Production Technology of Spices and Plantation Crops

by K G Shanmugavelu, K V Peter, N. Kumar

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Array of spices and plantation crops are grown under varied agroclimatic conditions in India. They earn a sizeable foreign exchange to India. Research and development on various spices and plantation crops have made rapid stride throughout the country. Organisations like ICAR, UPASI, Coffee Board, Tea Board, Spices Board, Rubber Board, etc have undertaken research on their relevant crops and made notable research achievements and new technologies to increase the productivity of these crops. But still we have to go a long way to compete with other countries in the international market to sell our products at competitive rates. This book "Production Technology of Spices and Plantation Crops," consists of two parts. First part deals with the spices (18 chapters) and the second part deals with the Plantation crops (12 chapters). These crops are dealt with elaborately comprising all aspects of cultivation including production, protection, marketing and processing. Information on these aspects have been gathered from various sources from the reports of many research stations, ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Projects, Reports of the statutory bodies and private organisations, Agricultural Universities and Agricultural Colleges and ICAR-Research Institutes. It is felt that this is a very important and valuable compendium to those who are interested in these crops, particularly to the research scientists, teachers, extension workers, students of various Agricultural Universities and Agricultural Colleges and the growers.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR K V Peter

Prof. K.V. Peter , Ph.D, is Former VC of KAU in Trichur, India and Coordinator of the Department of Biotechnology (GOI) funded projects on plantation crops and spices. Prof. Peter is a horticulturist, a plant breeder and an acknowledged research manager. He is the former Director for the Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut (ICAR) and former Professor and Director of Research, KAU. Professor Peter is the editor of seven books and author or co-author of thirteen books/bulletins and 132 research papers. The ICAR conferred on Prof. Peter the Rafi Ahamed Kidwai Prize, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences awarded the Recognition Award 1999 for contributions to crop improvement, and the University of Agricultural Sciences conferred the M.H. Marygowda Award for being the Best Horticultural Scientist. Prof. Peter is the Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR N. Kumar

N. Kumar passed his Masters's degree from C.C.S. University, Meerut in 1994. After which he completed his Law degree from C.C.S. University, Meerut in 1997. He holds a PGDCA from Bhimtal, Dist. Nainital and PGDM from I.T.S., Mohan Nagar, Ghaziabad. Currently he is engaged with his doctoral research in Economics. He has extensively published papers and research articles in professionals journals on various management problems. He is the author of a number of standard text books.