Assignment Title: External Morphology of the plant Brassica oleraracea L.

var. italica under Brassicaceae family and its economic importance

Course Title: Plant Taxonomy and Economic Botany

Course Code: CBT 110

Term: Summer 2020

Submitted To:

Professor Dr. Md. Abdul Baset Mia

Associate Prof. Dr. Haider Iqbal Khan

Assistant Prof. S.M. Zubair Al-Meraj

Department of Crop Botany

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Submitted By:

Md Rifaqat Islam Rihat

Reg. No: 20-05-5630

Faculty of Agriculture

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Date of Submission: 30th November. 2020

Broccoli

Scientific Name: Brassica oleraracea L. var. italica

English Name : Sprouting broccoli

Taxonomic Position (according to Cronquist, 1981)

Kingdom : Plantae

Division : Magnoliophyta

Class : Magnoliopsida

Subclass : Dilleniidae

Order : Capparales

Family : Brassicaceae

Genus : Brassica

Species : oleracea L. var. italic

Identifying characterstics:

1. Herb with odorous

2. Watery juice stem

3. Flower Cruciform

4. Four sepals, four petals

5. Stamen six tetradynamous

6. Fruit siliqua

External Morphological Features

Root: Fibrous root system

Leaf: The leaves are almost sessile but often shortly petiolate

Inflorescene: Raceme

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Flower: Complete bisexual hypogynous flower

Fruit: Siliqua

Calyx: Union of four sepal

Corolla: Four petals,cruciform

Floral Formula: % ⚥ K 2+2 C4A2+4 G(2-4)

Floral Diagram:

Economic importance of Broccoli:

Broccoli is a vegetable of important economic value as well as a source of vitamin C and anticarcinogenic
property substances. It is a delicious vegetable which is more nutritious than other vegetables. Broccoli
has antioxidant which can prevent the cancer. Broccoli is gradually becoming popular among the urban
people and the Chinese restaurants together with the grand hotels. They are using broccoli for making
soup and other delicious foods.Along with other conventional vegetables it can bring diversity in both
wholesale and retail vegetables markets.