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      • Horticulture
        October 2021

        Horticulture

        Basic Principles and Recent Approaches

        by Pranava Pandey, A.K. Pandey & Sanjeev Kumar

        The book entitled Horticulture: Basic Principles and Recent Approaches is meant for students, teachers, research scholars as well as budding horticulturists. This book covers most of the areas of horticulture ranging from traditional to recent development The emphasis has not only been laid on definitions and technical terms, but also on the concepts and their applications. Special care has been taken so that the rigour of science is not lost while simplifying the language. This book will help the students to understand basic and advance techniques and their utility in a very simple way.

      • Agriculture & farming
        May 2023

        Integrated Disease Management: Principles & Practices

        by Sanjeev Kumar

        The book Integrated Disease Management is written for Students. The main features of this volume are as follows: 1.The book has been carefully designed for maximum comprehension by children with minimum effort. 2Each chapter is designed to provide a thorough understanding of key concepts and help students develop their investigative skills. 3.The content is presented point by point, which not only arouses students interest but also simplifies the comprehension process. 4.Fun time is good ice breaker and prepares the students for the information to follow. 5.Infohive inspires young minds to learn new things and broaden their horizons. 6.The language is simple and easy to understand. 7.This book will be of great help to teachers and students in the field of plant pathology

      • Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables
        January 2015

        Fruit Breeding

        by M.R.Dinesh

        Fruit Breeding is a complex discipline that requires significant time, space, and specific qualities. The propagation of seeds can result in heterogeneity, while the asexual propagation of elite clones can lead to the development of new and unique varieties. Fruit breeding can be challenging due to the differences in temperature and light requirements among temperate, sub-tropical, and tropical fruits. Additionally, parthenocarpic and apomictic fruit trees require special breeding methods for improvement. Unlike other horticultural crops such as vegetables, spices, plantation crops, and tubers, fruits have unique characteristics related to aroma, taste, and flavor. The book under review explores the history of fruit breeding, biodiversity, challenges, and prospects, as well as various breeding techniques such as apomixis, mutation breeding, the role of insects in fruit production, molecular markers, statistical techniques, rootstock breeding, and the breeding of specific fruit varieties such as mango, citrus, banana, papaya, guava, sapota, jackfruit, sugarapple/sweetsop (Indian jujube), and jamun. The 20 chapters in the book, authored by 15 scientists from six Research Institutes and Universities, provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of fruit breeding, an area that is not often explored by breeders.

      • Agriculture & farming
        September 2022

        Pests of Fruit Crops

        by Nripendra Laskar, Victor Phani & Supriya Biswas

        Among the leading fruit producing countries in the world, India ranks second only after China. Fruits play pivotal role in mitigating nutritional requirement of the society as well as providing employment opportunity, especially in the agriculture dominated rural agrarian economy of the developing countries like India. In the age of Hi-tech Horticulture, introduction of new fruit crops resulted in the paradigm shift in fruit crop cultivation. Climatic changes and increment in cropping intensity reflected in a remarkable and rapid shift of fruit ecosystem. Biotic stresses like insect, mite and nematode pests etc. have also been increasing day by day. These pest problems in fruit crop cultivation are now changing in a dynamic fashion in close association with the change in cropping system and the environment. To protect the fruit crops from insect pest devastation, synthetic poisonous chemicals are the quick and easy solution which are being used indiscriminately. Considering the ill effects of these hard-to-degrade synthetic chemical pesticides, integrated approaches are the only answer to combat such a complex and dreaded problem. The integrated approach comprises cultural, mechanical, biological and ecological management strategies in association with need based and safe pesticidal chemicals. Some pesticides have also been banned for using in horticultural crop cultivation, some others are withdrawn. But information with regard to these phenomena are scattered. In this compilation, an exhaustive effort has been undertaken to compile them. In addition to elaborating the host range, distribution, marks of identification, mode of feeding and symptoms of infestation, bionomics of the pests, biological control, pesticide residue problem and measures to mitigate it have been presented by the experts from different Institutes of repute from all over India.

      • Biotechnology
        July 2021

        Flower Production and Gardening

        by P.K. Yadav & R.P.Singh

        Floriculture is a fast emerging and rapidly expanding industry through strong research and development. It covers all aspects related to commercial growing, marketing, arrangement of seeds and bulbs, plants, flowers etc. On the other hand gardening is all about the planning and planting of an area to secure a relationship between the landscape and plants to meet the human needs for beauty and function in the best way. The present title has been planned and designed to meet the long - felt need for a book covering major aspects of important floriculture crops. This book would serve as a reliable source of information about all the important and relevant aspects of floriculture and ornamental horticulture for various uses including production technology of export quality flowers to the persons who are associated with or working in floriculture with the latest information for further advancement. In this book important aspects of floriculture are explained in a concise and easy to understand format using simple and lucid language. Encompassing 32 chapters the book is a detailed summary of facts, figures yet in a comprehensive way.

      • Physiology
        October 2011

        Physio-Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Vegetable Crops

        by M.K. Rana

        This book is aimed at providing systematic information on nutritional importance of vegetables in human nutrition, physiology, post-harvest technology, biochemistry and biotechnology of vegetables at a single source. The book contains very concise and precise information on physio-biochemical and biotechnological aspects of vegetable crops and also covers areas like resistance against diseases and herbicides and tolerance against drought and salinity and the physical aspects of quality, i.e., shape, size, texture, colour, tenderness, etc. It also contains the information on best possible solutions of problems faced by the students, scientists, growers and trade. The information given in this book is truly based on scientific records of scientists working on vegetables in various institutes. The book on physio-biochemical and biotechnological aspects of vegetable crops compiled for the students of postgraduate and postdoctoral programs is one such attempt to make them learn and understand the subject more precisely and motivate them o improve their knowledge in the field of physio-biochemistry and biotechnology of vegetables crops to meet the future needs. In addition, this book may be user-friendly to others who have the concern to expand their knowledge in the field of physio-biochemistry and biotechnology of vegetable crops and wish to fetch more remuneration from vegetable crops.

      • Horticulture
        February 2021

        Production Technology of Temperate Fruit and Plantation Crops

        by P.K. Yadav

        This book is designed to cater the needs of students of Horticulture and allied science. The main motive is to cover all important points about temperate fruit and plantation crops. These fruit crops need oriented text encompassing and the latest information about various aspects, to serve as a reliable source of information about production of temperate and plantation crops. This subject of fruit and plantation crops is highlighted in a concise manner using simple and lucid language so that it is understood well. This book is written from our experience of the past several decades. It deals with several temperate and plantation crops. Each chapter in this book has been presented and well written in accordance with the present scenario. It provides an overview and recent detailed information of all principles and management practices.

      • Horticulture
        November 2017

        Tropical Fruits

        Vol.02: Fruit Science Culture & Technology

        by J.S. Bal

        The various aspects of fruit cultivation mainly covered are nutritive and cultural significance; origin, history, and distribution ; taxonomical and botanical description ; climatic and soil adaptability; propagation technology and rootstocks; plant and fruit physiology; recommended and popular cultivars; soil cultural practices technology - water need, nutritional need, weed control, inter culture; plant cultural practices technology- training and pruning, fruit thinning ,fruit quality improvement , use of plant growth regulators; special problems; harvesting and production of fruits; post-harvest fruit technology; insect-pests and diseases management ; marketing and export potential. Section-1 covers 2 leading sub- tropical fruits of the country. Similarly, section- 2 covers 4 and section-3 covers 6 sub- tropical fruits in order of their importance. Scientists working in different Universities/ Institutions and Research Stations have contributed chapter on fruit crops in their respective areas of specialization. The book will be highly beneficial to the graduate and post-graduate students in Fruit Science, fruit growers, scientists and extension workers.

      • Horticulture
        January 2018

        Temperate Fruits

        Vol.04: Fruit Science Culture & Technology

        by J.S. Bal

        The various aspects of fruit cultivation mainly covered are nutritive and cultural significance; origin, history, and distribution; taxonomical and botanical description; climatic and soil adaptability; propagation technology and rootstocks; plant and fruit physiology; recommended and popular cultivars; planning and planting; soil cultural practices technology - water need, nutritional need, weed control, inter culture; plant cultural practices technology - training and pruning, fruit thinning ,fruit quality improvement, use of plant growth regulators; special problems; harvesting and production of fruits; post-harvest fruit technology; insect-pests and diseases management; marketing and export potential. Section-1 cover 1; section- 2 covers 5; section-3 covers 4 and section 4 cover 1 temperate fruits in order of their importance. Scientists working in different Universities/Institutions and Research Stations have contributed chapter on fruit crops in their respective areas of specialization. The book will be highly beneficial to the graduate and post-graduate students in Fruit Science, fruit growers, scientists and extension workers.

      • Horticulture
        March 2017

        Sub-Tropical Fruits

        Vol.03: Fruit Science Culture & Technology

        by J.S. Bal

        The various aspects of fruit cultivation mainly covered are nutritive and cultural significance; origin, history, and distribution; taxonomical and botanical description; climatic and soil adaptability; propagation technology and rootstocks; plant and fruit physiology; recommended and popular cultivars; planning and planting: soil cultural practices technology - water need, nutritional need, weed control, inter culture; plant cultural practices technology- training and pruning, fruit thinning, fruit quality improvement, use of plant growth regulators; special problems; harvesting and production of fruits; post-harvest fruit technology; insect-pests and diseases management ; marketing and export potential. Section-1 covers 2 leading sub- tropical fruits of the country. Similarly, section- 2 covers 4 and section-3 covers 6 sub- tropical fruits in order of their importance. Scientists working in different Universities/ Institutions and Research Stations have contributed chapter on fruit crops in their respective areas of specialization. The book will be highly beneficial to the graduate and post-graduate students in Fruit Science, fruit growers, scientists and extension workers.

      • Gardening: growing fruit & vegetables

        Agroclimatology of Vegetable Crops

        : Classification and Cultivation

        by BV Ramana Rao, Surender Singh, SK Dhankhar & V Uma Maheswara Rao

        The book “Agroclimatology of Vegetable Crops: Classification and Cultivation” is a specialized academic resource that focuses on the interplay between climate and vegetable crop production. This book delves into the principles of agroclimatology with a specific focus on vegetable cultivation, addressing both scientific foundations and practical applications. It emphasizes the role of climate elements—such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, sunshine, and wind—in determining the growth, development, yield, and quality of various vegetable crops. Each chapter integrates agroclimatic insights with crop physiology, offering detailed analyses of weather-sensitive stages in vegetables like tomato, potato, onion, cabbage, and leafy greens. The book also examines how climate variability and extreme weather events, exacerbated by climate change, impact vegetable farming systems. In response, it proposes adaptive strategies including altered sowing dates, microclimate management, use of climate-resilient varieties, and adoption of protected cultivation practices like greenhouses and net houses. The text highlights the importance of agrometeorological services such as weather forecasting, early warning systems, and advisories tailored to vegetable farmers. Various tools/techniques are also discussed for precision planning and resource optimization. Through case studies and regional analyses, the book offers practical insights for diverse agroecological zones, supporting both smallholders and commercial growers. It serves as a vital resource for researchers, extension specialists, policymakers, and students by linking agroclimatic science with strategic planning and sustainable olericultural development.

      • Sustainable agriculture
        June 2020

        Integrated Pest Management of Vegetable Crops

        by Rakesh Sharma & Peshin Rajinder

        The Book " Integrated Pest Management of Vegetable Crops" deals with a global overview IPM initiatives and review of different IPM programmes. The widespread use of IPM practices has not been adopted besides there has been a problem of diffusion of IPM practices from research sub-system to farmers. There is no unanimity with the methodological aspects of impact evaluation and dissemination of IPM programmes/practices. The book focuses on integrated pest management of vegetables, pesticide use, robust methodological aspects of impact evaluation, impact evaluation of vegetable IPM programmes and factors impacting the adoption of IPM practices. This book will serve the agencies associated with formulation and implementation of IPM programmes and will serve the professionals, investigators, and academia. At post-graduate level, the students will find the book as a useful guide for planning and conducting future research on IPM diffusion and impact analysis.

      • Agricultural science
        January 2017

        Flower Breeding and Genetics (In 2 Parts)

        by Manjunath S.Patil & Anil R. Karale

        The large volumes of research works that have been done, and the information accumulated over the years necessitated the need for immediate publication of a good updated text book on breeding ornamental flower crops to keep the readers abreast with the current literature and development in the subject. It presents the breeding work on 37 ornamental and flower crops and describes the skills necessary for taking up the cultivar improvement program on these flowers. The opening chapters are meant to provide basic information to the subject, history and development of ornamental plant breeding and major work going on at global level. The major part of the book then considers breeding of all economically important ornamental and flower crops of tropical, sub-tropical and temperate regions. Each chapter is supported by a comprehensive list of bibliography to facilitate readers, locating finer details of the past and recent work of the crop(s). To help readers, some topics in a chapter are broken down into short sub-sections in order to convey the gist of a subject area. The book will serve as an excellent source of reference for flower scientists and teachers too. Additionally, it should be useful to others (enlightened growers, nurserymen, flower traders, agricultural extension officers and policy makers) who wish to become familiar with the topic in relation to their professional interest. However, a basic knowledge of botany and genetics is preferable to fully appreciate the text.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure

        Day by day permaculture

        by Damien Dekarz

        The author explains the core principles of permaculture and gives insightful advice on how to set up our own permaculture garden. It pushes us to better observe & connect with our natural environment before planting our garden. This book will show us how to gradually grow our garden, while focusing on its versatility, which takes the form of a full range of fruits, vegetables & herbs.

      • Gardening: plants
        April 2024

        Plant magic

        by Gayoso, Ana

        In this manual, you will learn all about plants and plant signatures as well as their active principles (primary and secondary metabolites); how to collect and dry plants under the influence of the moon; the different procedures of extraction such as distillation, maceration, solvents, enfleurage… and how to use surfactants, preservatives, and antioxidants in the elaboration of, among others, essential oils, tinctures, infusions, butters, hydrolats, resins, concretes, absolutes as basic preparations of your remedies, cosmetics, perfumes, and food. You will also delve into the meaning and the emotions century-old traditions confer to plants. The manual consists in four volumes, corresponding to the seasons and their corresponding elements (air, fire, earth and water) In the first volume we focus on the element Air, seduced by its volatility and enjoying its flow.In the first chapter, when the Sun transits through the sign of Aries, we will get familiar with the basic concepts of spagyrics and prepare the ritual of Ostara and the springequinox. We will learn how to extract the active principles from the plants through distillations, tinctures, infusions, and macerations.In the second chapter, with the Sun in Taurus, we will prepare the fertility ritual of Beltane. It is the time of the fragrances, so we will prepare perfumes and other aromatics for cosmetic, magic and healing purposes. We will extract essential oils and classify them according to their elements and strengths.With the Sun in Geminis, we will analyse plants, how and when to collect them, following the cycles of the Moon to enhance their properties, and how to process them for properpreservation. We will learn to see their strengths, which will give us clues about their possible uses. We will signature them and get to know the zodiacal climates in our bodies.Also, on a more scientific level, we will focus on the active principles of the plants and their solubility in different solvents.Featured plants are nettles, hawthorn, roses, elder, lavender and sage.In the kitchen, we’ll prepare peas with mint, pasta with clams and potatosalad with capers.

      • Agriculture & farming
        April 2012

        How to Grow Perennial Vegetables

        Low-maintenance, Low-impact Vegetable Gardening

        by Martin Crawford

        Perennial vegetables are a joy to grow and require a lot less time and effort than annuals. In this book Martin Crawford gives comprehensive advice on all types of perennial vegetable (edible plants that live longer than three years), from ground-cover plants and coppiced trees to plants for bog gardens and edible woodland plants. There are many advantages to growing perennial vegetables, for example: they need less tillage than conventional vegetables and so help retain carbon in the soil the soil structure is not disturbed in their cultivation they extend the harvesting season, especially in early spring  and, of course, they are much less work. Part One looks at why and how to grow these crops, and how to look after them for maximum health. Part Two features over 100 perennial edibles in detail, both common and unusual – from rhubarb to skirret; Jerusalem artichoke to nodding onions. This book offers inspiration and information for all gardeners, whether experienced or beginner, and also includes plenty of cooking tips. It includes beautiful colour photographs and illustrations throughout.

      • Trees, wildflowers & plants

        A Handbook of Scotland's Trees

        The Essential Guide for Enthusiasts, Gardeners and Woodland Lvoers to Species, Cultivation, Habits, Uses & Lore

        by Fiona Martynoga

        This concise yet comprehensive handbook, compiled with the expertise of Reforesting Scotland's editors, covers trees commonly found in Scotland. From seed provenance and propagation to the history and lore of each species, this single source contains all the information you need to select the right trees for your site and grow them successfully. Whether you are an owner of (or volunteer at) a small woodland, a gardener looking to incorporate the most appropriate trees into your space, or simply a lover of woodland walks and trees, this invaluable reference will be your one essential guide.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        April 2009

        Ornamental Hydroponic Gardening

        by Hua Yi

        Ornamental water. combined pot systematically introduces the basic knowledge of potted plant and potted plants. and comprehensively describes the selection and cultivation of potted plants. Maintenance and management of the basic content. Detailed explanation of the 200 of hydroponic potted plants and potted plant examples.

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