Flowers and Vegetables of India

Flowers and Vegetables of India
Author: R.K. Sud
Publisher: Scientific Publishers
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2017-05-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9387869628

The presented manuscript in the book form on “Flowers and Vegetables of India”, has taken all the due care in compiling the details on the cut flower culture both in the open and also under covers and acquainting the user and the reader with the export entry into the market and its requirements, transportation under controlled conditions which are the top most requirements have been given. Also details of establishing own Nurseries, Tissue Culture Laboratories and Project Costs on Cut flower Floriculture have been given in a very easy to understand way, so that the entrepreneur can prepare his own estimates and project planning details for gaining access to the Government requirements for the release of grants / subsidies and loan funds in a very easy fashion. Organic culture which is likely to become a part of the farmer and the entrepreneur in agriculture has also been given in a manner that, nothing is left for the future reference of the subject. In the Vegetable crop culture, detailed information on the history, botany and the vegetable family as a whole has been tried to be presented in such a way that the reader acquires all the best possible knowledge from Origin to different species and the relevance of cultivation with regard to demands of the country and the continent. In this direction differences between every known crop has been given, as in the case of Peas, we, in India are aware of only Shelled Peas and not the Snow and Snap Peas. The same way, Beans are known only as green vegetable and not as Shelled beans. Thus, the reader has been kept to be at the best receiving end and to acquaint him all about the inherent techniques of creating awareness and educating in a simple manner for practice in the field. Success stories of the people from Taiwan and other countries are the motivating stones of this book. This Book thus is an intentional write-up for the students and rural educated folks interested in any vocation of agriculture, whether it is Floriculture or Olericulture. Apart from the above, reasons for un-awareness of the farmer are there which will become the guide stones to achieve the desired results in the line once he thinks to adopt it. The Book in its present form is a consequence of the practical experience gained by the authors in the field for culture, post harvest and marketing of fresh products and processing for food security. Contents contained for different cultural, industrial and marketing aspects of crops can usher into a new life for the village. It is very high time that farmer understands the intrigues of modern crop culture through his own vision and translates with his untiring efforts. Greatest emphasis in the present book has been laid on the competitiveness of India with other world countries, where India stands to gain at every front whether cheaper production costs or technology understanding or geogra-phical location of India in the center of the world export trade, are very vital.

Top 100 Exotic Food Plants

Top 100 Exotic Food Plants
Author: Ernest Small
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1025
Release: 2011-08-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1040158277

Many edible plants considered exotic in the Western world are actually quite mainstream in other cultures. While some of these plants are only encountered in ethnic food markets or during travels to foreign lands, many are now finding their way onto supermarket shelves. Top 100 Exotic Food Plants provides comprehensive coverage of tropical and semi

Indian Ethnobotany: Emerging Trends

Indian Ethnobotany: Emerging Trends
Author: A.K. Jain
Publisher: Scientific Publishers
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2016-07-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9386102129

Currently ethnobotany has been a subject of wide interest for research in developing and developed countries. The book has been dedicated to the doyen of Indian ethnobiology, Dr. S.K. Jain, FNA, popularly known as 'Father of Indian Ethnobotany'. The book comprises very important articles written by notable ethnobiologists/ botanists on different aspects of ethnobotany. The book would certainly be useful to the students, researchers and teachers working on various aspects of ethnobotany and helpful to various pharmaceutical industries in exploring plants for preparation of new drugs.

The Botany of Desire

The Botany of Desire
Author: Michael Pollan
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2002-05-28
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0375760393

“Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world.” —The New York Times “A wry, informed pastoral.” —The New Yorker The book that helped make Michael Pollan, the New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, Cooked and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, one of the most trusted food experts in America Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: The bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowers’ genes far and wide. In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people and domesticated plants have formed a similarly reciprocal relationship. He masterfully links four fundamental human desires—sweetness, beauty, intoxication, and control—with the plants that satisfy them: the apple, the tulip, marijuana, and the potato. In telling the stories of four familiar species, Pollan illustrates how the plants have evolved to satisfy humankind’s most basic yearnings. And just as we’ve benefited from these plants, we have also done well by them. So who is really domesticating whom?

CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants

CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants
Author: Umberto Quattrocchi
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 4038
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1482250640

Written as a reference to be used within University, Departmental, Public, Institutional, Herbaria, and Arboreta libraries, this book provides the first starting point for better access to data on medicinal and poisonous plants. Following on the success of the author's CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names and the CRC World Dictionary of Grasses, the author provides the names of thousands of genera and species of economically important plants. It serves as an indispensable time-saving guide for all those involved with plants in medicine, food, and cultural practices as it draws on a tremendous range of primary and secondary sources. This authoritative lexicon is much more than a dictionary. It includes historical and linguistic information on botany and medicine throughout each volume.