Future Crops Vol. 2
by K V Peter
ISBN: 9789351304104
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 12995.00
Biblio : xxv+361p.,col.,plts.,ind., 25 cm
Author Profile
Prof. K.V. Peter, Director World Noni Research Foundation, Chennai is the Former Vice-Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University (KAU); Director, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut; Director of Research KAU and Professor of Horticulture from 1979. A post graduate from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar (1969-1975), he is associated with development of biotic stress resistant verities in Chilli (Pant-C1, Pant-C2), tomato (Sakthi) and brinjal (Surya) Which are grown through out the country.
About The Book
Future Crops Vol. 2 expositions plants presently underexploited but with considerable economic value as vegetable, fruit, spices, ornamentals, medicinal plants and industrial crops. Future horticulture is challenging as space, water and energy are limiting factors. New life styles, migration both inter and intra country and innovations in processing into value added products would demand hitherto unknown plants to become crops of commerce and trade. The volume 2 deals with aquatic vegetables, aquatic weeds as potential future crops, underutilized fruits of arid zone, underutilized and lesser known fruits of Mizoram, underutilized Spices, cactus pear, camelina, castor bean, cistron, Delphiniums, Embelia ribes, Jujube, Hamun lasoda, mappia, palmyrah, Salacia oblongs, Saraca Asoca and water chestnut. Future agriculture and horticulture have to be elastic to face effects of climate change, pressures of biotic and abiotic stresses including industrial pollution and induced salinity due to sea water intrusion. <BR> Fifty working scientists from research institutes of ICAR and CSIR have contributed to the present volume. The two chapters on aquatic plants are included after considerable debate on prospects of water bodies to grow these crops and their potential as raw material for food, deed and energy. Water chestnut is dealt separately considering its habitat as fresh water bodies.
Table of Contents
Devotion v <BR> Acknowledgement vii <BR> Foreword ix <BR> Preface xi <BR> List of Contributors xv <BR> Introduction xxi <BR> 1. Aquatic Vegetables 1 <BR> 2. Aquatic Weeds as Potential Future Foods 17 <BR> 3. Underutilized Fruits of Indian Arid Zone 51 <BR> 4. Underexploited and Lesser Known Fruits of Mizoram 85 <BR> 5. Underutilized Spices 103 <BR> 6. Cactus Pear 133 <BR> 7. Camelina 153 <BR> 8. Castor Bean 179 <BR> 9. Citron 199 <BR> 10. Delphiniums 213 <BR> 11. Embelia ribes: An Endangered Medicinal Plant 225 <BR> 12. Propagation and Cultivation Techniques of Embelia ribes (Vidanga) 237 <BR> 13. Jujube 257 <BR> 14. Jamun (Syzygium cumini) 279 <BR> 15. Lasoda (Cordia myxa Roxb.) 293 <BR> 16. Mappia: An Endangered Life Saving Anticancerous Medicinal Plant 297 <BR> 17. Palmyrah 309 <BR> 18. Salacia oblonga Wall. ex Wight and Arn. 321 <BR> 19. Saraca asoca (Rose.) De. Willd.: An Epic Tree of Ancient India 329 <BR> 20. Water Chestnut (Trapa bispinosa Roxb.) 337 <BR> Previous Volume Contents 343 <BR> Index 345
