Advanced Technology of Horticulture

by Manoj Kumar Singh, Khursheed Alam, Vibhu Pandey, Shalini Singh, Mukesh Kumar

ISBN: 9789371705745
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2026
Price : Rs. 19990.00
Biblio : xi+443p., figs., tabls., ind., 25cm

Author Profile

Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh is working as Associate Professor (Horticulture), College of Horticulture, Meerut (UP). He did his Ph.D. from CCS University, Meerut (UP). He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience. He has published 70 Research Papers, 90 Popular Articles, 12 Bulletin and 100 Abstract. He has guided 03 Doctoral and 19 Master students Dr. Singh was awarded Young Scientist Award (2006), Excellence in Teaching Award (2018) and HTHS Gold Medal Award (2019) by various Professional Societies in field of Horticulture. He has handled 02 Projects as PI. Mr. Khursheed Alam is pursuing his Ph.D. in Vegetable Science from SVPUA &T Meerut (U.P.). He has qualified ICAR-ASRB NET in Vegetable Science during 2021. He has completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture in 2018 from CSA University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. He did his M.Sc. (Ag) Horticulture in 2020 from SVPUA and T, Meerut. He has published 25 Research Paper, 02 Review Paper, 30 Popular Articles, 05 Book Chapters, 02 Book and 35 Abstract. Mr. Alam was awarded Young Achiever Award, Best Research Scholar Award and Best Master Thesis Award by Various Professional Society. Mr. Vibhu Pandey is pursuing his Ph.D. in Fruit Science from SVPUA & T Meerut. He did his B.Sc. (Horticulture) from Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya during 2013-2017. He has completed his M.Sc. (Ag.) Horticulture from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut in 2020. He has attended several National and International conferences. He has published 1 Book, 1 Practical Manual, 10 research papers, 5 Book Chapter and 15 Popular articles. Ms. Shalini Singh is presently pursuing her Ph.D. in Fruit Science from College of Horticulture, SVPUA &T Meerut (U.P.). She did her Graduation in Agriculture and Post Graduation in Agriculture with a major in Horticulture from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University. Shalini Singh has also qualified ASRB NET and UGC NET. She has 7 publications (1 research paper, 2 review paper, 1 book chapter and 3 popular articles) and has attended various International and National conferences/seminars. Dr. Mukesh Kumar is working as a Professor and HOD in the Department of Floriculture and Landscaping, College of Horticulture, SVPUA &T Meerut, UP, India. Dr. Kumar has published more than 240 research papers in National as well as International repute Journals, three books, eight book chapters, 40 popular articles and 80 abstracts. He has received an international grant (World bank) under National Agriculture Technology Project and worked as a visiting scholar at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA during the year 2010.

About The Book

The current book, focuses on current horticultural trends, including Challenges of Sustainable Fruit Production, Fertigation Concept and Practices, Foliar Micro-Nutrition of Vegetable Crops, Genome Editing in Fruits, Grafting in Vegetable Crops, Kitchen Garden, Hydroponics, Irradiation of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, Microgreens, Micropropagation in Horticulture, Mulching Techniques in Horticulture, Organic Vegetable Production, Precision Farming, Processing and Value Addition, Role of Rootstocks in Fruit Production, Techniques to Reduce the Postharvest, Underexploited Vegetables, Underutilized Vegetables, Use of Drip Irrigation, Use of Hydro-gel in Horticulture, Utility of Drone Technology in Horticulture and Vertical Farming in Vegetables etc. which would be of excellent service to students, researchers, teachers, progressive farmers and horticultural extension workers, and boost farmer's incomes.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii 1. Advance Horticulture: Present Status and Future Prospectus 1 Manuj Awasthi and Jaidev Chauhan 2. Challenges of Greenhouse Gases in Horticultural Crops 35 Vibhootee Garg, Deepak Singh, Raushan Kumar and Vedant Gautam 3. Challenges of Sustainable Fruit Production 51 Khushboo Sharma, Vibhu Pandey, Khursheed Alam and Devendra Pal 4. Fertigation Concept and Practices for Horticultural Crops 65 Imran Ali, Prashant Gautam, Rahul Kumar and Vijay Pratap Yadav 5. Foliar Micro-Nutrition of Vegetable Crops 87 Kushal Sachan, Gorantla Prathap Reddy, Archana Verma and Anshul Saxena 6. Fruit Crops in the World of Genome Editing 111 Homeshvari and Devid Kumar Sahu x 7. Grafting in Vegetable Crops: An Excellent Technique of Agriculture 137 Khursheed Alam, Muzeev Ahmad, Astha Vishwaraj, Amit Kumar and Shalini Singh 8. Growing of Vegetables in Kitchen Garden for Household Food and Nutritional Security 147 Astha Vishwaraj, Khursheed Alam, Muzeev Ahmad, Vibhu Pandey and Amit Kumar 9. Hydroponics: A Futuristic Technological Advancement in Vegetable Farming 163 Rehan, Ankita Sharma, Akhilesh Tiwari and Reena Nair 10. Importance and Scope of Medicinal Plant for Ecosystem and their Scientific Validation 185 Nishant, Ankita Sharma, Abhinav, Reshav Naik and Rehan 11. Irradiation of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 197 Shalini Singh, Vibhu Pandey, Khursheed Alam and Amit Kumar 12. Microgreens: A Unique Food Product 211 Vibhu Pandey, Vyankatesh Bagul, Anuj Pal and Kaushlendra Pratap Singh 13. Micropropagation in Horticultural Crops 221 Ravi Kumar, Alamgir, Vishwajeet Yadav, Devendra Pal and Rishabh Shukla 14. Mulching Techniques in Horticulture 231 Avneesh Rathour 15. Organic Vegetable Production 241 Prashant Gautam, Jagraj Singh, Rahul Kumar and Imran Ali 16. Physiology of Pruning and Training on Fruit Trees 251 Vibhu Pandey, Shalini Singh, Amit Kumar and Khursheed Alam 17. Precision Farming in Horticulture (‘Per Drop More Crop’) 263 Amul Yadav, Ankita Sharma and Pragya Uikey xi 18. Processing and Value Addition of Minor Horticultural Crops 285 Muzeev Ahmad, Khursheed Alam, Rizwan Ali, Vikas Kumar and Astha Vishwaraj 19. Production of Quality Seed in Vegetable Crops 295 Pallavi Soni 20. Role of Rootstocks in Fruit Production 309 Anuj Pal, Kaushlendra Pratap Singh, Vibhu Pandey, Devendra Pal and Rishabh Shukla 21. Techniques to Reduce the Postharvest Losses of Fruits and Vegetables 321 Pragya Uikey, Ankita Sharma, Amul Yadav, Reena Nair and Rehan 22. Technique to Reduces the Postharvest Losses of Fresh Produces 343 Ajit Kumar Singh, Pooja B.K. and Suman Dutta 23. Underexploited Vegetables: Importance, Constraints and Improvements 351 Sanjive Kumar Singh, Nirankar and Rajat Singh 24. Underutilized Vegetables: The Treasure of Nutraceuticals 369 Ankita Sharma, Rehan, Reena Nair and Akhilesh Tiwari 25. Use of Drip Irrigation in Vegetable Crops 389 Vibhootee Garg, Simran Choudhary, Vedant Gautam and Deepak Singh 26. Use of Hydrogel in Horticulture 401 Shalini Singh, Vibhu Pandey, Khursheed Alam and Amit Kumar 27. Utility of Drone Technology in Horticulture 411 Anju Jayachandran 28. Vertical Farming in Vegetable: A New Approach of Agriculture 423 Khursheed Alam, Manoj Kumar Singh, Shalini Singh, Vibhu Pandey and Muzeev Ahmad Index 437