Cultivation of Tropical, Subtropical Vegetables, Spices, Medicinal, and Aromatic Plants

Plant spices grown in tropical countries on small scale family farms of commercial farms, to provide food for human or live stock, in dry or humid regions are highly abundant and taxonomically diversified. Vegetables comprise of a large number of plants, mostly annual, of which different parts like leaf, steam, flowers, fruit, root etc. are eaten. They are rich in nutrients and are essential items of a balanced diet. Vegetables are called protective food as their consumption can prevent several diseases. Many vegetables are important items of commerce and thus can play a major role in the economic development.