Bose* >>>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>>> Department of Botany. >>>> University of British Columbia . >>>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>>> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >>>> ta...@interchange.ubc.ca >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Muthu Karthick, N >> Junior Research Fellow >> Care Earth Trust >> #15, second main road, >> Thillai ganga nagar, >> Chennai - 600 061 >> Mob: 09626833911 >> www.careearthtrust.org >> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > >