Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops: Vol 05

K.V. Peter (Author)

9789358870367

Paperback / softback, published 15 January 2010

506 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 1.2 kg

The concern for diminishing nutritional security is a matter of global interest, as the availability of arable land is decreasing, water resources for irrigation are becoming scarce and expensive, and the availability of labor is diminishing. As a result, there is a growing need for future crops and alternative sources of nutrition. To address this issue, an all-inclusive international organization for future crops has been established under the auspices of CGIAR. Horticultural crops, including vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, medicinal plants, and aromatic plants, are particularly noteworthy because they comprise a large number of plants with potential for edible uses and significant nutritional value. While some of these plants are considered weeds in certain regions, they are consumed as edible items in other parts of the world. Moreover, some of these plants are utilized for phytosanitation and phytoremediation, but they are now gaining attention as raw materials for biofuel production. The depletion of natural resources, such as energy and water, due to climate change and the resulting global warming and ozone depletion, poses a significant threat to the sustainability of these resources.

• Section I. Vegetables and Tubers:
• 1. Capsicum chinense Jacq. (Mali Mulaku) by P. Indira.
• 2. Minor greens and salads by C. Mini.
• 3. Future leaf vegetables by B. Varalakshmi.
• 4. Vigna dalzelliama (O. Kuntzc) Verdc. A wild legume from Eastern Ghats of Peninsular India by L. Rama Murthy and D. Thangadourai.
• 5. White Yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir) by Oyetunzi and Olusola Jacob.
• Section II. Fruits:
• 6. Underutilized Nut Fruits of Hills by G. Pandey, D. Pandey and S.K. Shukla.
• 7. Lesser known edible fruits of North Eastern India by R.K. Patel, L.C. De, Akath Singh and C. Bidyut Deka.
• 8. Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis Park) by Sarah T. George and P.S. Manoj.
• 9. Nectarine - A new promising fruit crop for mid hills by Jayant Kumar and Kishore Khosla.
• 10. Pecan nut by J.M. Badyal and S.K. Upadhyay.
• 11. Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb) by Kazutoshi Hamada.
• 12. Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) - Value added products by Pareek Sunil.
• 13. Jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) - Nutritional data, medicinal values and uses by Sudha George Valavi and Lisa Thottapilly.
• Section III.
• Ornamental Plants:
• 14. Cleome gynandra. nutritional and medicinal properties by E. Van Den Heever, S.L. Venter and W.S. Jansen Van Rensburg.
• 15. Ornamentals for essentials oils by A. Sobhana.
• Section IV. Medicinal Plants:
• 16. Sambucus nigra L. in Catalonia (Iberian Peninsula) by Joan Valles, Maria Angels Bonet, Teresa Garnatje, Joan Muntane, Montse Parada and Montse Rigat.
• 17. Underutilized medicinal plants of Uttarakhand Hills by Shailesh Tripathi and V.K. Sah.
• 18. Seabuckthorn. A new underutilized fruit crops by Brahma Singh