Publisher : Daya Publishing House Author : Desh Beer Singh, Ahmed, Nazeer Language : English Edition : Latest By Publishers Book Cover : Hard Back ISBN : 9789351246596
Table of Content
Peface v Foreword vii 1. Introduction and History 1 2. Geographic and Cultivation Origins 7 3. Distribution 10 4. Botanical Description 12 4.1 Habit 12 4.2 Leaves 15 4.3 Flowers 16 4.5 Fruit 17 5. Composition and Uses 20 5.1 Nutrients 20 5.2 Uses 21 5.3 Medicinal Properties 23 6. Cultural Practices 33 6.1 Soil 33 6.2 pH 34 6.3 Climate 34 6.4 Cultivars/Genotypes
Genetic Variability and Improvement 34 6.5 Season 40 6.6 Propagation 40 6.7 Seed Growing 41 6.8 Cutting Growing 41 6.9 Spacing 42 6.10 Pruning 42 6.11 Frost Protection 42 6.12 Light 42 6.13 Fertilizing 42 6.14 Manures and fertilizers 43 7. Growth and Development 44 7.1 Flowering and Pollination 44 7.2 Fruit Growth
Developmnet and Maturation 45 7.3 Maturity Index 46 8. Harvesting and Yield 48 9. Insect Pests and Diseases 50 9.1 Insect Pests and their Control 50 9.2 Diseases 51 9.3 Wilting and Drying of Calyx 52 9.4 Disorders52 10. Postharvest Management 54 10.1 Postharvest Physiology and Quality 54 10.2 Handling and Grading 57 10.3 Calyx Drying 58 10.4 Packaging 59 10.5 Storage 59 10.6 Processing 62 10.7 Novel Value Added Products 63 11. Future Scope 71 Literature Cited 73 Index 87
