Spices and plantation crops / Jitendra Singh

India Enjoys Ubiquitous Agri-Horti Diversity. Too Many Horticultural Crops, May It Be Annual Or Perennial Are Grown Across The Biotic Realms Of Different Agro-Eco Regions Of The Country. It Has Favourably Placed The Nation As One Of The Leading Producers Of Horticultural Crops Including That Of Spices And Plantation Crops. However, Being Widely Divergent In Nature As Such, Simple Description On Spices And Plantation Crop Is Lacking. However, Due To Uncessant Effort Being Made Towards The Improvement, Lot Of Informations Have Been Generated In Different Arena Of Spices And Plantation Crops. Such Development On Time Scale Provides Impetus To The Writers And Accordingly An Idea To Compile The Manuscript On Spices And Plantation Crops Was Conceived. Covering 28 Chapters; Status Of Spices And Plantation Crops In India, Coriander, Cumin, Fennel, Fenugreek, Black-Pepper, Small Cardamom, Large Cardamom, Clove, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric, Saffron, Vanilla, Tamarind, Black-Caraway, Celery, Under-Exploited Spices- Aniseed, Caraway, Parsley And Nigella, Coconut, Cashewnut, Arecanut, Tea, Coffee, Oil Palm, Cocoa, Betelvine And Rubber, The Content Of The Book Has Been Manoeuvred In A Way So As To Suit The Requirements Of Different Category Of Readers, The Inclusion Of Colour Plates Of The Crops Covered And Glossary Of Impregnated Words Appearing Invariably In The Text Is Expected To Ad Clarity Of The Subject. Subject Index Has Been Incorporated In The Last To Help Locate The Readers, A Topic Of Their Interest. The Book Will Be Useful To Researchers, Students And Scholars Of Horticulture, Agriclutre And Allied Disciplines.

Includes bibliographical references and index.