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