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The book aims to ignite the minds of academicians so that new arenas of research open up. The book will provide data about the seeds of 150 Indian medicinal plants at glance, giving the readers a quick handy view on the information about a particular seed of interest. This book will be a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important 150 medicinal plants seeds. The book includes descriptions of 150 medicinal plants seeds. ...
The present book highlights diversity, distribution, ecological role and biotechnological potentials of different groups of microorganisms studied by different authors. However, details of biodiversity and biotechnology of mangrove microorganisms have been discussed with reference to mangrove ecosystem of Odisha coast specially Bhitarkanika and Mahanadi delta. This book will be immensely helpful for the students, researchers and academicians pursuing their study ...
The present book is a collection and synthesis of 30 lead papers contributed by R&D workers/experts/policy planners from different institutions/organizations as a part of their independent studies conducted at different times. It covers status, achievements and future R&D strategies on different issues concerning Apple vis-à-vis global advancement. The issues covered range from research needs, innovative technologies, genetic resources, nursery ...
The demand supply situations for the selected plantation commodities such as tea and coffee in the Asian continent have undergone a rapid transformation due to the growth of the world economy and lowering of trade barriers resulting into surge in import. To give a barrier to such a situation, it is high time to create awareness on the positive characteristics of Indian Coffee/ tea and initiate appropriate branding and promotional strategies especially on country ...
The present book updates the subject content of Organic farming, bio-fertilizers, green chemistry, green manure, agro-waste recycling, plant biotechnology, vermi-compost, ferti-irrigation technology, sustainable agriculture and soil management.
The book will be helpful for the researchers, academia working in the field of Organic farming, bio-fertilizers, green chemistry, green manure, agro-waste recycling, plant biotechnology, vermi-compost, sustainable ...
A modern discipline, Agricultural Economics generally applies the principles of economics to the production of crops and livestock. The discipline, known as agronomics, is a branch of economics, which specifically deals with land usage. It focuses on maximizing a good soil-ecosystem. Throughout the 20th century, the discipline got expanded and the current scope of the discipline much broader. Agricultural economics now includes a variety of applied areas, having ...
Essential oil derived from aromatic plants find wide application in perfume, flavour, fragrance and pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. There has been a significant increase in demand for essential oils and aromatic plants during the past 35 years. Although, some aromatic herbs/varieties are grown already there is a need to develop cultivation and distillation methods appropriate for newly developed elite strains/varieties of aromatic plants along with new ...
Fundamentals of Environmental Biology has been conceived to bring different aspects of environmental biology under one head. The purpose of this book is to fill the gap between basic books of ecology or environmental science and advanced environmental biotechnology in an appropriate manner. Divided in two parts, the book contains fourteen chapters. First part deals with the topics related with ecology and environmental sciences and second part deals with ...
The book entitled “Nutritional Disorders in Crop Plants” has been designed to cater the needs of the under graduate and post graduate students and scientists of both agriculture and horticulture. It will also serve as both guide and ready reckoner for the extension officials of both agriculture and horticulture in understanding the principles of crop nutrition as well as in diagnosing nutritional disorders. The book will be highly useful for policy ...
This book entitled Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) provides an in depth review of the current state of art of research conducted in bitter gourd. The books begins with exhaustive description in terms of origin and distribution, nutritive value and uses, taxonomy, systematics and botany, cytogenetics, genetics and breeding methods, varieties and hybrids, cultivation practices, pest and diseases and their management, post harvest and value addition and ...
Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Phycomycetes. 2. Ascomycetes. 3. Fungi Imperfect. 4. Mycelia sterilia.
Books playing a significant role in our life. Good books improve our knowledge, ideas, excellence of living. They tune up our intellectual behavior that makes our outlook broad. Books motivate us when we are conquered. They inspire us to work hard with hope and courage. Books enrich our experience and sharpen our intellect and hence we wrote this book which gives adequate and direct information about the plant diseases and their management practices. Plant ...
The physiology of flowering trees has 13 chapters. The first chapter deals with growth and its coordination in trees. The second chapter deals with root system studies in fruit trees. The third chapter deals with morphogenesis and integration in tree organs. The fourth chapter deals with dormancy and germination. The fifth chapter deals with juvenility and senescence. The sixth chapter deals with flowering. The seventh chapter deals with pollination in fruit ...
The book entitled “Plant Diseaes: Fruits and Nuts” includes 35 chapters contributed by eminent researchers in their respective fields. Efforts have been to incorporate information on diseases of apples, pears, peach, stone fruits, citrus, grapevines, grapes, strawberry, blueberries, cranberries, pecans, walnuts, apricot and almond.
Contents: Preface. 1. Scab of apples/G.W. Keitt. 2. Blotch of apples/John C. Dunegan. 3. Bitter rot of apples/John C. ...