Sustainable horticulture in semiarid dry lands. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Shrikant Hiwale.
• Authors: Hiwale, Shrikant
• 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.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxiv, 393 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 635/.048; Sustainable horticulture; Arid regions; GARDENING -- Essays; GARDENING -- Reference; GARDENING -- Vegetables; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture; Arid regions; Sustainable horticulture; Earth Sciences; Earth Sciences, general; Environment, general; Life Sciences, general; Social Sciences, general; Statistics, general; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788132222446; 8132222431; 9788132222439
• Related ISBNs: 813222244X; 9788132222439
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 24, 2015).
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