Fruits for the Future: Lesser Known Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Volume 2, , Vishal Nath, , V Pandey, , Ors ., Satish Serial Publishing House, 8189304690

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Fruits for the Future: Lesser Known Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, Volume 2

Vishal Nath (Author) V Pandey (Author) Ors . (Author)

Synopsis

Fruits are an important source of nutritional security and income generation. The country ranks second in terms of fruit production after China with an annual production of nearly 50 million tons from an area of about 4.0 million hectares. However, we are short in supplying the required quantity of fruits as per dietary recommendation for our increasing population. The major reason for non-availability of required quantity of fruits is, lack of sufficient production from the existing area under cultivation and post harvest management in different fruit crops. The possible solution to mitigate the shortfall could be either increase in productivity with improved management practices and varieties of existing crops and post harvest handling techniques or increase in area under fruit production.

In the present book, the information pertaining to importance and uses, taxonomy, plant genetic resources and varieties, plant propagation and nursery management, production technologies and processing and value addition techniques of 27 such lesser known tropical and subtropical fruits of the country has been compiled. The updated information on these crops have been reviewed and suitably placed with the help of tables and figures. The long working experience in these crops has enable to collate and synthesize the useful informations for the better understanding. The main purpose of writing this book is to assemble information on various aspects of these underutilized and lesser known fruit crops in order to identify the constraints and research gaps to work upon and develop sustainable technology for the future so that these crops can find place in Indian horticultural scenario and help to nutrition security and poverty elevation programmes of the country. The information presented in this book will be a useful tool for teachers, students, extension functionaries, development personals, policy makers, fruit growers and traders.

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About the author

Vishal Nath

Prof. Vishal Nath, Ph.D. and ARS has completed his Master's degree from Narendra dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad during 1990. He completed his Ph.D. degree from Kanpur in (Horticulture) through Agricultural research services (Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi) in the same year. After completion of his Management Training of NAARM, Hyderabad, he joined at central Institute for Sub-tropical Horticulture, Lucknow during 1993-94. Prof. Vishal Nath served as Scientist (Horticulture) at NRC for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner (now Central Institute of Arid Horticulture from 1994 to 1999. He joined as senior scientist at central Horticultural Experiment Station (IIHR), Ranchi on 13.12.1999 and served upto 31.03.2001. From April, 2001 to May, 2005 Prof. Vishal Nath worked with Horticulture Experiement Station (IIHR) ranchi April, 2001 to May, 2005 Prof. Vishal nath worked with Horticulture and Agro-forestry research Programme (ICAR research Complex for Eastern region) as Senior scientist (Horticulture) from where he moved as professor (Horticulture) at Borsa Agricultural University, Ranchi on 19.05.05 Prof. Vishal nath joined as principal Scientist & head, central Horticultural Experiment Station (IIHR), Bhubaneswar on 01.07.2006. Apart from his contribution to National Agricultural Research System (NARS), he has wider exposure to Hi-tech Horticulture being practiced in developed countries like Israel. Prof Vishal Nath has exclusively worked on fruits of major and minor importance being grown in arid and semi-arid and minor importance being grown in arid and semi-arid and minor importance being grown in arid and semi-arid regions and under waste land conditions. He has developed many technologies and varieties of different fruit crops suitable for resource poor areas. He has written several technical bulletins, extension folders and information brochures on these aspects. Prof. Vishal Nath has authored very important books on aird horticulture, LItchi and Fruit Production Technology for Plateau regions which has been widely appreciated by the readers and farmers. Prof. Vishal nath has more than 200 publications on different fruits which includes research papers, polular article, technical bulletins, research manuals and information bulletins in his credit. prof. Vishal nath has wider experience of research, extension and teaching across the country.

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