Vegetables are very important to human health and national economy. Most of them are short duration and quick growing. Very convenient to raise even on small piece of land economically where other crops do not grow. They come under less carbohydrates and fat content group. The biological value of vegetable protein is high. Vegetables contains adequate quantity of vitamins and minerals, and have medicinal values. Therefore, these are known as protective foods. The book "Production Management of Underutilized Vegetables" contains 31 under utilized vegetables belong to 13 botanical families. Almost all production management practices for each underutilized vegetable crop is given. For convenient to readers, crop is given. For convenient to readers, crops are arranged alphabetically. The book provides Selected Readings for consulting an alternative sources, a glossary for meaning of several technical terms and Appendices for other useful information and ends with Index.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S.P. Singh
Dr. S.P. Singh, obtained degrees of B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag. & A.H. and M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (UP) India in 1964 and 1970 respectively. In the same University, he conducted research and imparted technical know-how on seed production technology in cereal and vegetable crops to the progressive farmers of Tarai region of western U.P. He was awarded Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi leading to Ph.D. degree in Horticulture at National Botanical Reserch Institute, Lucknow under Kanpur University, Kanpur (UP) in 1974-78. He joined Konkar Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ditt. Ratnagiri (MS) as Assistant Professor in 1978 and worked in the cadre of Associate Professor from January 1979 to Nov. 1983 in the same University. Presently Dr. Singh is serving as Associate Professor of Horticulture at Gujarat Agricultural University, Junagadh Campups, Junagadh since December, 1983. Dr. Singh has published more than 50 research papers and 65 semi-research articles in Horticulture. Dr. Singh is a life member of the Indian Journal of Plant Science Research and Indian Farmers’ Digest His main areas of interests are floriculture, olericulture and plantation crops. He is author of three more books, viz. 1. Mist propagation, 2. The Gliricidia, 3. Scientific Management of Arecanut Gardens.
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