what are the similarities and differences between moong and jowar?
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Jowar or Sorghum :
1) Sorghum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae. They are Monocots in nature.
2) Most varieties are drought and heat-tolerant which is important in arid regions.
3) Seventeen of the twenty-five species are native to Australia, with the range of some extending to Africa, Asia, Mesoamerica, and certain islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans
4) Jowar has fibrous root system. The root system of a Jowar plant can be divided into a primary and a secondary root system.
5) The primary system develops in the germinated seedling and it supplies the seedling with required water and nutrients.
6) The secondary roots develop from the first node from the mesocotyle. Lateral roots develop from these roots penetrate the soil in all the directions.
7) Jowar has parallel venation in leaves.
The mung bean (Vigna radiata):
1) The mung bean is a plant species in the legume family. Mung is dicot because they have two cotyledons under their seed coat.
2) It is an annual vine with yellow flowers and fuzzy brown pods
3) The mung bean is mainly cultivated in Pakistan, India, China, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
4) It has tap root system. The root system has one main root with many side roots. Tiny root hairs grow from the tip of the root.
5) Mung has reticulate venation in leaves.