Economic Importance of Solanaceae — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptMany plants belonging to this family are source of food (tomato, brinjal, potato), spice (chilli); medicine (belladonna, ashwagandha); fumigatory (tobacco); ornamentals (petunia).
Match the following plants with their correct characteristics: Column I (Plant) 1. Tobacco 2. Datura 3. Petunia 4. Brinjal Column II (Characteristic) A. Vegetable crop B. Ornamental plant C. Source of alkaloid nicotine D. Medicinal plant
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Correct answer: B — 1–C, 2–D, 3–B, 4–A
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) → Source of alkaloid nicotine (C). Datura → Medicinal plant (D). Petunia → Ornamental plant (B). Brinjal (Solanum melongena) → Vegetable crop (A). Only option (a) matches all correctly.
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