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Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 Historical developmentmilestones 3 Microorganisms in nature and foods 4 Primary sources of microorganisms in food contamination 5 The growth and survival of microorganism in foods 6 Microorganisms and spoilage of foods 7 Preservation of foods 8 Food piosoning by microorganisms 9 Other biological hazards foods 10 Oriental fermented foods 11 Microbial foods Appendix This is a comprehensive but a concise text book that provides the beginning students with an introduction to some of the current aspects in food microbiology It introduces them to a select range to topics like primary source of microorganisms of food contamination growth and survival of microorganisms in foods microorganism and spoilage of foods preservation of foods food poisoning by microorganisms oriental fermented foods and microbial foodsThe book could serve as a text book for under graduate students in traditional science colleges agricultural colleges and home science colleges where microbiology food microbiology is taught as a subject It can also serve as an important source book to the post graduate students teachers and researchers working in the field of microbiology biotechnology food technology biological sciences and supposed to create interest among professionals and industry people jacket 146 pp.…

Liberalized economy coupled with liberalized seed policy during 90s paved the way for the advent of protected cultivation in India Commercial cultivation of roses in greenhouses started in India about two decades ago Initially the technology for con 48 pp. 29 colour plates, (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Seed production in crop plants. 2. Field inspection and Roguing operations for quality seed production. 3. Seed processing and storage. 4. Grow-out test. 5. Varietal descriptions for DUS testing and variety identification. 6. Variety identification by laboratory tests. 7. Seed sampling. 8. Sample dividing/reduction. 9. Seed purity analysis. 10. Seed germination test. 11. Seed dormancy and its alleviation. 12. Seed moisture test. 13. Seed health tests. 14. Tolerance limits in seed testing. 15. Seed viability test. 16. Seed vigour tests. Annexures. The present book has been prepared to present a comprehensive view and in-depth insight of the recent advances in seed technology. The most vital key to meet out the demands of seed industry in the country is to maintain a large cadre of well trained and competent seed technologists. The book includes basic principles of seed technology and contains relevant information on techniques required for pure and healthy seed production, their storage and testing for different quality parameters. More emphasis has been given on the methodology which is backed by appropriate theoretical considerations. It will also enable the students to gain practical knowledge, both in the laboratory and under field conditions to produce and test the quality of seeds.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Fruits. 2. Vegetables. 3. Spices. The present book entitled "Insect Pests and Disease Management of important Horticultural Crops" is a long felt need for the field functionaries since transfer of technology to the end users is very important and a challenging task for them. This book is an attempt to provide overall information on important horticultural crops. It will help the field functionaries in guiding the farmers for adoption of different pest and disease management practices in important horticultural crops thereby making it a profitable venture and uplifting their economic condition through farming. Students of entomology plant pathology and horticulture will also find the book very informative.…

Contents Foreword Preface I Production 1 Introduction 2 Botany 3 Fruit development and composition 4 Genetic diversity 5 Commercial varieties 6 Plant propagation and nursery management 7 Orchard establishment 8 Orchard management 9 Aonla based cropping system on wasteland References II Post harvest handling 10 Introduction 11 Post harvest losses 12 Maturity indices and harvesting 13 Grading and packing 14 Storage 15 Transportation and marketing References III Processing 16 Introduction 17 Aonla products Appendices The book provides a comprehensive picture on the production handling and processing of Indian gooseberry Aonla at a single source The production aspect deals with commercial varieties plant propagation and nursery management orchard establishment orchard management and Aonla based cropping system on degraded land Post harvest handling section deals with post harvest losses maturity indices harvesting grading packing storage transportation and marketing The section of processing deals with Aonla based food products medicinal products and cosmetic products In addition botany fruit development and its composition genetic diversity therapeutic uses and guideline for commercial production of Aonla products have been given for better understanding of this medicinal fruit The book is based on research findings 167 pp.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Soil and plant sampling and their processing. 2. Determination of soil pH and electrical conductivity by different methods: comparison and interpretation. 3. Determination of organic carbon fractions in soil. 4. Determination of total and extractable micronutrients and metals in soil. 5. Fractionation of micronutrients and metals in soil. 6. Determination of available boron in soil and plant. 6. Sequential boron fractionation and colorimetric estimation. 7. Assessing different forms of sulphur in soil. 8. Determination of different forms of nitrogen in soil. 9. Determination of available phosphorus in soil and plant. 10. Determination of different forms of potassium in soil. 11. Determination of cation exchange capacity of soil. 12. Soil microbial biomass carbon and its determination. 13. Gypsum requirement for alkali soil.14. Determination of bulk density and water holding capacity of soil. 15. Digestion techniques for plant/manure samples. 16.Determination of zinc in human blood serum. 17. Determination of critical limits of nutrients in soils and plants. 18. Diagnosis and recommendation integrated system (DRIS) approach for fertilizer recommendation. 19. Risk assessment of metal contaminated soils. 20. Use of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for analysis of trace elements. Analysis of soil and plant samples is an important tool for assessing plant nutrient need for formulation of crop and site-specific nutrient recommendations for higher economic return as well as to minimize risk of environmental pollution . . . This laboratory manual entitled "Manual on Advanced Techniques for Analysis of Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soil, Plant and Human" covering methodologies for assessing status of nutrients and pollutant elements in soil-plant-human continuum, their distribution in different soil fractions, and protocols for risk assessment of polluted soils provides a timely and needed updates of new and simplified analytical procedures available today .…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. This book gives the information about synthesis of phosphonates via Michaelis-Arbuzov reaction. Synthesis of organic compounds through microwave method is an ideal method for rapid reaction scouting and optimization of reaction conditions. Solvent free conditions and ionic liquid promoted synthesis are best methods in green chemistry which are highlighted in this book. The synthesis and reaction mechanism are illustrated with in detailed examples. The recent literature has been reviewed with new examples to demonstrate reactions with better explanation.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Envisioning organic Sikkim. 2. Dream to reality: milestones of action. 3. Organic farmers speak: perceptions and experiences. 4. Economics of organic farming by Sikkim farmers. 5. Post harvest and marketing organic products in Sikkim: farmers experiences and issues. Epilogue. Dream remains dream unless converted into action and when that happens it becomes a vision of a visionary. This book explains how dream of a visionary was transformed into a vision of an organic state. Unique to Indian culture, a Chief Minister is able to envision an organic future of a mountain state and then starts to build institutional capacities and public opinion for achieving the goal. This success story unfolds the challenging risk undertaken by the Chief Minister and the positive impact organic movement has made in Sikkim.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. The Indian National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES) is one of the biggest academic and research systems in the world, effectively working in close association with agricultural research, education and extension. It has huge repository of knowledge and information on agriculture and allied sciences. Considering the significance of the library and information services to ensure quality education and research, the NARES initiated many laudable library modernisation projects in a phased manner. E-Granth is a milestone project in which 39 major agricultural libraries in India were liberally supported to meet the requirements of the stakeholders in the networked digital environment. This publication attempts to document the usage pattern of agricultural information systems and assess the impact of agricultural consortia from the data collected from the 39 e-Granth partner libraries. Based on the findings of the study, future action plan / road map for effective usage and strengthening of agricultural organic farmers in the country.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Introduction and Scope. 2. Silicon in soil Water Plant and Food. 3. Benefits of Silicon with Plant Nutrients. 4. Interaction of Silicon with Plant Nutrients. 5. Silicon Management and Soil Fertility. 6. Crop Responses to Silicon Applications. 7. Recycling of silicon Materials in Agriculture. 8. Methods of Analysis of Soil Water Plant and Fertilizer for silicon. 9. Microbiological Aspect of silicon in Soil. 10. Suggestions for Further Research on Silicon. 11. Summary and Conclusion. …

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/H.P. Singh and V.A. Parthasarathy. 2. Botany taxonomy and cytogenetics/P.J. Mathew and P.M. Mathew. 3. Crop improvement/K.V. Saji and B. Krishnamoorthy. 4. Biotechnology/K. Nirmal Babu, R.R. Nair, K.V. Saji and V.A. Parthasarathy. 5. Production and cropping systems/C.K. Thankamani and K. Kandiannan. 6. Nutrition and physiology/V. Srinivasan, R. Dinesh, K.S. krishnamurthy and S. Hamza. 7. Diseases/M. Anandaraj, R. Suseela Bhai and A.I. Bhat. 8. Insect and nematode pests/S. Devasahayam, Santosh J. Eapen, T.K. Jacob and Rashid Pervez. 9. Chemistry/T. John Zachariah and B. Chempakam. 10. Post harvest management/Jayashree E. and T. John Zachariah. 11. Nutraceutical and medicinal uses/Shamina and medicinal uses/Shamina Azeez and B. Chempakam. 12. Uses in Ayurvedic medicine/P. Ram Manohar. 13. Under exploited members/K.V. Saji. Index. Piperaceae is an economically important plant family. Members of this family grow in tropical forests from South Asia to Tropical America, including those of Africa and Australia. Several Piper spp. from India, southeast Asia and Africa are of economic importance since they are used as spices and traditional medicines. Many plant families have a global distribution, but a few have the rich ethnobotanical and ethno pharmaceutical history of Piperaceae. The pepper family Piperaceae in the order Piperales is commercially important because of Piper nigrum L. the source of black and white pepper. Betel leaf is another economically important product obtained from piper betle. The family comprises about 5 genera of which 2-Piper (about 2,000 species) and Peperomia (about 1,600 species)- are the most important. The plants grow as herbs vines shrubs, and trees and are widely distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. The Piper belte L. P longum L. P. chaba Hunter are the some of the other important members of Piperacea family. The book contains useful information on various aspects of the family starting from taxonomy, botany cultivation to the medicine uses.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Preface. I. Food nutrition and health: 1. Diet and health. 2. Modified diets. 3. Eating disorders. 4. Food allergy and diet. II. Diet in nutritional Imbalances: 5. Obesity and diet. 6. Underweight and undernutrition. 7. Anemia and diet. III. Diet in degenerative diseases: 8. Gout and diet. 9. Diet in kidney diseases. 10. Diet in cardiovascular disease. 11. Diet and diabetes. 12. Cancer and diet. IV. Diet in infection and related problems: 13. Diet in gastrointestinal diseases. 14. Fever and diet. 15. Liver diseases and diet. Appendix. Glossary. The book will surely provide a sound basis to all people curious about their health and diet. The book is designed to provide a sharp cutting edge understanding of diets role in maintenance of health. Concepts and facts of nutrition related to disease have been minutely incorporated. The book is unique in itself for it contains details of diseases for reader to understand along with full dietetic management. The diet charts along with calculated nutritive values are the highlights and strong focus point of the book. The diet plans are planned strictly using Indian food stuffs and day to day recipes. The diet chart illustrations will help students in proper diet counselling regarding restrictions and liberal intake of foods. Foods allowed and foods to be avoided are distinctively given with every disease for better understanding and practical approach. The book will meet our demands of course outlines of subjects like diet therapy clinical and therapeutic nutrition diet and disease dietetics and many more related courses. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Current status of insecticide resistance in arthropods. 2. Insect physiology with reference to action of insecticides. 3. Neurotoxide insecticides and their mode of action. 4. Insecticides resistance: a micro evolutionary phenomena. 5. Entomopathogens: mode of action and mechanism of resistance. 6. Overview of pesticide resistance mechanisms. 7. Reduced cuticular penetration and metabolic resistance. 8. Target site resistance. 9. Conventional methods of detection of insecticide resistance. 10. Biochemical and molecular methods of detections of insecticides. 11. Fitness cost associated with insecticides resistance. 12. Functional significance of insect endosymbionts. 13. Insect endosymbionts: metagenomic perspective. 14. Do insects show resistant to EPN? Role of insect immunity. 15. Insecticide resistance management in insect pests. 16. Bt crops and insects pests susceptibility: current status. 17. Pesticide induced hormesis and resurgence. 18. Practical aspects of resistance detection: bioassay methods. 19. Practical aspects of resistance detection: biochemical methods. 20. Clean laboratory practices for rearing and bioassay of insects. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/H.P.Singh. 2. Coconut palm/George V. Thomas and V. Krishnakumar. 3. Arecanut palm/D. Balasimha and K.S. Ananda. 4. Oil palm/P. Rethinam, P.K. Mandal, R.K. Mathur and P. Murugesan. 5. Palmyrah palm/S. Arulraj, P. Nainar, K. Venkatramana and E.G. Ebenezar. 6. Date palm/T.A. More, R.S. Singh and S.K. Sharma. 7. Exotic ornamental palms/S. Ganeshan, Anuradha Sane, D.L. Shetti and K. Lavanya Devi. 8. Ornamental palms for landscaping/H.P. Sumangala and P. Rethinam. 9. Common ornamental palms in India/N. Mohanan, R. Raj Vikraman and Joemon Jacob. 10. Breeding of palms/R.V. Nair and B.A. Jerard. 11. Biotechnology and genomics in palms/R. Manimekalai, M.K. Rajesh and K.P. Manju. 12. Phytoplasmal diseases of palms/R. Manimekali and O.M. Roshna. This book on Palms provides a comprehensive coverage of palms giving details such as origin and distribution, morphology, medicinal properties and various value added products of commercially important palms coconut, arecanut, palmyrah palm, date palm and oil palm as well as various ornamental palms for landscape management and much more. A number of palm species discussed herein exemplify the multipurpose character of such palms which merit special consideration for their full range of products rather than for only a single commercial product.I am sure that the wealth of information and references contained in this book will be of immense value to researchers in general and horticulturists in particular extension workers farmers and agro-industrialist from across the globe, where palm has socio-economic significance. This book shall also be of much value for the garden enthusiasts wishing to know more about this extensive and economically very important plant family and stimulate readers to grow and use palms. …

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Molecular identification of fungal pathogens/P. Chowdapa. 2. DNA based biosensors for detection of pathogens/Ashok Kumar, Sandip K. Dash, Darshan P. Sharma and Suman. 3. DNA barcoding of seed borne fungal pathogens/H.S. Prakash, B. Archana, A.C. Udayashankar, S. Chandra Nayaka and S.R. Niranjana. 4. Molecular techniques to asses crop health/Hemant K. Gautam and Anamika Jha. 5. Elicitor active molecules from fungal cell wall/S.N. Das, J. Madhu Prakash and A.R. Podile. 6. Recognition of fungi and activation of defense responses in plants/B.N. Chakraborty. 7. Functional genomics based approaches in analysis of pathogenicity genes in colletotrichum/P. Malathi and R. Viswanathan. 8. Issues and strategies in development of fungal resistant transgenic plants/J.B. Mythili. 9. Engineering fungal resistance: promises of RNAI/M.V. Rajam and Neeur Singh. 10. Genomics of filamentous phytopathogens: new insight in pathogenesis and virulence/Kamal Kumar and Praveen K. Verma. 11. Molecular markers in breeding for fungal resistance in horticultural crop varieties and hybrids/D.C. Lakshmana Reddy , Subhada Pattanayak and C. Aswath. 12. Signaling mechanisms and plant defense/G.V.S. Saiprasad. 13. Systemic aquired resistance for plant disease management/A. Ramesh Sundar, R. Viswanthan and M. Muthumeena. 14. Molecular basis of red rot resistance in sugarcane/R. Viswanathan, A. Ramesh Sundar, P. Malathi, V. Ganesh Kumar P.R. Rahul and P.T. Pratima. 15. Molecular mechanisms of biocontrol by Trichoderma virens/Prasun K. Mukherjee, Mala Mukherjee and A.N. Mukhopadhyay. 16. Regulatory requirements, quality control. commercialization and IPR related issues by bio pesticides/H.B. Singh. 17. Intellectual property protection for crop varieties in India/Rekha Chaturvedi. 18. Prevention and containment of emerging mushroom diseases through consolidated management practices/R.N. Verma. 19. Digital catalogue of fungi of Uttar Pradesh generated using Indian microbial diversity information system IMDIS/Sudershan Kumar, Aradhna Mishra, Leena Wahi, Uma Supyal, Abhilasha Agnihotri and H.B. Singh. Index. Plant pathogenic fungi were responsible for some of the worlds greatest famines and human suffering. Considering the needs of students, research scholars molecular plant pathologist and biotechnologists the book entitled "Molecular Approaches for Plant Fungal Disease Management" integrates information on technological advances made in molecular fungal pathology for effective disease management to safeguard resource poor farmers, global food and nutritional security. This book lays emphasis on the recent advances on molecular identification of plant pathogenic fungi, genomics of fungal pathogens, signaling mechanisms and plant defense, molecular marker assisted selection for fungal resistance transgenic and RNAI technologies for engineering of fungal resistance molecular techniques to asses crop health and molecular mechanisms of bio control for plant disease management regulatory requirement quality control and commercialization of bio-pesticides. …

Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Landscaping principles of elements garden features and adornments 2 Garden designs - types and styles 3 Bio-aesthetic planning 4 Public places susceptible to landscaping 5 Famous gardens of India 6 Use of computers in landscaping 7 Role of plants in combating environmental pollution GlossaryThis book has been specially written based on the curriculum of graduate and post-graduate students of floriculture and landscaping It has about 300 original coloured photographs and is written in an easy to understand language Every landscape elements features and adornments are described in detail putting all the relative terms together under one caption To make it contemporary two new chapters viz Use of computers in landscaping and role of plants in combating environmental pollution have been included to supplement the full knowledge on the subject The legacy of the famous recreational and the botanical gardens existing in the country are also described with their roles in introducing various horticultural and rare plants Bio-aesthetic planning with places susceptible to landscaping are also described Knot gardens parterre gardens cottage gardens roof gardens water gardens rock gardens terrace gardens balcony gardens vertical gardens lawns annuals perennials trees shrubs and climbers hedges and edges indoor plants cacti and other succulents are given their rightful place along with photographs Glossary of technical terms used in the book has been given in the end of the book for better understanding jacket 210 pp. xlviii col. plates (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: 1. Historical perspective. 2. Reproductive biology. 3. Cultivars. 4. Ecological requirement. 5. Nursery management. 6. Establishment of orchard. 7. Improved production systems and management. 8. Crop regulation. 9. Rejuvenation of senile orchards. 10. Nutrient management. 11. Water management. 12. Disease management. 13. Insect management. 14. Post-harvest management. 15. Processing and value addition. 16. Potential for commercial exploitation. Annexures. From the preface: Guava is one of the cherished fruit crops of India. It is considered to be one of the exquisite nutritionally valuable and remunerative fruit. Besides its high nutritive value, it bears heavy crop every year and gives handsome economic returns involving little inputs. But of late this crop has exhibited a paradigm shift in the production system, from subsistence farming to commercial production. The traditional system of cultivation has often posed problems in attaining desired levels of productivity due to large tree canopy. Hence, a need arose to improve the existing production system besides increasing its productivity. The evergreen fruits in general are regarded as not responding to pruning. However a number of observations made in guava has conclusively proved the effectiveness of this important operation in maintaining the sustained fruit yield and keeping the plant well within manageable limits. …

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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. The genus phytophthora. 2. Evolutionary placement. 3. Biology and life cycle. 4. Phytophthora systematics. 5. Differences between pythium and phytophora. 6. Disease symptoms. 7. Sample collection. 8. Float incubation diagnostic assay for differentiation of Phytophthora and pythium. 9. Isolation. 10. Selective isolation media. 11. Basal growth media. 12. Morphological identification. 13. Storage of the cultures. 14. Metalaxyl resistance determination. 15. Plant inoculation assays. 16. Taxonomic keys. 17. Terminology. 18. Molecular identification. 19. Identification of sub populations. 20. Genus specific diagnostic markers. 21. Species specific diagnostic markers. 22. Isozyme analysis. 23. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of proteins. 24. Protocol for detection of phytophthora Ramorum. Appendices. References. It offers experimental tips for choice and preparation of selective media, isolation and culturing basic methods for morphological identification DNA isolation different market loci, DNA sequence and gel based identification separation of subpopulations genus and species-specific diagnostic markers, isozyme analysis protein profiles basics of whole genome sequence analyses and identification markers of exotic Phytophthora species. This practical guide aimed at serving the needs of post graduate research students plant pathologists molecular biologists and biotechnologists and disease diagnosticians in plant quarantine laboratories for resolving issues related to management of devastating plant pathogen phytophthora. (jacket). …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Foliar diseases : an overview/H.P. Singh and P. Chowdappa. 2. The genus alternaria: Biology and taxonomy/P. Chowdappa. 3. The genus colletotrichum: biology and taxonomy/P. Chowdappa. 4. The genus cercospora: biology and taxonomy/Ramesh Chand, Vineeta Singh, Prabhat Kumar, Chhattar Pal and P. Chowdappa. 5. Early blight of tomato/P. Chowdappa and S.P. Mohan Kumar. 6. Alternaria blight of rapeseed mustard/C. Chattopadhyay, P.D. Meena and Arvind Kumar. 7. Alternaria leaf blights of cruciferous vegetables/Pratibha Sharma, V. Prakasam, M. Henry, Swati Deep, Sushil Kumar, S. Gothandapani and P. Chowdappa. 8. Alternaria blight of sunflower/M. Santha Lakshmi Prasad and P. Chowdappa. 9. Alternaria blight of sesame/M.K. Naik, G. Ramegowda, A.S. Savita, R. Lokesha and P. Chowdappa. 10. Purple leaf blotch and stemphylium leaf blight of onion/P. Chowdappa and Girija Ganeshan. 11. Chilli Anthracnose/P. Chowdappa. 12. Anthracnose of mango/B.K. Pandey and A.K. Misra. 13. Anthracnose disease of grapes/Indu S. Sawant and S.D. Sawant. 14. Anthracnose on spice crops/R. Suseela Bhai.15. Red rot disease of sugarcane/R. Viswanathan. 16. Cercospora leaf spot of grain and vegetable legumes/Ramesh Chand, Vinita Singh, R.G. Chaudhary, Naimuddin and P. Chowdappa. 17. Cercospora leaf spot of groundnut/N.P. Eswara Reddy and P. Chowdappa. 18. Leaf spot on pomegranate/A.K. Saxena. 19. Phytophthora diseases of vegetable and fruits/P. Chowdappa and S.P.Mohan Kumar. 20. Biological control of foliar diseases/B. Ramanujam, P. Chowdappa and T. Honnur Basha. Index.…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/H.P. Singh, V.A. Parthasarathy and M. Anandaraj. 2. Botany and cytogenetics/R. Ramakrishnan Nair and V.A. Parthasarathy. 3. Genetic diversity/B. Krishnamoorthy, T.E. Sheeja, R. Senthil Kumar and D. Prasath. 4. Biotechnology/T.E. Sheeja, K.N. Babu, D. Prasath and V.A. Parthasarathy. 5. Physiology/K.S. Krishnamurthy and S.J. Ankegowda. 6. Cropping zones/Utpala Parthasarathy and K. Kandiannan. 7. Production technologies/K. Kandiannan and C.K. Thankamani. 8. Nutrition/R. Dinesh, V. Srinivasan and S. Hamza. 9. Diseases/A. Kumar, C.N. Biju and R. Praveena. 10. Pests/S. Devasahayam, Santhosh J. Eapen, T.K. Jacob and Rashid Pervez. 11. Post harvest processing/E. Jayashree and T. John Zachariah. 12. Chemistry/B. Chempakam, T. John Zachariah and N.K. Leela. 13. Nutraceutical and medicinal uses/Shamina Azeez and B. Chempakam. 14. Ayurvedic uses/P. Ram Manohar. 15. Ornamentals and minor crops/K.N. Shiva and Sujtaha A. Nair. 16. Web resources and databases/C.K. Sushama Devi, K. Jayarajan and Santhosh J. Eapen. Index. Zingiberaceae or ginger family is the largest family of the order Zingiberales containing about 53 genera and more than 1, 300 species consisting of aromatic perennial herbs. Commercial Zingiberaceous spices traded are ginger, turmeric, cardamom and large cardamom. Ornamental ginger is a diverse group of plants that are gaining importance in the floriculture trade as cut flowers, flowering pot plants and landscape plants. Herbs of the Zingiberaceae family have been used in the tradition of Ayurveda from a very early period in its evolutionary history. Cardamom, ginger, turmeric and greater galangal or blue ginger figure prominently amongst several other crops mentioned in the classical text books of Ayurveda. The monograph covers all aspects of Zingiberaceae in sixteen chapters. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Technological intervention for higher sustainable rural poultry production/S. Malik. 2. Breeding strategies for rural poultry production/M.K. Padhi and R.N. Chatterjee. 3. Impact of climate change on rural poultry/J.S. Tyagi and M. Sirajudeen. 4. Indigenous poultry germplasm and rural poultry production system in North East India/S. Doley. 5. Nutritional requirements of rural poultry germplasm and preparation of low cost ration by using local feed ingredients/Pramod Singh. 6. Breeding strategy for development of rural poultry/H.N. Narsimha Murthy, Venugopal S. and K.G. Satish. 7. Poultry genetic resources of India and their conservation/R.K. Pundir, D. Sharma and N. Kaur. 8. Immunity and disease resistance in the perspective of rural poultry production/V.K. Saxena. 9. Health hazards associated with poultry production in the scenario of emerging zoonotic diseases their prevention and control/Ashok Kumar, Deepak B. Rawool and Lokesh K.M. 10. Backyard poultry farming in NEH region of India/K.C. Das. 11. Feeds and feeding challenges for rural poultry production/Pramod Singh. 12. Woman entrepreneurship livelihood development and employment generation by rural poultry production/H.N. Narsimha Murthy, Venugopal S. and K.G. Satish. Subject Index.…

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Food 3 Fruit processing 4 Vegetable processing 5 Spice processing 6 Cereal processing 7 Pulse processing 8 Oil seed processing 9 Sugarcane processing 10 Milk processing 11 Meat processing 12 Processing waste utilization 13 Food safety and standards Appendices "The book covers processing of wide range of products from fruits vegetables spices cereals pulses oil seeds sugarcane milk meat poultry and fish with traditional processing and preservation and latest technology The basic aspects of food such as nutritional quality spoilage storage additives methods of preservation packaging waste utilization and food safety have been described at an appropriate introductory level The book will be very useful for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of food science and technology home science horticulture agribusiness and can be of great use to teachers extension workers food processors and others interested in the field of food processing" jacket 189 pp.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/H.P. Singh. 2. Diagnostic methods/H.P. Singh, M. Anandaraj and A.I. Bhat. I. Fruit crops: 3. Banana Mus spp/R. Selvarajan, R. Thangavelu, V. Balasubramanian and M.M. Mustaffa. 4. Citrus citrus spp/D.K. Ghosh and A.K. Das. 5. Grapes vitis vinifera/Indu, S. Sawant and S.D. Sawant. 6. Guava psidium guajava/A.K. Misra and B.K. Pandey. 7. Mango mangifera indica/A.K. Misra and B.K. Pandey. 8. Papaya carica papaya/M. Krishnareddy, T.R. Usha Rani, V. Venkataravanappa and D.K. Samuel. II. Vegetable crops: 9. Cabbage and cauliflower brassica spp/R.K. Saritha, M. Loganathan and T.K. Bag.10. Potato solanum tuberosum/Prakash S. Naik, I.D. Garg and Jagesh Kumar. 11. Tomato solanum lycopersicum and Brinjal solanum melongena/T.K. Bag, M. Loganathan and Mathura Rai. 12. Tropical tuber crops/T. Makeshkumar, M.L. Jeeva and V. Hegde. III. Plantation crops and spices: 13. Black pepper piper nigrum/M. Anandaraj and A.I. Bhat. 14. Cardamom elettaria cardamomum/A.I. Bhat, M.N. Venugopal and C.N. Biju. 15. Cocoa theobroma cacao/R. Chandra Mohanan and Prabha K. Peter. 16. Coconut cocos nucifera/R. Chandra Mohanan, R. Manimekalai and K.M. Sharadraj . 17. Ginger zingiber officinale and turmeric curcuma longa/A. Kumar and R. Suseela Bhai. 18. Seed spices/S.K. Malhotra and M. Anandaraj. IV. Ornamentals. 19. Orchids/R.P. Pant, R.K. Jain and R.P. Medhi. Index. Horticultural crops are attacked by a large group of pathogens inflicting moderate to heavy crop losses. Due to the increased demand of fruits and vegetables and other horticultural products, more efforts are being put in horticulture sector for further boosting production to meet increased demand. Although availability of planting material and designer agro-techniques has increased in horticulture sector but biotic factors continue to be the bane of horticulture production. Crop health management during active growth phase and post harvest health management assumes significance to reduce the loss and increase the productivity. Production of quality planting materials is fast becoming an important input in disease management programmes especially in production of disease/virus free plants. Many accredited laboratories are being established to test the genetic fidelity and virus indexing of micro-propagated plants. In the present book the available information on the disease diagnostic methods developed for fruits, vegetables, plantation crops, spices and ornamentals are presented in a detailed form. These are comprehensively covered with respect to individual crops by experienced scientists. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. True ornamental bulbs. 2. Cormous ornamental plants. 3. Rhizomatous ornamental plants. 4. Tuberous ornamental plants. Glossary. The book is highly comprehensive with smooth reading vis-a-vis bulky encyclopaedic books dealing with several bulbous plants. This may also be applied as a ready reckoner by professionals, scientists and professors concerned with bulbous ornamentals. For commercial growers of bulbous ornamentals, it is a real treatise which will guide them in their endeavours in growing any of the bulbours ornamentals and they will not require running to an expert now and then. There being four major botanical classes of underground structure, the book consists of four chapters viz, true bulbs cormous rhizomatous and tuberous their simple definitions vis-a-vis enlisting of the plant names in their specific classes so that at a cursory glance one may locate their exact classes. Thus 124 plants are listed under true bulbs 62 under cormous 61 under rhizomatous and 46 under tuberous. However only the commercial ones that can be grown in the country are further described in detail covering all the aspects viz, introduction and origin, Botany, classification, species and varieties, propagation, cultural practices, irrigation and feeding, growth an flowering post harvest and insect pests, disease and physiological disorders. In the end for east and quick access a glossary containing more than 400 technical terms is also provided.…

Contents Foreword Preface 1 Water Resources in Hills 2 Rainwater Harvesting 3 Traditional Irrigation System The Kuhl Irrigation 4 Irrigation Management 5 Managing Soil Moisture for Better Yields 6 Watershed Development 7 Technological Innovations A summary 8 Water Management Strategies for Hilly Areas 9 Publications 10 Subject Index The entire agriculture production system is based on how efficiently the natural resources are utilized therefore soil and water play the most critical role in this process India has the onus of feeding 17 of worlds human and 11 of the livestock population on 4 of the water resources and 23 of the land It is also a harsh fact that the availability of these two precious resources is reducing each passing day On one hand the net cultivated area has hovered around 1402 million has since 1970 ie for almost 4 decades with very little scope of area expansion On the other hand it is estimated that a minimum of 400 million tonnes of food production annually would be the required to feed a population likely to cross 15 billion by 2050 Obviously the natural resources are going to be put under enormous strain as there is not alternative to intensification of agricultural activities to ensure food security Although the annual long term average rainfall of India is 117 cms compared to the global average of 110 cms it is highly erratic in its spatial and temporal distribution The uncertainty of rainfall is going to increase further as a consequence of global warming worsening the situation in rainfed regions in particular Of the total precipitation that falls in the country less than 29 is harvested or utilized and 21 of it is lost to the sea It is also the hill eco-system which is associated with higher rainfall This is the reason why soil erosion rates are very high in this eco-system For example in the state of Himachal Pradesh more than 30 ie almost one third of the geographical area has soil erosion rates of more than 10 tha year This not only results in the loss of soil but also nutrients It is estimated that at the national level 53 billion tonnes of soil and 6 million tonnes of nutrients are lost resulting in an economic loss in production of more than Rs11000 crores The All India Coordinated Research Project on Water Management which was established in Karnal in 1969 also has the specific mandate of developing and generating technologies related to water management in high rainfall areas The centre at CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University Palampur which was started in 1972 has been contributing very significantly on these aspects Since water is going to occupy centre stage locally nationally and internationally both in the short term and long term it is imperative that this precious resource is managed efficiently and effectively in a sustained manner The initiative taken by the scientists working at the Centre in compiling this publication on all issues related to water management for the hill region entitled Water for Hill Agriculture Unlocking Potentials is a very timely publication In this single compilation the authors have looked at all aspects of water management be it irrigated or rainfed agriculture The introductory chapter has documented the water resources of the region Another chapter highlights the traditional Khul irrigation and ways and means of enhancing water efficiency Rainwater harvesting which is so essential for sustaining the productivity and enhancing cropping intensity has been dealt with comprehensively along with watershed development Irrigation water use efficiencies are generally very low and an improvement in their efficiencies through the interventions developed by the Centre will go a long way in sustaining this finite resource I compliment the authors for making sincere efforts and I am confident that this publication will be useful not only to water managers but also to the scientists stakeholders state officials administrators as well as students 148 pp. 14 colour plates, 22 b/w plates, tables, figs, map (illustratore).…