Fundamentals of Vegetable Cultivation

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction to bioinformatics. 2. Food, nutrients and its sources. 3. Vegetable and its importance. 4. History and status of vegetables cultivation in India. 5. Problems in vegetable cultivation. 6. Scope of vegetable cultivation. 7. Classification of vegetable crops. 8. Types of vegetables gardening. 9. Selection of site for vegetable cultivation. 10. Forcing of vegetables crops. 11. Hydroponics of vegetable crops. 12. Cultivation of vegetable in greenhouse. 13. Vegetable seeds and seed production. 14. Nursery management of vegetable crops. 15. Starter solution in vegetable cultivation. 16. Management of cultural practices in vegetable cultivation. 17. Cropping system and crop rotation in vegetable cultivation. 18. Factors affecting physiology of vegetable crops. 19. Soil management in vegetable cultivation. 20. Role of plant elements in vegetable cultivation. 21. Integrated nutrient management in vegetable cultivation. 22. Role of foliar nutrition in vegetable cultivation. 23. Use of plant growth regulators in vegetable cultivation. 24. Irrigation management in vegetable cultivation. 25. Mulching management in vegetable cultivation. 26. Weed management in vegetable cultivation. 27. Pre-harvest management of vegetable crops. 28. Post harvest management of vegetable preservation. 29. Fundamental of vegetable preservation. 30. Breeding procedures for improvement of vegetable crops. 31. Hybrid for sustainable vegetable production. 32. Bio-technology for improvement of vegetable crops. 33. Diversification in agriculture with vegetable crops. 34. Scientific storage of vegetable crops. 35. Marketing of vegetables. 36. Exhibition of vegetable crops. 37. Green food for healthy, wealthy and prosperous India. 38. Processed vegetables are healthier. 39. Climate change with special reference to vegetable cultivation. 40. Selected references.