Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops, New India Publishing Agency, 9789383305155

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Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops

D.K. Singh (Author) K.V. Peter (Author)

Synopsis

The book carries 17 chapters dealing with space saving, maximizing the efficiency of fertigation, mulching, integrated pest, disease and nutrient management (IPDNM) and engineering aspects of structures.Net houses, poly houses, rain shelters, poly tunnels, uses of plastics in horticulture and cold chains for storage and marketing are elaborated. Hydroponics and aeroponics are discussed.

Content: 1. Protected Cultivation of Horticulture Crops- Present Scenario and Future Prospects D.K. Singh and K.V. Peter, 2. Space Saving Horticulture Binoo Bonny, Jyothi Bhaskar, M. Prabhakar and K.V. Peter, 3. Principles of Hi-tech Horticulture A.A. Patil, S.M. Mantur, M.S. Biradar and I.M. Mannikeri, 4. High-Tech Interventions in Horticulture Crops P. Soman, 5. Technological Advances in Irrigation Management for Protected Cultivation P.K. Singh, Ganga Joshi and D.K.Singh, 6. Indigenous Approach Towards Popularization of Greenhouses in Himalayan Regions Sanjai K. Dwivedi and Deepa H. Dwivedi, 7. Protected Cultivation Technologies for Diversification and Livelihood Security for Indian Farmers Balraj Singh, 8. Polyhouse Vegetable Crop Breeding D.K. Singh, 9. Recent Advances in Fertigation Techniques for Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops A.S. Sidhu, M. Prabhakar, S.S. Hebbar, A.K. Nair and H.P. Bhagya, 10. High Altitude Protected Vegetable Production Brahma Singh, 11. Recent Advances in Raising of Vegetable Transplants under Protected Conditions Chaurasia, S.N.S. and Naik, P.S., 12. High Value Vegetable Production in Greenhouse M. Prabhakar, S.S. Hebbar, A.K. Nair and J.K. Chinnu, 13. Protected Cultivation of Vegetables in Tropics Pradeepkumar, T and Ajay Bhardwaj, 14. Protected Cultivation of Spices: Realities and ChallengesA.K. Sadanandan and K.V. Peter, 15. Protected Cultivation of Floricultural Crops S.S. Sindhu, 16. Scenario of Flower Breeding for Protected Cultivation Ramesh Kumar, Ganesh B. Kadam and Prabhat Kumar, 17. Structural Support vis- -vis Quality Concerns of Protected Floriculture Ranjan Srivastava, Satish Chand and D.K. Singh.

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About the authors

D.K. Singh

D.K. Singh (b. 1954), mentored by late Prof. Ram Udar, F.N.A. in Bryophyte taxonomy He also developed interest in angiosperm taxonomy and floristics. Recipient of E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award for Plant Taxonomy for 2009, he is presently Additional Diector of Botanical Survey of India at Kolkata.

K.V. Peter

Prof. K.V. Peter , Ph.D, is Former VC of KAU in Trichur, India and Coordinator of the Department of Biotechnology (GOI) funded projects on plantation crops and spices. Prof. Peter is a horticulturist, a plant breeder and an acknowledged research manager. He is the former Director for the Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut (ICAR) and former Professor and Director of Research, KAU. Professor Peter is the editor of seven books and author or co-author of thirteen books/bulletins and 132 research papers. The ICAR conferred on Prof. Peter the Rafi Ahamed Kidwai Prize, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences awarded the Recognition Award 1999 for contributions to crop improvement, and the University of Agricultural Sciences conferred the M.H. Marygowda Award for being the Best Horticultural Scientist. Prof. Peter is the Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences.

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