| Rhubarb, the Pie Plant Contributor(s): Ciju, Roby Jose (Author) |
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ISBN: 1494359405 ISBN-13: 9781494359409 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Vegetables |
| Physical Information: 0.06" H x 6" W x 9" (0.11 lbs) 28 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a small booklet of 26-pages which explains general GROWING PRACTICES for rhubarb plant. Rhubarb is popularly known as 'the pie-plant' because of its significance as a major ingredient in preparing pies. Botanical name of Rhubarb is Rheum rhabarbarum. Rhubarb is a cool season crop which is grown as an herbaceous, perennial vegetable. Rhubarb belongs to the family Polygonaceae. The economically significant portion of the plant is its fleshy leafstalks and the plant is normally grown for these fleshy leaf stalks (petioles) only. Color of petioles may be red, white or green depending upon the cultivar. |