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Asian Vegetables

General Topics
  • Chemical registration
  • Trellis system recommended for Asian cucurbits
  • Links to other information on the Web (note; links specific to a crop are given on the crop page)
  • Description of production areas
  • Disclaimer

Markets
  • Links to market information, trader contacts and service providers
  • Description of markets

Contact
  • People in Asian vegetables
    Seed companies. See Seedquest for a more extensive range.

Crops
  • Dictionary of Asian vegetable names. Please contact David Midmore if the name you use is not here.

Bamboo
  • Current research for “Improving and maintaining productivity of bamboo for quality timber and shoots in Australia and the Philippines”. Contact Daniel White (Ph: +61 (0)7 4923 2140).

Root Crops
  • Development of root crops for export. Current RIRDC project (2001-2005).
    Contact Daniel White (Ph: +61 (0)7 4923 2140).
  • Bamboo shoots
    Numerous species
  • Bitter melon
    Momordica charantia
  • Brassicas (general)
    Brassica spp.
  • Bunching onion
    Allium fistulosum
  • Burdock
    Actium lappa, Arctium lappa
  • Chinese broccoli (Kailaan)
    Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra
  • Chinese cabbage (Wong bok)
    Brassica rapa var. pekinesis
  • Chinese chard (Bok choy / Pak choy)
    Brassica rapa var. chinensis
  • Chinese chives
    Allium tuberosum var. odorum
  • Chinese flowering cabbage (Choy sum)
    Brassica rapa var. parachinensis
  • Chinese mustard
    Brassica juncea var. rugosa
  • Chinese waterchestnut
    Eleocharis dulcis
  • Daikon
    Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
  • Edamame (Vegetable green soybean)
    Glycine max
  • Hairy melon
    Benincasa hispida var chien-gua
  • Jicama (yam bean)
    Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) urban.
  • Kabocha (Japanese pumpkin)
    Cucurbita maxima
  • Lotus
    Nelumbo nucifera
  • Luffa
    Luffa acutangula, Luffa cyclindrica
  • Mizuna/mibuna
    Brassica rapa var nipposinica, var japonica
  • Okra
    Hibiscus esculentus, Abelmoschus esculentus
  • Snake gourd
    Trichosanthes anguina
  • Sweet potato
    Ipomoea batatas
  • Taro
    Colocasia esculenta
  • Wasabi
    Wasabia spp.
  • Winged bean
    Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
  • Winter melon
    Benincasa hispida
  • Yam
    Dioscorea spp.
  • Yam bean (Jicama)
    Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) urban.
  • Yard long bean
    Vigna unguiculata cv. group Sesquipedalis