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अजोलाअजोलाAzolla pinnataA floating fern that fixes nitrogen — fertiliser and fodder that grows itself.राम तुलसीराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.गन्नागन्नाSaccharum officinarumA few canes in a corner give juice, gur and a green screen by October.पपीतापपीताCarica papayaFruit inside a year from seed — the fastest fruit a household can grow.सूरजमुखीसूरजमुखीHelianthus annuusA fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.सहजनसहजनMoringa oleiferaThe fastest useful tree there is — 3 m in a year, edible leaves and pods.खीराखीराCucumis sativusFast, thirsty and best trained up a net where air can move around it.ग्वार फलीग्वार फलीCyamopsis tetragonolobaDrought-hardy bean of the west — fixes nitrogen and crops where little else will.लोबियालोबियाVigna unguiculataPods, beans and green manure from one undemanding monsoon plant.मूंगमूंगVigna radiataSixty days from sowing to dal, and sproutable on a kitchen shelf.तिलतिलSesamum indicumUpright, bell-flowered and ancient; the oilseed of the dry season.हरी मिर्चहरी मिर्चCapsicum annuumOne plant on a sill supplies a household, and crops for two years.भिंडीभिंडीAbelmoschus esculentusSummer staple for a sunny terrace; pick every second day or pods turn woody.लौकीलौकीLagenaria sicerariaA monsoon climber that will roof a terrace in eight weeks given a frame.करेलाकरेलाMomordica charantiaA tough climber that fruits through the worst humidity of the year.चौलाईचौलाईAmaranthus tricolorThe monsoon green that grows itself — heat-proof, rain-proof, ready in a month.