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Horticulture For Food and Environment Security

 
K.L. Chadha (Author) A.K. Singh (Author) S.K. Singh (Author) W.S. Dhillon (Author)
Synopsis

The book entitled Horticulture for Food and Environment Security is a compilation of 56 lectures on diverse issues in Horticulture given from senior scientists and experts from India and abroad. It covers themes like global horticulture scenario, peri-urban and urban horticulture use of cutting edge technologies and biotechnological tools like, micropropagation, genomics, tailor-made improved varieties for different uses, precision breeding methodologies novel genes and allele mining GM crops, nanotechnology, mitigation and management of abiotic and biotic stresses covering climate change, salinity, moisture stress and biotic stresses like major enigmatic diseases, disease management strategies, IPM, new molecules and pesticidal residues.

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About the authors

K.L. Chadha

Born on November 15, 1936, Dr. K.L. Chadha obtained his Bachelors and Masters degree in Agriculture (Hort) from Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1955 and 1960 respectively. He specialized in viticulture during his doctoral studies at IARI, New Delhi (1960-63). He has been actively associated with teaching, research and development of grapes in his capacity as a Fruit Specialist of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, as a Project Coordinator (Fruits including grapes) at national level, as Director, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore and as ICAR National Professor in Horticulture at IARI, New Delhi. His areas of specialization have been ampelography, training and pruning, nutritioiin and use of growth regulators in grape production. Dr. K.L. Chadha has been Secretary of the “Group on Vitiulture in the Tropics” Gold Medal from Andhra Pradesh Grape Growers’ Association (1994), a silver Plaque from the Maharashtra Research and Development Trust for his outstanding contributioins to grape research and development in the country. He is a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi (1992) and was awarded Doctorate of Science (Honoris causa) by Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur in 1995. Dr. Chadha has won several prestigiouis awards – Borlaugh Award (1984), Om Prakash Bhasin Award (1992), Dayavati Vira Medal (1993), Pisang Raja Award (1996), and Marigowda Memorial Award (1996). He has edited / written 21 books, 7 bulletins and published 146 research and 136 popular articles. Dr. Chadha is sthe Chief Editor of the series “Advances inHorticulture” published in 13 volumes covering 9,410 pages. He has been President of several Horticultural Socieites..

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A.K. Singh

A.K. Singh is Assistant Professor (Agriculture) at North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management, Tezpur, Assam. He did his M.Sc. from Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, and Ph.D. from Visva Bharati Santiniketan. He is a recipient of University Fellowship, Department of Atomic Energy Fellowship and National Agricultural Technology Project Fellowship. He has published 16 research papers in national and international journals of repute and attended several seminars.

S.K. Singh

Dr. S.K.Singh did his M.B.B.S., D.H.A. is a widely acclaimed name in the sphere to which he pertains to. He has throughout brilliant academic record and has been vowed to writing since childhood. At present. Medical Superintendent at Maharaja Agresen Hospital based in Delhi. He written Superintendent at Maharaja Agresen Hospital based in Delhi. He has written several articles in the newspapers and magazines and magazines of national and international repute.

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Bibliographic information

Title Horticulture For Food and Environment Security
Format Hardcover
Date published: 23.01.2013
Edition 1st. ed.
Language: English
isbn 9788185873923
length xiv+630p., Illustrations; 25cm.