Horticultural Crops of High Nutritive Values

by K V Peter

Overview

MS Swaminathan said, “The three major dimensions of hunger in India are calorie deprivation, protein deprivation and micro-nutrient deprivation”. While addressing this famous statement, this book provides valuable insight into how Horticulture can take center stage in making India nutritionally secure. This book aims to delve into practical application and of horticulture crops in achieving nutritional security in a sustainable manner. Contents: 1.Plant Breeding, 2.Biotechnological Approaches for ex-situ Conservation and Sustaina Utilization of Selected Rare and Heavily Traded Medicinal Plants in India, 3.Polyembryony, 4.Post harvest processing and value addition vis a vis biochemistry of ginger and turmeric, 5.Non thermal Processing of Horticultural Crops, 6.Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruit Ripening, 7.Chemistry of Paclobutrazol and its actions, 8.Seed borne diseases of Tropical Crops- Diagnostics , Transmission and Management, 9.Emerging Innovations for sustainable spices production, 10.Hydrologic regimes under climate change in Indo-Gangetic basin and its impact on fruit production, 11.Cardamom, 12.Coffee, 13.Oil palm, 14.Palmyrah, 15.Banana, 16.Potatoes, 17.Tuber crops, 18.Gardens as Elements of an Urbanizing World, "

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788193445204
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	526
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Prof. K. V. Peter, Director World Noni Research Foundation, Chennai is the Former Vice-Chancellor,Kerala Agricultural University (KAU); Director, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut; Director of Research KAU and Professor of Horticulture from 1979. He is an acknowledged teacher and science manager. A post graduate from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar (1969-1975), he is associated with development of biotic stress resistant varieties in Chilli (Pant-CI,Pant-C2), Tomato (Sakthi) and Brinjal(Surya) grown throughout the subcontinent. He is recipient of several national awards including Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award; Dr. M H Marigowda National Award; HSI-Shivasakthi Award for Life Time Contributions to vegetable research; Recogntion Award and Dr. K Ramiah Memorial Award of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi; PNASF Gold Medal, KRLCC Award-2015 for contributions to Education and Science; ”Sugnada Bharati Award-2015” by Indian Society of Spices Calicut and Gold medal from Indian Society of Vegetable Science, Varanasi. He is a Fellow of NAAS New Delhi,NASI Allahabad , NABS Chennai ,ISNS Chennai and HSI New Delhi. He has more than 50 books to his credit from prominent Indian and International Publishers.