The book deals with various aspects of pomegranate cultivation, processing and entrepreneurship opportunities. This book is a comprehensive compilation of full length papers presented by the pomegranate experts from all over India in the “National Seminar-cum-Exhibition on Pomegranate for Nutrition, Livelihood Security and Entrepreneurship Development” besides having some contributed chapters. The book has been suitably compiled and edited in a lucid and easy to understand format for the benefit of all the stakeholders of pomegranate. Efforts have been made to incorporate latest information on varietal improvement, production of quality planting materials, water and canopy management, integrated disease, pests and nutrient management, value chain on processing of pomegranate and entrepreneurship development. It is hoped that this publication will be of immense value to all the stakeholders and a helpful addition to the existing information base in pomegranate.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR N.V. Singh
Dr. N.V. Singh is currently Scientist at ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate, Solapur. He received B.Sc. (Agri) degree from Banaras Hindu University and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Horticulture from IARI, New Delhi. He joined Agricultural Research Service of ICAR in 2009 and has more than 100 publications to his credit. As the lead innovator, he commercialized 3 technologies on pomegranate propagation and awarded Fellowship and Young Scientist Awards for his scientific contribution. He has experience of supervising more than 10 institutional and externally funded research and developmental projects. He underwent advanced training at West Virginia State University, USA.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR R. K. Pal
Prof. R.K. Pal is currently the Director of the ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate at Solapur, Maharashtra. After his formal education from West Bengal, he received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Horticulture from IARI and joined Agricultural Research Service of ICAR. He served IARI in different capacities for over 25 years as a Scientist, Professor and Head of the Division of Post Harvest Technology. He underwent advanced training in USA and attended the International Course on Food Processing as FAO Fellow in the Netherlands.
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