Sustainable Horticulture, Volume 1

Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvement

Debashis Mandal, Amritesh C. Shukla, Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui

• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9781351375009
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Science General
• Index: Biological Sciences

Sustainable Horticulture, Volume 1: Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvements is part of a two-volume compendium that addresses the most important topics facing horticulture around the world today.

Volume 1, on Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvement, outlines the contemporary trends in sustainable horticulture research, covering such topics as crop diversity, species variability and conservation strategies, production technology, tree architecture management, plant propagation and nutrition management, organic farming, and new dynamics in breeding and marketing of horticulture crops.

Sections include:

• Genetic Resources & Biodiversity Conservation
• Production & Marketing of Horticulture Crops
• Crop Improvement & Biotechnology

Together with Volume 2: Food, Health, and Nutrition, this two-volume compendium presents an abundance of new research on sustainable horticulture that will be valuable for a broad audience, including students of horticulture, faculty and instructors, scientists, agriculturists, government and nongovernment organizations, and other industry professionals.

CONTENTS

Innovations in Horticultural Science

Books in the Series

About the Editors

List of Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Preface

PART I: GENETIC RESOURCES AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

1 Citrus Germplasm At Original Home Warrants Documentation and Conservation

R. K. Bhattacharyya

2 Medicinal Orchids of Mizoram and Habitat Approach for Conservation

Vanlalruati, T. Mandal, S. Pradhan, and Vanlalremruati Hnamte

3 Varietal Wealth of Turf Grasses at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Babita Singh, S. S. Sindhu, and Namita

4 Local Germplasm and Landraces of Vegetables: Availability, Market Price, And Perception of Consumer

Anjana Pradhan, Laxuman Sharma, S. Manivannan, and Karma Diki Bhutia

PART II: PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURE CROPS

5 Horticulture for Sustainable Development in India

K. L. Chadha

6 Organic Fruit Production in India: Present Situation and Future Prospects

S. K. Mitra, Hidangmayun L. Devi, and K. S. Thingreingam Irenaeus

7 Tropical Fruit Tree Architectural Management in Thailand

Narong Chomchalow, Prem Na Songkhla and Lop Phavaphutanon

8 Organizing Market Led Extension in Horticulture for Less Favored Areas (Neh —North Eastern Hill Region): Challenges and Opportunities

V. K. Jayaraghavendra Rao

9 Transforming Marketing Linkages in Horticulture Through Effective Institutions and Innovative Agri-Business Models

Vasant P. Gandhi

10 Status and Strategic Plan for the Sustainable Development of Horticulture Sector in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Groups of Islands, India

R. K. Gautam, S. Dam Roy, Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra, I. Jaisankar, V. Damodaran, K. and T. Bharathimeena

11 Organic Vegetables Farming and its Prospects in Pakyong East District of Sikkim, India

Anjana Pradhan, Deeki Lama Tamang, Sangay Gyampo Bhutia, and Pabitra Subba

12 Organic nutrient management for improving the fruit quality of mango CV. Alphonso

H. Lembisana Devi, Y. T. N. Reddy, Thejangulie Angami, Prativa Sahu, E. Reang, G. S. Yadav, and B. Das

13 Organic Production of Turmeric in Northeastern India: Constraints and Opportunities

Mary Chinneithiem Haokip, Akoijam Ranjita Devi, and Khumbar Debbarma

14 Organic Horticulture for Sustainable Development: Strategic Opportunities and Relevance in the Indian Perspective

T. K. Hazarika

15 Effect of Zinc and Boron on Growth, Yield, and Economics of Cultivation of Onion (Allium Cepa L.) CV. Agrifound Dark Red in Nagaland, India

Khatemenla, V.B. Singh, Trudy A. Sangma, and Lalngaihwami

16 Effect of Different Nutrient Management on Productivity of Potato (Var. Kufri Jyoti) and Soil Nutrient Status in New Alluvial Zone of West Bengal, India

Priyanka Irungbam and Mahadev Pramanick

17 Impact of Enriched Composts and Bio-Inoculants on Symbiotic, Growth, Yield, and Quality Parameters in Garden Pea (pisum sativum l.) Under Organic Farming Conditions

Sanjay Chadha, Akashdeep Singh, and Sangeeta Kanwar

18 Influence of Organic Wastes Amendment on the Soil of a Jhum Fallow

Angom Sarjubala Devi and Lalbiakdiki Royte

19 Effect of Biofertilizer Consortium, FYM, Enriched Compost, and Chemical Fertilizers on Sustainable Production and Profitability of Garden Pea (Pisum Sativum l.) In the Plains of Assam, North-East India

Trudy A. Sangma, L. Saikia, Khatemenla, and Rokozeno

20 Kendu: An Underexploited Forest Fruit Species for Poverty Alleviation of Tribals

Debjit Roy, Subhasis Kundu and Bikash Ghosh

21 Proline Accumulation Under Drought Stress in Onion (Allium Cepa l.) Cultivars

K. Riazunnisa and G. Sai Sudha

22 A Statistical Study on Pineapple in North-Eastern States of India for Sustainable Policy Development

Krajairi Mog, Sh. Herojit Singh, and Anurup Majumder

23 Performance of Horticulture Crops Under Sloping Agriculture Land Technology in Hilly Terrains of Mizoram, India

F. Lalnunmawia, B. Gopichand, Tawnenga, R. Lalfakzuala,and F. Lalriliana

24 Changes in Vitamin C Content During the Various Stages of Ripening of Citrus Grandis: A major fruit crop of sikkim, india

Yengkokpam Ranjana Devi, Puthem Mineshwor, and Rocky Thokchom

25 Fruit Setting, Yield, and Economics of Ber (Zizyphus Mauritiana Lamk) CV. ‘Bau Kul-1’ to the Exposure of Growth Regulators and Micronutrients

Sayan Sau, Debjit Roy, Bikash Ghosh, Indrani Majumder, Subhasis Kundu, and Sukamal Sarkar

26 Impact of Various Pruning Levels on Petiole Nutrient Status, Physiology, Yield, and Quality of Grape (Vitis Vinifera L.) CV. Italia

S. Senthilkumar, R. M. Vijayakumar, K. Soorianathasundaram, and D. Durga Devi

27 Green Space for Sustainable Disaster Management

Jenny Zoremtluangi, Vanlalruati, and Vanlalremruati Hnamte

28 Effect of Organic and Inorganic Source of NPK on Plant Growth, Spike Yield, And Quality Of Gladiolus (Gladiolus Grandiflorus) CV. Jester

V. M. Prasad, Devi Singh, and Balaji Vikram

29 Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth, Flowering, and Corm Production of Gladiolus (Gladiolus Grandiflorus) CV. Jester

V. M. Prasad, Devi Singh, and Balaji Vikram

30 Effect of IBA and Different Rooting Media on Fig Cuttings

Megha H. Dahale, G. S. Shinde, S. G. Bharad, P. K. Nagre, and D. N. Muske

PART III: CROP IMPROVEMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

31 New Dynamics in Breeding of Horticultural Crops

Thaneshwari and C. Aswath

32 Peppers (Capsicum SPP.): Domestication and Breeding for Global Use

S. Kumar, H. C. Shieh, S. W. Lin, R. Schafleitner, L. Kenyon, R. Srinivasan, J. F. Wang, A. W. Ebert, and Y. Y. Chou

33 Detection of Phytophthora Using Molecular and Immunological Approaches in Citrus Spp.

S. J. Gahukar, Deepa N. Muske, Amrapali A. Akhare, R. G. Dani, and R. M. Gade

34 Discrimination of Phytophthora as A Devasting Fungus of Citrus Orchard from Other Fungi Using Molecular Approach

Deepa N. Muske, S. J. Gahukar, Amrapali A. Akhare, and R. G. Dani

35 Genetic Diversity and Heritability in Bitter Gourd (Momordica Charantia L.) Genotypes

Umakant Singh, Devi Singh, and V. M. Prasad

36 Performance Study of Tuberose in the Gangetic Plains of West bengal, India

Vanlalruati, T. Mandal and Jenny Zoremtluangi

37 Genotypic Performance on Growth and Yield In Bitter Gourd (...

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