Cape gooseberry

by Desh Beer Singh, Nazeer Ahmed

ISBN: 9789351307662
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 4495.00
Biblio : x+91 p., fig., tabls., ind., 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Desh Beer Singh is presently Principal Scientist (Horticulture) and Head VC &F at ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar; J&K. He did his M.Sc (Horticulture) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab and Ph.D (Horticulture) from Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra. His field of specialization is production and post harvest management of horticultural produce and its value addition. Further he has obtained advanced training from USDA, USA in the field of conservation of plant genetic resources and from RAS, Moscow (Russia) in the field of post harvest management of horticultural produce. Dr. Singh has also identified a new species of banana and several unexploited tribal fruits from forests of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He has published more than 110 research papers and contributed 14 bulletins, 15 book chapters, 05 books besides 55 presentations in national and international conferences (2 presentations awarded as best paper). Prof. Nazeer Ahmed is serving as Director at ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH), Srinagar and before that he was at SKUAST (K), Srinagar where he worked for 22 years at various capacities as Scientist, Senior Scientist, Associate Director Research, Professor and Head, Dean Agriculture and also as Director Resident Instruction cum Dean Post Graduate Studies. During 29 years of service, he has contributed significantly as a teacher, researcher, extension worker and administrator. As teacher, he taught and designed both UG and PG courses and guided more than hundred Master’s and PhD’s as Chairman and Co-Chairman and was instrumental in establishment of Faculty of Horticulture at SKUAST (K).

About The Book

Cape gooseberry (Physalis periviana) is endeavour herbaceous crop grown for edible fruit. The fruit is rich in vitamins A, B, and C and polyphenols can be eaten raw, as a dessert, an appetizer or used as dish decorator and in making jams, dehydrated products and slices. Its wide range of versatile adaptation, used for taste purpose and processing and increasing demand in exotic fruit market gains good prospects for the expansion of Cape gooseberry as new cash crop in temperate regions. The book “Cape gooseberry” is unique of its kind and provides information on scientific production and its processing for making novel value added products. The book will act as guide line and manual for the growers, researchers and entrepreneurs for scientifically cultivation and processing for novel products.

Table of Contents

Peface v Foreword vii 1. Introduction and History 1 2. Geographic and Cultivation Origins 7 3. Distribution 10 4. Botanical Description 12 4.1 Habit 12 4.2 Leaves 15 4.3 Flowers 16 4.5 Fruit 17 5. Composition and Uses 20 5.1 Nutrients 20 5.2 Uses 21 5.3 Medicinal Properties 23 6. Cultural Practices 33 6.1 Soil 33 6.2 pH 34 6.3 Climate 34 6.4 Cultivars/Genotypes, Genetic Variability and Improvement 34 6.5 Season 40 6.6 Propagation 40 6.7 Seed Growing 41 6.8 Cutting Growing 41 6.9 Spacing 42 6.10 Pruning 42 6.11 Frost Protection 42 6.12 Light 42 6.13 Fertilizing 42 6.14 Manures and fertilizers 43 7. Growth and Development 44 7.1 Flowering and Pollination 44 7.2 Fruit Growth, Developmnet and Maturation 45 7.3 Maturity Index 46 8. Harvesting and Yield 48 9. Insect Pests and Diseases 50 9.1 Insect Pests and their Control 50 9.2 Diseases 51 9.3 Wilting and Drying of Calyx 52 9.4 Disorders 52 10. Postharvest Management 54 10.1 Postharvest Physiology and Quality 54 10.2 Handling and Grading 57 10.3 Calyx Drying 58 10.4 Packaging 59 10.5 Storage 59 10.6 Processing 62 10.7 Novel Value Added Products 63 11. Future Scope 71 Literature Cited 73 Index 87