SEVENGRAINS Bathua Seeds::Lambsquarter Seed::Bathua Beej::CHENOPODIUM SEEDS 400g

Bathua Seeds holds immense significance in Indias culinary history. Bathua is prepared just like the other saag preparations and consumed widely for its rich taste and health properties. The largest cultivation of Bathua saag happens in the regions of Rajasthan and Himachal, from where the greens are transported across the country.Bathua leaves are found exclusively during the winter months at elevations up to 4,700 meters. It is rich in vitamin A, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, trace minerals, iron and fiber. Bathua Seeds is vulnerable to leaf miners, making it a useful trap crop as a companion plant. Growing near other plants, it attracts leaf miners which might otherwise have attacked the crop to be protected. It is a host plant for the beet leaf hopper, an insect which transmits curly top virus to beet crops.