UIV Vegetables
Under-utilized Indigenous Vegetable
In the course of this project, ten (10) underutilized indigenous vegetables were identified. these include but not limited to
| S/No | Yoruba Name | English Name | Botanical names | Mode of Propagation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igbagba | Gaeden egg | Solanum macrocarpon | Seed |
| 2 | Ogunmo | Huckleberry | Solanum scarbum | seed |
| 3 | Apiroko | Fluted pumpkin | Telfairia occidentalis | Seed |
| 4 | Tete a tetedaye | Amaranth | Amaranthus virides | Seed |
| 5 | Worowo | Bologi | Solanecio biafrae | Stem |
| 6 | Odu | Glossy Night Shade | Solanum nigrum | Seed |
| 7 | Elegede | Field pumpkin | Curcubita pepo | Seed |
| 8 | Ewuro | Bitter leaf | Vernonia amygdalina | Stem |
| 9 | Tomati Elejo | Snake tomato | Trichosanthes cucumerina | Seed |
| 10 | Ebolo | Fire weed | Crassocephalum crepidoides | Seed |
