Nutrient Dense Underutilized Plants

by A K Panday

ISBN: 9789359199276
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 6695.00
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Author Profile

Dr. A.K. Pandey is Dean, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi. Prior to join RLBCAU, Jhansi, Dr. Pandey served as Dean, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh under Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur. Before entering Central University service, Dr. Pandey worked as Principal Scientist at Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi. He is ARS Scientist of 1985 batch. Dr. Pandey obtained his M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. degree in Horticulture from C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. Dr. Pandey participated in the Ist International Post Graduate Course on Protected Agriculture in Arid and Semi-arid Region at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. He has published more than 87 research papers, 172 popular articles and review articles in journals of national and international repute. Dr. Pandey till date has authored 15 books, and out of his many books, Underutilized Vegetable Crops, Aquatic, Velvet bean (Mucuna prureins L. DC.), Exotic Vegetables, Curry leaf and and The Wealth of Perennial Vegetables are most referred text. Dr. Pandey’s contribution towards utilizing the underutilized vegetable crops in addressing the nutritional security is considered one of the most notable achievements in enriching the food diversity and inviting the attention of researchers to lesser known vegetables of the country.

About The Book

The book entitled “ Nutrient Dense Underutilized Plants: Manila Tamarind and Drumstick two important nutrient dense underutilized plants have been covered in different chapters viz., Introduction- botanical description, nutritional, medicinal importance, agro-techniques and genetic resources and improvement. It is hoped that the information given in the book will be of immense use to researchers/ planners and policy makers engaged in rendering the services in strengthening biodiversity of the planet. It will also be very useful for the students of different disciplines of forestry, botany and medicinal sciences.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr. Arvind Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, RLBCAU v Foreword by Dr. Hemalatha R., Director, ICMR-NIN vii Preface ix 1. Introductory Consideration and Botanical Description 3 2. Nutritional Importance 19 3. Medicinal Importance 31 4. Agro-techniques 41 5. Genetic Resources and Improvement 49 Drumstick (Moringa oleifera Lam.) 6. Introductory Consideration and Botanical Description 55 7. Nutritional Importance 79 8. Medicinal Importance 91 9. Agro-techniques 103 10. Genetic Resources and Improvement 127 References 139 Index 171 Color Plate 177