Current Horticulture

Current Horticulture: Improvement, Production, Plant Health Management and Value-Addition, is a unique book of its own kind which deals all the aspects of Horticultural Science. It is consolidation of scattered information available in different forms which have been suitably compiled and edited in a lucid and easy-to- understandable format with adoptable recommendations for the benefit of all stakeholders. Efforts have been made to describe various aspects of horticultural crops in a systematic and comprehensive manner. The book is a compilation of the latest information on horticultural technologies developed by ICAR institutes and state agricultural/horticultural Universities across the country.

Binding Hardbound, Language English, Volume 1: 1. Adaptation of fruit crops for sustainable production under climate changes. 2. Integrated horticulture-based farming systems for livelihood security. 3. Managing natural resources for sustainable fruit production in arid zone. 4. Nursery management of vegetable crops. 5. Quality planting material for arid and semi-arid fruits. 6. Planting geometry and canopy modulation in fruit trees: mitigating effects of climate change. 7. On-the-tree fruit bagging: an organic fruit production technology. 8. Tree architecture for high-density planting in guava. 9. Genetic resource of minor tuber crops for improvement. 10. Genetic resource of henna for improvement. 11. Exploiting heterosis for vegetable improvement. 12. Grafting technology: mitigating abiotic stresses in vegetable crops. 13. Technological intervention for doubling farmer s income in arid horticultural crops. 14. Biotechnological interventions enhancing fruit production. 15. Seed spices: diversity, characterization, conservation and utilization. 16. Prospects of date palm cultivation in Thar desert. 17. Smart fruits for 21st century. 18. Innovative breeding approaches for improvement in fruit crops. 19. Seed potato production in India. 20. Climate smart integrated soil fertility management in fruit crops. 21. Fertigation in citrus: developments and challenges. 22. Secondary horticulture: developments and challenges. 23. Microbes in soil health management of horticultural crops. 24. Fruit industry in north-east India: developments and challenges. 25. High altitude horticulture: developments and challenges. 26. Onion varieties for doubling farmer􀀭s income. 27. Nutritional security through underutilized semi-arid fruits. 28. Tuber crops for nutrition, health and livelihood security. 29. Vertical farming: a promising technology for horticultural development in urban areas. 30. Bio-enhancers for organic production of horticultural crops. 31. Water management in tropical tuber crops. 32. Growing medicinal and aromatic crops weed-free. 33. Advances in integrated insect-pest management of vegetable crops. 34. Disease management in arid horticultural crops. 35. Pest management in arid and semi-arid horticultural crops.