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The
dried fruit of a perennial herbaceous plant, celery seed has a pleasingly
crisp texture and subtle flavour. The odour of the green stalk and
leaves is distinctly different from that of the seed, which has
a characteristic warm and slightly bitter taste. Celery seed is
widely used in foods, beverages, drugs and perfumery. Celery requires
sandy loam soil with a good content of organic matter and plenty
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moisture.
Mostly produced in Punjab, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Indian celery
dominates the world market. Several commercial grades of celery,
besides its essential oils, are exported to USA, Singapore, France,
Japan and the UK.
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