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Tropical Root and Tuber Crops
CABI 2008; US$ 75.00Most of the world's poorest smallholders depend on tropical roots and tuber crops as their principal source of food and nutrition. This book compiles information on the origin, genetics, physiology, agronomy, pests and diseases and post harvest processing of these crops, while providing ideas for further research and development. more...
Early and Ware Potatoes
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2009; US$ 32.00This brochure is published within the framework of the activities of the Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables set up by OECD in 1962. It comprises explanatory notes and illustrations to facilitate the common interpretation of standards. Therefore it is a valuable tool for both the Inspection Authorities and... more...
Flower Crops Cultivation and Management
Oxford Book Co. 2010; US$ 95.00Flowers are not only beautiful to look at; growing them in a large scale can be a good business proposition too. The floriculture industry in India has huge potential for generating income, employment and enhancing export earnings. According to an estimate by the Agriculture Ministry the market of flowers and ornamental plants fetches a whopping Rs... more...
Seed Quality
GeneTech Books 2008; US$ 50.00This book has been designed as a referral for agriculturists and farmers to guide them on choosing the best available quality seeds. It focuses on instructing readers on how to choose superior quality certified seedsprogeny of seeds that have been approved by a certifying agency for their genetic identity and purity. A lot of emphasis has been placed... more...
Seed Science and Technology
GeneTech Books 2008; US$ 50.00This book has been designed to introduce to the reader the scientific principles underlying seed science and technology, by setting them against commercial (e.g., seed supply, weed control) as well as non-commercial (e.g., habitat restoration) contexts. It seeks to make a broad understanding of the various pieces that make up the jigsaw puzzle of this... more...
Seed Testing
GeneTech Books 2008; US$ 50.00Seed testing plays a pivotal role in modern agriculture. The main objective of seed testing is to assess the actual planting value of the seed in terms of its germination capacity besides determination of percentage composition of the pure seeds, weed seeds, other crop species, extraneous matter and moisture content of the submitted sample. Seed testing... more...
Cashew: A Monograph
Studium Press 2010; US$ 50.00Cashew nut, is one of the most nutritious and delicious tree nuts of the world and more than 27 countries are engaged in cashew nut production, processing and export. Cashew cultivation in the world is concentrated to the tropical portion of the globe and India, Brazil, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam are the major producers. India is the pioneering... more...
Crop Modeling and Decision Support
Springer 2010; US$ 299.99"Crop Modeling and Decision Support" presents 36 papers selected from the International Symposium on Crop Modeling and Decision Support (ISCMDS-2008), held at Nanjing of China from 19th to 22nd in April, 2008. Many of these papers show the recent advances in modeling crop and soil processes, crop productivity, plant architecture and climate... more...
Vegetables I
Springer 2007; US$ 109.99This first volume of the "Handbook of Plant Breeding" book series is devoted to vegetable crops breeding. Each chapter is dedicated to a major vegetable crop. Each chapter contains a comprehensive review of the diversity, breeding techniques, achievements and use of the most advanced molecular techniques in the genetic improvement of these... more...
Natural Products in Plant Pest Management
CABI 2010; US$ 160.00Overzealous and indiscriminate use of many synthetic pesticides during recent decades in the control of plant pests has resulted in a number of environmental and toxicological problems. Reducing the release of synthetic chemicals into the environment requires that alternative sources of chemicals are developed that can be used safely in the management... more...









