The Science of Horticulture: Vol 02

K.V. Peter (Author)

9789358870411

Paperback / softback, published 20 August 2011

364 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.9 kg

The compilation comprises recent research findings from countries including India, the USA, Japan, the European Union, the UK, and others, on topics such as vegetable science, fruit science, ornamentals, spices, plantation crops, and postharvest technology. These volumes have been contributed to by renowned educators and scientists in the field. The content exposes readers to the fundamentals of horticultural practices and phenomena through chapters on geographical indications in horticulture, emerging trends in bioinformatics, chemistry of fragrance, advances in the development of salt and water stress-tolerant plants, physiology of dormancy, principles of preservation and packing to improve quality and extend shelf life of fresh horticultural produce, graft incompatibility, role and symptoms of deficiency of micronutrients in horticultural crops, history of bioinformatics, and entomology in India. Additionally, the books cover topics such as ecofriendly approaches for the management of pests and diseases of horticultural crops, HELO priming in vegetable crops, controlled atmosphere storage of fruits, physiology of fruit ripening, and trade in floriculture.

• 1. Geographical Indications in horticulture by Elsy, C.R. and Mridula N.
• 2. Emerging trends in bioinformatics by Keshavachandran, R., Reena, N. and Nancy Thomas.
• 3. Chemistry of Fragrance by Shamina Azeez.
• 4. Advances in development of salt and water stress tolerant plants by Vanaja T.
• 5. Physiology of dormancy by Passam, Harold C and Alexopoulos, Alexios A.
• 6. Principles of preservation and packing to improve quality and extend shelf life of fresh horticultural produce by Bakshi, A.K. and Aggarwal Poonam.
• 7. Graft incompatibility by Masayo Kawaguchi, David Backhouse, Acram Taji and Masayuki Oda.
• 8. Role and symptoms of deficiency of micronutrients in horticultural crops by Nirmala Devi, S. and Sadhan Kumar P.G.
• 9. History of bioinformatics by Keshavachandran R. and Nancy Thomas.
• 10. Entomology in India - a historical perspective by Sosamma Jacob.
• 11. Ecofriendly approaches for the management of pests and disease of horticultural crops by Nakkeeran S., Renuka Devi P and Marimuthu T.
• 12. HELO priming in vegetable crops by Krishna Kumar K.
• 13. Controlled atmosphere storage of fruits by Sudhakar Rao, D.V. Gopalakrishna Rao, K.P. and Narayana C.K.
• 14. Physiology of fruit ripening by Dhillon W.S. and Gill P.P.S.
• 15. Trade in floriculture by Sheela Jayagopan.