Vegetables are usually classified on the basis of the part of the plant that is used for food. The root vegetables include beets, carrots, radishes, sweet potatoes, and turnips. Stem vegetables include asparagus and kohlrabi. Among the edible tubers, or underground stems, are potatoes. Fruits and vegetables contain important vitamins, minerals and plant chemicals. They also contain fibre. There are many varieties of fruit and vegetables available and many ways to prepare, cook and serve them. A diet high in fruit and vegetables can help protect you against cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
India produces every kind of vegetable – leafy greens, salad vegetables, root vegetables, “flower vegetables” such as broccoli, “fruit vegetables” such as tomato, and peppers and bulb vegetables such as onions and fennel. The crops are managed according to factors such as: Season.