• Common beans

  The common bean is a changeable species that has been cultivated already for a very long time. Wild varieties often tend to grow upwards, however many

• Pumpkin, squash and gourd

  the Andes region and Mesoamerica. Currently, five species are cultivated for their edible fruit and seeds. This fruit is alternately known as pumpkin,

• Onion

  first production season. Onions are popular and therefore cultivated and used for cooking all around the world. Their flesh is pungent when chopped, because

• Melon

  produces a usually sweet and edible, fleshy fruit. The term "melon" is used for the plant, but also to identify the fruit. Botanically speaking, the melon

• Strawberry

  garden strawberry or Fragaria x ananassa , is nowadays extensively cultivated for its tasty fruit. The particular species of strawberry is a well-known hybrid

• Pink Bollworm

  Diapausing larvae emerge when conditions are favourable but may remain dormant for up to 2.5 years.

• Carrot

  The carrot plant presumably comes from Persia and was originally produced for its seeds and leaves. Carrots can be classified as hardy biennials and are

• Radish

  the world. The seeds are used to produce oil. Other varieties are developed for sprouting and their roots and leaves are consumed either cooked or cold.

• Pomegranate

  three to seven petals. Some varieties that do not bear fruit are cultivated for their flowers. The pomegranate’s edible fruit is actually a berry and with

• Banana

  different, wild species; Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana . Bananas used for cooking are also called plantains, contrast to dessert bananas.