Handbook Of Vegetables

by K.V. Peter, Pranab Hazra

Overview

Human resource development and management in Agriculture and Horticulture as a whole has become the focus of planning. Comprehensive education in Horticultural science needs to be based on teaching, research and extension interfaces. The book series "Handbook of Vegetables Vol. I, II and III" edited by two eminent vegetable scientists in India (Prof. K. V. Peter and Prof. P. Hazra) is a comprehensive addition to the upcoming literatures on almost all aspects of Vegetable Science. The authors of different chapters in the book series are eminent teachers, scientist and crop specialists of the country and abroad. This book series will substantiate all technology support not only to maximize productivity of vegetables against unfortunate diminishing soil fertility, natural resources particularly land and water, biotic and abiotic stresses and rising cost of vegetable production but also to improve the vegetable crops through conventional breeding and biotechnological approaches. The first volume of this book series mainly dealt with comprehensive information on basic biology, taxonomy, genetics, breeding and agronomy for 14 important vegetable crops viz., potato tomato, eggplant, chilli and capsicum, cauliflower, onion, carrot, pea, okra, cowpea, pointed gourd, pumpkin and squash, drumstick, and tropical leafy vegetables along with four important general aspects and The second volume dealt with 14 important general aspects of Vegetable science including nutrient and phyto-chemical potential of vegetables, quality production of seedlings and grafts, in vitro propagation and conservation, biotechnological approaches in vegetable breeding, crop modelling, organic production and breeding for resistance to high temperature stress. The present volume of this book series (Volume III) adorned by 30 highly reputed contributors of India and abroad dealt with comprehensive information in the array of origin, distribution and variation, cytology and botany, floral biology, genetics, breeding methods, biotechnological innovation, agronomy of the crop, disease and pest management, value addition and seed production for 16 important vegetable crops viz., muskmelon, watermelon, cucumber, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, ridge and smooth gourd, ash gourd, cabbage, French bean, drumstick, radish, tropical tuber crops, vegetable amaranth, different leafy vegetables, vegetable soybean and mushrooms. Unique feature of this book series lay on more than 100 coloured photographs in each volume on seedling and graft production, in vitro culture, wild relatives of different crops, species variability, cultivar variability, pest, disease, physiological disorders, etc. Such photographic documentation on different aspects and features of "Vegetable Science" has not so far been made in any book. This text cum reference book has basically been prepared for the graduate and post graduate level students of Agricultural Universities of India and abroad. Teachers, researchers, professionals, vegetable growers and even nutritionists and dieticians will also get benefit from this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626991682
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	652
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Professor K.V. Peter, former Vice- Chancellor and Professor of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India and presently Director, World Noni Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu is basically a teacher and an acknowledged Science manager. Dr. Peter is Chairman, Research Advisory Committee, Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi, India; Trustee, Federal Ashwas Trust, Federal Bank, Aluva; Member Academic Council and Board of Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi and Chairman, NAIP-Cashew, CEPC, Quilon. He has been awarded various recognitions and awards-Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award, Dr M H Marigowda National Award, HSI-Shivasakthi Award etc. He edited and/or written over 65 books-the most read one being the book 'Plantation Crops' published by National Book Trust of India, in three languages. He is a Fellow of NAAS, NASI and NABS.
Dr. Pranab Hazra (b. 1960), M. Sc. (Ag.), Ph. D. in Vegetable Science, Professor in the Department of Vegetable Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa-vidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India has professional experience of more than 26 years in teaching and research in Vegetable Science. His field of expertise is Vegetable breeding, seed production, hybrid technology and inherent pollination control mechanisms. He has so far guided 11 Ph. D. students. He has so far handled 10 research projects financed by different Governmental organizations. He is also actively engaged in "Vegetable seed village" programme and extension activities on different aspects of Vegetable Science. He was Awarded FAO Fellowship from FAO, Rome for an international course "Biotechnology in Agriculture" at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He was consultant technical expert for the study on the "Feasibility of setting up an Agri- Export zone for vegetables in West Bengal". He was the member of the working sub group "Vegetable crops" for XI Five year Plan, Planning Commission, Govt. of India. He was the member of the working group "Vegetable Production" and "Seeds and Agricultural Management" sub-committee of the Agriculture Commission", Govt. of West Bengal.He was Visiting Scientist to the Institute of Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Sofia, Bulgaria in terms of Indo-Bulgaria project of Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. He has been nominated as the "Fellow" of the Indian Society of Vegetable Science. He has so far developed two non-viny, photo insensitive and high yielding vegetable cowpea variety; two tomato hybrids, one tolerant to tomato leaf curl virus and the other rich in lycopene content and several breeding lines. As a prolific writer, he has so far published 107 research papers in National and International journal of repute and written 7 books, 16 book chapters in 13 books, 3 teaching manuals, 4 technical manuals and a number of popular articles. Prof. Hazra is the member of several professional bodies and societies including European Association for Research on Plant Breeding, Vegetable Section. He has so far visited Bangladesh, Israel, Poland, Netherlands, Bulgaria, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Spain in connection with invited delegate, FAO Fellow, International seminars and visiting scientist.