Sustainable Horticulture in Semiarid Dry Lands
Intensive agricultural practices, increasing population pressure, climatic changes, environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, salinization and water depletion are all threatening the sustainability of agriculture. In view of the mounting demand for food, it is vital to link enhanc...
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New Delhi
Springer India
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Part 1: Sustainable Horticulture
- 2. Problems of Horticulture in Semiarid rain fed areas
- 3. Scope and importance of Horticulture
- Part 2: Crop specific production technologies for semiarid rain fed areas
- 4. Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk.)
- 5. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)
- 6. Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)
- 7. Mango (Mangifera indica L.)
- 8. Sapota [Manilkara achrus (Mill) Forsberg]
- 9. Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L.)
- 10. Phalsa (Grewia asiatica)
- 11. Fig (Ficus carica)
- 12. Bael (Aegel marmelos Correa.)
- 13. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.)
- 14. Guava (Psidium guajava )
- 15. Wood apple (Feronia limonia Linn.)
- 16. Jamun (Syzygium cuminii)
- 17. Chironji (Buchanania lanzan Spreng.)
- 18. Mahua (Bassia latifolia Roxb.)
- 19. Non Traditional crops: Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
- 20. Non Traditional crops: Manila tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.)
- Part 3: Agro forestry species
- 21. Neem (Azadirachata indica)
- 22. Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala)
- 23. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.)
- 24. Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris sp.)
- 25. Pasture species-Cenchrus
- 26. Pasture species-Stylosanthes
- Part 4: Alternate land use systems semiarid rain fed areas (Horti –Agri, Horti-Silvi- Pastoral, Horti-silvi)
- 27. Alternate Land use systems or sustainable Development
- Part 5: Post harvest studies
- 28. Prolonging shelf life of some semi arid fruits
- 29. Post harvest enzymatic activity of some arid zone fruits as influenced by chemical treatments and storage period
- 30. Value addition in underutilized fruits