Agri-Horticultural Biodiverstiy of Temperate and Cold Arid Regions
by Ahmed Zeerak Nazeer
ISBN: 9789351243960
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 8455.00
Biblio : 302 pages,25cm
Author Profile
Nazir Ahmed Zeerak: Professor, Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus-191 121, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India Shafiq A. Wani: Director Research, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus-191 121, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
About The Book
The book describes the existing Plant Biodiversity of Agri-horticultural importance of temperate (Kashmir) and cold arid (Ladakh) Himalayan regions of India. The diversity presented is based on actual survey conducted by the authors across the regions over the last several yeaThe contents of the book include the available varietal wealth, both in wild as well cultivated forms, existing within all major economic plant groups of the regions viz Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds, Spice and Condiments, Forages, Vegetables, Ornamentals, Fruits and Nuts and Underutilized Plants. Technical, English and Kashmiri/Ladakhi names of plants of economic importance are given along with brief notes on their status and utility. The work will be helpful to researchers and students working in the fields of Plant Biodiversity, Plant Breeding, Horticulture and Economic Botany. It can specifically serve as a ready reference book for researchers and planners working on management and conservation of plant genetic resources of Indian Himalayan regions.
Table of Contents
"Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter-1: Cereals
Chapter-2: Pulses
Chapter-3: Oilseeds
Chapter-4 : Spices & Condiments
Chapter-5: Fruits and Nuts
Chapter-6: Vegetables
Chapter-7 : Forages
Chapter-8: Medicinal Plants
Chapter-9: Ornamental Plants
Chapter-10: Lesser Known and Underutilized Plants
Chapter-11: Native Plant Bio-diversity of Indian Sub-Himalayan Regions - An Overview
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