SPINACH

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is one of incredible green-leafy vegetable often recognized as one of the functional foods for its health benefiting nutritional, antioxidants and anti-cancer composition. Its tender, crispy, dark-green leaves are one of the favorite ingredients of chefs all around the world.

Botanically, it belongs to the Amaranthaceae family, and its scientific name: Spinacia oleracea.

Spinacia plant grows to about 1 foot in height. Although it can be grown year round, its fresh greens are best available soon after the winter season from March through May in the Northern Hemisphere, and from September until November in the South of the equator. Nirala Seeds monitors its seed varieties to give the farmer the highest quality. The R&D wing perseveres with the main objective to

• Develop high yielding hybrids with disease resistance/tolerance for different zones