Agriculture and farming Books

Book SynopsisThe present book provides materials on all aspect of practical Agrometeorology of data acquisition techniques, instruments and method of observations with precautions and solved examples. Written in a simple and lucid manner the book contains very useful and detailed information on practical aspects of agromet observatory and covers all major practical aspects of agromet observatory. Highlights of the book are: o Is prepared with a series of pictures that illustrate the principles of meteorological parameters which are fundamental to the understanding of the subject by students and other readeo 26 fully illustrated s on installation of agro-meteorological observatory, measurement of rainfall and snowfall, air and soil temperature, humidity, wind, solar radiation, cloudiness, evaporation, evapotranspiration, sunshine duration, dew, pressure, photosynthetically active radiation PAR, soil moisture content, leaf area index, transpiration, crop canopy temperature and computation of heat indices with solved examples. o s on agrometeorological data analysis, measurement of upper air observations, agro-meteorological data management and study of automatic-weather station.Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Installation of agro-meteorological observatory. 3. Measurement of rainfall. 4. Measurement of snowfall. 5. Measurement of air temperature. 6. Measurement of soil temperature. 7. Measurement of grass minimum temperature. 8. Measurement of humidity. 9. Measurement of wind. 10. Measurement of duration of bright sunshine. 10. Measurement of duration of bright sunshine. 11. Measurement of cloudiness. 12. Measurement of solar radiation and Albedo. 13. Measurement of evaporation. 14. Measurement of dew. 15. Measurement of pressure. 16. Measurement of pressure. 16. Measurement of photosynthetically active radiation PAR. 17. Measurement of crop Canopy temperature. 18. Measurement of leaf area index. 19. Measurement of transpiration. 20. Measurement of soil moisture content. 21. Measurement of evapo-transpiration. 22. Study of automatic weather station. 23. Measurement of upper air observation. 24. Agro-meteorological data management. 25. Agro-meteorological data analysis. 26. Computation of heat indices

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Book SynopsisToxicology, in recent years, has acquired greater importance than ever before because of increasing and indiscriminate use of farm chemicals and drugs accompanied by rapid degrading impact of environmental pollution on health of animals. The indiscriminate feeding habits of domestic animals especially in developing countries make them more prone to the impact of natural toxicants like Phytotoxins and Mycotoxins. Toxicology has been recognized as a separate discipline in all sciences both at undergraduate and post graduate levels for the last four decades and lot of emphasis has been given on its teaching, research and practical utility from clinical point of view. This book was written with two goals in mind i to provide a textbook for students that would supplement their classroom instruction and ii to supply a valuable aid to practioneThe book has been prepared in a most comprehensive manner with up to date references which offers invaluable, clinically oriented guidance on numerous potentially toxic substances. In addition, to covering traditional and non-traditional areas of toxicology it provides a wealth of quick reference charts and tables that gives vital information at your finger tips.Table of Contents01: General Toxicology 02: Heavy Metal Toxicology 03: Non-Metal Toxicology 04: Phytotoxicology 05: Mycotoxicoses 06: Pesticide Toxicology 07: Microbial Toxicology 08: Zootoxicology 09: Defense Toxicology 10: Radiation Hazards 11: Environmental Toxicology

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Book SynopsisKeeping the importance of the food in our life, it is very important that all people either engaged in food processing or not, should know about the various terminologies being used in food processing for better understanding the concept. But to understand the various concepts of food science and technology, some sort of documentation is needed which the book does to perfection covering the following: o The book contains around 5000 word important acronyms; glossary of related terms for all alphabets from A to Z. o terminology pertaining to food processing, post harvest technology, food science and technology, food engineering, food packaging, food biochemistry and applied nutrition, food and industrial microbiology, processing technology of snack food o bakery and confectionary, cereal crop, beverages, fruits and vegetables, diary, meat, poultry & fish, food biotechnology, food additives, food enzymes, waste management, food toxicants, fermentation technology, health foods and nutraceutical, food quality systems, and analytical techniques for quality control etc. o The terminology in each alphabet has been well illustrated with examples for better understanding. Book shall prove to be a boon to the food professionals like students, researchers, teachers and all those who have interest in the area of Postharvest Technology, Food Technology, Food Science and Technology as well as for professionals related to food processing. The book will be highly beneficial to the undergraduate as well as postgraduate students of various agricultural universities

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Book SynopsisThe umbrella of microbial biotechnology in agriculture covers numerous scientific activities, ranging from production of biofertilizers to that of microbial pesticides; from biological nitrogen fixation to ligno-cellulose degradation; from production of biomass and bio-fuels to transgenic plants. The object of this book is to cover comprehensively different groups of microorganisms used for sustained productivity of plants important in agriculture, horticulture and forestry. The readers may appreciate the potential and fascination of biotechnological approaches used for utilizing microorganisms in sustainable agriculture, horticulture and forestry. The book is a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the subject. The book will be useful to students, teachers and researchers interested in microbiology, biotechnology, natural resource management, organic farming and sustainable agriculture, horticulture and forestry.Table of Contents1. Introduction and Historical Perspectives 2. Soil as a Reservoir for Agriculturally Important Microorganisms 3. Nitrogen Fixing Microorganisms 4. Microorganisms Modulating Phosphorus Nutrition of Plants 5. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizomicroorganisms 6. Microorganisms for the Biocontrol/Management of Soil-Borne Plant Diseases 7. Microorganisms for the Biocontrol of Insect Pests 8. Microorganisms for Control of Weeds 9. Microorganisms in Conversion of Agricultural Waste to Compost 10. Mass Production and Quality of Microbial Inoculants

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with total 11 s of which, some are related to the thrusts caused by the phytonematodes and their managements in cereals, forage, pulses, seed spices, horticultural and plantation crops. In some of these, the protective cultivation and interaction between nematode and phytopathogens have also been dealt. Coverage of this book is with recent literature pertinent to the related topics and their compilation also made by subject learned scientist. It is to hope that this book will be serving as a good reference book to the subject related researchers and scientists.Table of Contents1. Cereal cyst nematode, Heterodera avenae, a menace causing phytonematode in cereals in light soils/G.L. Sharma, P. Sharma and V.L. Majumdar. 2. Heterodera and Anguina - a persistent threat to wheat cultivation in India/A.K. Singh. 3. Phytonematode: a thrust in pulse crops/Rashid Pervez and S.S. Ali. 4. The nematode pests of horticultural crops with special reference to the north eastern region/A.K. Sinha, B. Mahanta and P.P. Neog. 5. Maize cyst nematode, Heterodera Zeae - a potential threat to maize production/A.N. Srivastava, Gautam Chawla and R.K. Jaiswal. 6. Phytonematodes: a constraint to rice production and their management/A.N. Srivastava, R.K. Jaiswal and G. Chawla. 7. Nematode problems of seed spice crops and their management/I.J. Paruthi. 8. Phytosanitary measures to check dispersal of nematodes through banana suckers/Rajan. 9. Nematodes infestation in plantation crops and their management/Sudershan Ganguly and Pankaj. 10. Protected cultivation: nematode problems and their management/R.K. Walia and K.K. Walia. 11. Interactions between nematode phytopathogens and VA-Mycorrhizae/R.K. Chugh and Hari Chand. 12. Nematodes of plantation crops and their management/M.S. Sheela.

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Book SynopsisThe articles included in this book focuses on; Digital divide in rural India, e-Agriculture issues, Cyber extension, overview on Village Knowledge Centres VKCs, Community Information Centre iniative in Orissa, SATCOM application in Karnataka State, Model e-Villages in Arunachal Pradesh State of North-East India, Nationwide InDG web portal initiative for rural development, Kisan Mobile Sandesh KMS, Dynamic Market Information DMI by Web and Mobile in Tamil Nadu, Expert systems for pest and diseases diagnosis in rubber, Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc IMCD, Village Information Centres among Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu, KISSAN initiative of Kerala State, Mobile Agricultural School and Services MASS in Jharkhand, Farmers Database creation in Darjeeling District of West Bengal, Village Resource Centres VRCs in Uttaranchal, Pest Surveillance of Rice using satellite data, Techmode Approach for Distance Learning Courses for Field Veterinarians in Maharastra, Information Retrieval System for Buffalo Reproduction, Web Portals and Digital Data base in Agroforestry, Watershed Modelling using GIS and Remote Sensing in Gujarat State, e-Readiness and Participation Level of Akshya and KISSAN Kerala Beneficiaries and VRC & CIC Network in Assam and Internet utilization pattern, evaluation of Kissan Call Centres KCCs, ICT adoption level, impact, stakeholders feedback, policy implications and recommendations.Table of Contents01. Digital Divide in India. Measurement, Determinants and Policy for Addressing the Challenges in Bridging the Digital Divide by Sumanjeet Singh 02. e-Agriculture in India. Agriculture Knowledge Communication with the Application of Information and Communication Technologies by I.V. Malhan and Samita Wadhera 03. ICTs in the Perspective of Rural India. A Review by Gaurav Papnai, Anup Prakash Upadhyay, Taufiq Ahemed and Neelam Bhardwaj 04. Cyber Extension. Info-tech Empowerment of Farmers of India by M.A. Ansari and I. Prabhakar 05. Village Knowledge Centres and Village Resource Centres. An Overview by S. Senthilkumaran 06. SATCOM Application for Sustainable Rural Development by K. Narayana Gowda 07. e-Village for Agriculture and Rural Development. Integrating ICTs with Traditional by Agricultural Extension Methods in North-East India by R. Saravanan, C. Kathiresan, Narmi Darang, T. Indra Devi, Supriya Devi and Lizamoni Chungkurang 08. India Development Gateway Initiative. A National Level ICT Platform to Reach the Unreached by C. Kathiresan, B. Vijayalakshmi and N. Sarat Chandra Babu 09. Linking the Farmers with Market through Web and Mobile by N. Anandaraja, N. Sriram, C. Kathiresan, Shibi Sebastian and E. Vadivel 10. ICT Based Kisan Mobile Sandesh. An Innovative Approach by Abhay Wankhade, Nalin Khare, Surendra Pannase and Druv Shrivastava 11. ICT Initiatives for Agricultural Development in Kerala State by S. Nazreen Hassan and N. Kishore Kumar 12. Taking Agricultural Technologies to the Grassroots on Wheels. A Case Study of the Mobile Agricultural School and Services MASS Initiative by Sanjay Kumar Rewani, Kumari Shweta, A.K. Pandey and J.Oraon 13. Village Resource Centres VRCs in Uttaranchal by B. Maithili, Neelam Pandey and Paras Kakkar 14. Community Information Centre. Empowering Rural Poor through ICT by Dillip Pattanaik 15. Expert System for Pest and Diseases Diagnosis in Rubber by N. Balasubramani 16. Development of "Citrus e-Clinic" Software by Sajeed Ali and Subrata Manna 17. Effectiveness of Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc IMCD in Diffusing Technologies among Farm Women in Wetland Ecosystem by N. Anandaraja, N. Sriram, Shibi Sebastian and D. Periyar Ramasamy 18. Development of Farmers Database for Darjeeling District by Subrata Manna 19. Pest Surveillance of Rice Crop Using Satellite Data - A Case Study for Brown Plant Hopper N. Lugens by Sujay Dutta, I. Choudhury, Y.G. Prasad, M. Prabhakar, G. Katti, K. Vasantbhanu and S. Vennila 20. Techmode Approach for Distance Learning Courses for Field Veterinarians by P.S. Lonkar, A.S. Ninawe and Ajit Maru 21. Information Retrieval System for Buffalo Reproduction by Y.P. Singh, S.K. Singh, S.K. Agrawal, S.K. Ghosh, G.K. Das, G.S. Bisht and Sanjay Kumar 22. Useful Databases and Websites on Agroforestry and Farm Forestry by P. Ratha Krishnan and R. Indumathy 23. Watershed Modelling for Development of Sustainable Livelihood through Convergence of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act NREGA and Integrated Watershed Management Programme IWMP Using GIS and Remote Sensing by K. Binoy and Yogiraj V. Shete 24. Effectiveness of ICT Enabled Village Information Centres among Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu by S. Senthilkumar and Mahesh Chander 25. Farm Technologies through Interactive Multimedia. A Multi-Stake Holders' Perspective Analysis by N. Anandaraja, N. Sriram, Shibi Sebastian and D. Periyar Ramasamy 26. e-Readiness and Participation Level of AKSHAYA and KISSAN Kerala Beneficiaries by M.S. Nataraju, A. Arun Babu and B.S. Lakshmana Reddy 27. ICT for Effective e-Extension and the Success of VRC Network in Assam by S. Borua and P. K. Neog 28. Internet Utilization Pattern in Community Information Centre CIC by Bikash Borthakur and Mahesh Chander 29. Application of ICT in Agricultural Extension. An Evaluation Study of Kissan Call Centres KCCs by Hemnath Rao Hanumankar

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Book SynopsisMICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND FUNCTIONS: Since their very first appearance on this planet, the microorganisms have benefitted our society in many ways. They are supposed to be the simplest but most versatile and talented products of evolution. They thrive in habitats extremely hostile to human life and are infinitely more skilled than any human chemist in their synthetic activities. Their rich diversity and their functional aspects make them indispensable components of our ecosystems. This book has been published on the eve of 75th Birth Day of Prof. Sudhir Chandra, Former Head and Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, who is well known for his concern to the microbes and made significant contributions in exploring their beneficial activities in different ecosystems. The book contains 31 articles written by distinguished scientists of the country having expertise in dealing with the microbes and exploiting their potential for the benefits of mankind. The articles included in the book are thought provocating and deals with: o the topics of Taxonomy, Diversity and Applications of VAM fungi in different Ecosystems o Applications of Microbial Technology for Treatment of effluents of a Gelatine Factory, Biodiversity of Mycotoxigenic Fungi and Trichoderma, o Useful microbes of Mangrove Ecosystem, Extremophiles, PGPRs, Phytotoxins, Litter decomposition, Biopesticides, Botanical Pesticides, biofertilizers and so many others including major concerns about the Evolution and Conservation of Microbial Biodiversity. o All the articles written by the authors are original, timely and appropriate.Table of Contents01. Microbial Bio-Diversity, Evolution and Conservation. Major Concerns and Missing Links by H. N. Gour, S.M. Paul Khurana and K. Joshi 02. Soil Organisms. Key Factor to Plant and Soil Health by Raghvendra Pratap Narayan and Pallavi Rai 03. Taxonomy of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi with Special Reference to Glomus Species by Ashok Aggarwal, Anju Tanwar, Neetu and R.S. Mehrotra 04. Diversity of PGPR Microbes in Pesticides Degradation by V.C. Khilare, S.N. Kanade, A.B. Ade and L.V. Gangawane 05. Application of State-of-the-Art Microbial Biotechnology Coupled with Phycoremedial Measures for the Treatment of Secondary Liquid Effluents of a Gelatine Manufacturing Industry by Sudhir D. Ghatnekar and Santosh M. Sharma 06. Biodiversity in Mycotoxigenic Fungi by S.M. Reddy, S. Girisham and V. Koteswara Rao 07. Diversity of Nematodes and their Problems in Agroecosystem by S.P.Tiwari and M.N.Khare 08. Potentials of Trichoderma as Biocontrol Agent, its Ecology and Biodiversity by D. K. Agarwal, and R. K. Sharma 09. Litter Decomposition in Tropical Humid Forest by Pranita Borah and G.D. Sharma 10. Microbes and Green Technology. Soil Plant Microbe Interaction Perspective by Jamaluddin and Anuj Kumar Singh 11. Mangrove Ecosystem. A Marine Resource for Useful Microorganism by Nibha Gupta, Uday Chand Basak and Ajay Kumar Mohapatra 12. Fungi of Indoor Environment-A Qualitative Study by Deepmala Pandey and Nisha Misra 13. Rhizosphere Biotechnology. Strategies for Biocontrol of Aflatoxin Production in Maize Crop by A.K. Roy, N. L. Mandal and S. Roy 14. Algal Component in Lichen Formation. A Review by Navneet Kaur and M. P. Sharma 15. Mycorrhizal Diversity in Different Ecosystems by R.S. Upadhyay, R. Raghuwanshi and Akhilesh Kumar 16. Biodegradation of Green Manure by Soil Mycoflora by Asha Sinha and Manisha Srivastava 17. Relationship of Soil Nutrients with Plant Pathogens and Diseases Caused by Them by M.N. Khare 18. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis . A New Dimension for Agriculture and Environmental Development to Improve Production in Sustainable Manner byKamal Prasad and A.K. Pandey 19. Botanical Pesticides an Eco-Chemical Natural Alternatives by N.K. Dubey, Ravindra Shukla, Priyanka Singh, Archana Singh and Bhanu Prakash 20. Chemistry and Fluorescent Behaviour of Some Lichens from Garhwal Himalaya by M. P. Sharma and Amit Jakhal 21. Candida albicans - Diversity, Identification, Genome and its Life Cycle by Kamal Rai Aneja, Chetan Sharma, Ashish Aneja and Parveen Surain 22. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Agroforestry Systems by Ashok Shukla, Deepak Vyas and Anuradha Jha 23. Diversity of AM Fungi in Rhizosphere of Tree Species of Indian Thar Desert by Nishi Mathur, Mehboob Chouhan, Mohnish Vyas, Shilpa Yadav Minal Tamboli and Anil Vyas 24. Extremophiles. The Enigmatic Life by Shagun Sharma and Rohit Sharma 25. Innovative Package of Microbes and Fly Ash for the Reclamation of Salt Affected Soils by Rollie Varma and Avinash Pratap Singh 26. Taxonomic Diversity of AM Fungi in Alkaline Soils of Upper Gangetic Plains of Allahabad by Varun Khare and Pooja Rai 27. Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria as Biocontrol Agents by C. Manoharachary and K. V. B. R. Tilak 28. Soil Microbial Diversity in Natural and Man Made Forage Ecosystems by Pradeep Saxena, Diwakar Bahukhandi and Sharmila Roy 29. Phycotoxins by Richa Tandon, V.K. Dwivedi and G.L. Tiwari 30. AM Fungi . Importance, Nursery Inoculation and Performance after Out Planting by D.J.Bagyaraj and H.K. Kehri 31. Use of Ectomycorrhizal Technology in Reclamation and Reforestration of Degraded Land by Bendangmenla, T.Ajungla, N.S.Jamir and G.D.Sharma

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Book SynopsisThe book includes habit, habitat of the plant its components ailments Ayurveda properties and action of medication and is useful to everyone interested in the green health therapy. A number of valuable medicinal plants are threatened with extinction, because of unsustainable over exploitation and habitat destruction. Silent features of this book are to facilitate identification of plants line drawing of all plants with their characteristics botanical feature, vernacular name are presented. The present compilation is intended to be good ready reference work for teachers, students and research workers in medicine both traditional and Ayurvedic also in botany, agriculture, forestry and pharmacy.Table of Contents01. Abrus precatorices Linn 02. Abutilon indicum G. Don 03. Acacia arabica Willd 04. Acacia catechu L.f. Willd 05. Acacia leucophloea Roxb. Willd 06. Acalypha indica Linn 07. Achyranthes aspera Linn 08. Acorus calamus Linn 09. Adansonia digitata Linn 10. Adhatoda vasica Nees 11. Aegle marmelos L Corr 12. Aerva lanata Juss 13. Albizia lebbek Benth 14. Aloe barbadensis Mill 15. Alstonia scholaris Linn R.Br 16. Andrographis paniculata Wall 17. Anisomeles malabarica R.Br 18. Annona squamosa Linn 19. Anogeissus latifolia Roxb. ex DC. Wall. ex Guill & Perr 20. Argemone maxicana Linn 21. Aristolochia bracteolata Retz 22. Aristolochia indica Linn 23. Artocarpus heterophyllus Linn 24. Asparagus racemosus Wild 25. Astercantha longifolia Nees 26. Azadirachta indica Juss 27. Bauhunia variegata Linn 28. Boerhavia diffusa Linn 29. Bombax ceiba Linn 30. Butea monosperma Taub 31. Cannabis sativa Linn 32. Cassia absus Linn 33. Cassia auricalata Linn 34. Cassia fistula Linn 35. Cassia occidentalis Linn 36. Catheranthus roseus Linn 37. Centella asiatica Linn 38. Chlorophytum borivilianum Sand Fer 39. Cinnamomum camphora Linn. Presl 40. Cinnamomum verum Presl 41. Citrus aurantifolia Christm. Swingle 42. Citrus reticulata Blanco 43. Clerodendrin inerme Linn 44. Croton tiglium Linn 45. Curcuma amda Roxb 46. Cuscuta reflexa Roxb 48. Cyperus rotundus Linn 49. Datura metel Linn 50. Datura Stramonium Linn 51. Eclipta prostrata Roxb Syn. E. alba 52. Euphorbia hirta Linn 53. Ferula narthex Linn 54. Ficus bengalensis Linn 55. Ficus bengalensis Linn 56. Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn 57. Helicteres isora Linn 58. Hemidesmus indicus R. Br. 59. Jatropha curcus Linn 60. Lawsonia inermis Linn 61. Linum asitatissimum Linn 62. Madhuca Indica Gmel 63. Melia azadarach Linn 64. Mimosa pudica Linn 65. Mimusops elengi Linn 66. Momordica charantia Linn 67. Moringa ptergygo-sperma Gaerta 68. Mucuna pruriens Bak 69. Nerium indicum Mill 70. Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn 71. Ocimum basilicum Linn 72. Oxalis corniculata Linn 73. Papaver somniferum Linn 74. Piper betle Linn 75. Phyllanthes emblica L 76. Phyllanthus niruri L 77. Plumeria rubra Linn 78. Polianthus tuberosa Linn 79. Polyalthia longifolia Benth and Hook 80. Pongamia pinnata Linn 81. Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb 82. Pterocarpus santalinus Linn 83. Rauwolfia serpentina Linn 84. Ricinus communis Linn 85. Semecarpus anacardium Linn 86. Solanum nigrum Linn 87. Solanum xanthocarpum Sch & Wend 88. Spathodea campanulata Beauv 89. Spilanthes acmella Linn 90. Sphaeranthus indicus Linn 91. Sterculia foetida Linn 92. Swertia chiruyita Hum 93. Tephrosia purpurea Pers 94. Terminalia bellarica Roxb 95. Terminalia chebula Retz 96. Tinospora cordifolia Miers 97. Tribulus terrestris Linn 98. Vateria indica Linn 99. Vitex negundo Linn 100. Vitis quadranguloris Wall 101. Withania somnifera Dunal 102. Xanthium Strumarium Linn 103. Zingiber officinate Rose 104. Zizyphus jujuba Lam 105. Zizyphus mauritiana Lank

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Book SynopsisOrnamental crops provide better income from a unit area with higher profitability. The production of flower crops has increased significantly and there is huge demand for floricultural products in the world resulting in growing international flower trade. Value addition in floriculture increases the economic value and consumer appeal of any floral commodity. The present publication on "Value Addition in Flowers and Orchids" is planned in 12 interesting s vividly highlighting value addition in flower crops and orchids covering wide range of aspects. The first 10 s are represented by various value added products from commercial flowers viz. rose, chrysanthemum, carnation, anthurium, gerbera, gladiolus, tuberose, tulip, lilium, freesia, iris, alstroemeria, liatris, strelitzia, solidago, dahlia, jasmine, marigold, crossandra, barleria, annuals, herbaceous perennials, flowering shrubs, house plants, aquatic plants, bulbous plants, cacti and succulents and lesser known ornamentals. Two most important s on value addition in flower crop like orchid are separately dealt in details in this publication. These commercial orchids presented in this book include Aerides, Anoectichilus, Arachnis, Ascocentrum, Bulbophyllum, Calanthe, Cattleya, Coelogyne, Cymbidium, Dendrobium, Doritis, Epidendrum, Eulophia, Gastrochilus, Habenaria, Laelia, Miltonia, Odontoglossum, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota, Pleione, Renanthera, Rhyncostylis, Vanda, Zygopetalum. It may be humbly claimed that this is the first book of its kind on value addition in flower crops including orchids in India. I sincerely hope that this book on "Value Addition in Flowers and Orchids" will be useful to teachers, students, scientists, plant breeders, plant biotechnologists, planners, exporters, amateurs and professional flower growers.Table of Contents01. Value Added Products from Flower Crops 02. Value Addition in Commercial Flowers 03. Value Addition in Annuals 04. Value Addition in Herbaceous Perennials 05. Value Addition in Flowering Shrubs 06. Value Addition in House Plants 07. Value Addition in Aquatic Plants 08. Value Addition in Bulbous Plants 09. Value Addition in Cacti and Other Succulents 10. Value Addition in Lesser Known Ornamental Plants 11. Value Added Products from Orchids 12. Value Addition in some Commercial Orchids 13. Medicinal Flowers and Orchids

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Book SynopsisThe book aimes at imparting basics of the subject besides the latest trends in the evolution of technologies and important industrial practices. Besides the technological aspects, adequate emphasis has also been laid on the quality aspects and adequate knowledge input required for a student or professional in Food Science and Technology. The book contains 16 s addressing various important aspects such as unit operations, thermal processing, hurdle technology preservation, cold preservation, dehydration, freezing, and advanced thermal techniques such as infrared and microwaves besides non-thermal aspects such as high pressure and pulsed electric field processing as well as ?-irradiation. State-of-art subject areas such as functional foods could be an added flavour as the global food market has ample potential in the area of functional foods. Food packaging and food laws are important in commercializing processed foods as well as fresh produce and the areas require due emphasis to make the book more comprehensive.Table of Contents01. Introduction to Food Science by A.S. Bawa, O.P. Chauhan and P.S. Raju 02. Unit Operations in Food Processing by M.C. Pandey 03. Thermal Processing of Foods by H.S. Ramaswamy 04. Hurdle Technology in Food Preservation by H.S. Vibhakara and P.S. Raju 05. Low Temperature Preservation of Foods by D.S. Sogi 06. Separation and Filtration Processes by D.C. Saxena 07. Dehydration of Foods by U.S. Shivhare, G.S.V. Raghavan, G. Ghoshal and S. Basu 08. Freezing Preservation of Foods by Alok Shah and O.P. Chauhan 09. Food Irradiation by K .Radhakrishna and K. Jayathilakan 10. Infrared and Microwave Processing of Food by G.K. Sharma, A.D. Semwal and D.K. Yadav 11. Minimal Processing of Fruits and Vegetables by P.S. Raju and O.P. Chauhan 12. Fermentation Preservation of Foods by K.V. Ramana 13. Packaging of Food Products by S. Nadanasabapathy and R. Kumar 14. Non-Thermal Methods of Food Preservation by O.P. Chauhan, P.S. Raju and A.S. Bawa 15. Functional Foods by Shalini Mishra, Alka Pandey and H.N. Mishra 16. Food Laws and Regulations by K.S. Premavalli

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Book SynopsisA well-known writer and speaker in forums all over the world, a list of Dr. Swaminathan's writings and speeches goes to over 50 . This book collects together some of his more recent observations, edited for publication. It is evident from the range of issues discussed that the author's mission in life is to foster a movement of hope and peace by eradicating hunger and poverty, for humankind to live in harmony with nature. Swaminathan stresses that sustainable development must be firmly rooted in the principles of ecology, social and gender equity, employment generation, and economic potential.Table of Contents01. Remember Your Humanity 02. Ethics and Science 03. Four Pillars of Sustainable Human Happiness 04. Norman Borlaug and His Fight against Hunger 05. Bridging the Digital Divide. Empowering the People 06. Harnessing the Demographic Dividend for Agricultural Rejuvenation 07. Legislation for Food Security 08. How to Resolve the Crisis of Indian Agriculture 09. Gandhiji's Plea for a Hunger Free India. Current Reality and Way to Progress 10. Wheat Imports and Food Security 11. Distribute, Procure, Store and Sow - Steps to Food Security 12. Sustainable Food Security. Pre-requisites for Success 13. Pathway for Food Security for All 14. Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation 15. Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Security 16. Priorities in Agricultural Research and Education 17. Managing Anticipated Food Crises 18. To the Hungry, God is Bread 19. The Wheat Mountains of the Punjab 20. Fish for All and For Ever 21. Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health 22. GM Food Crops. Risks and Benefits 23. Land Rush and Food Security in an Era of Climate Change 24. Darwinism in a Warming Planet 25. Climate and Food Security 26. Maximising the Benefit of A Good Monsoon 27. Building Sustainable Water Security Systems 28. Drought Management for Rural Livelihood Security 29. Privatisation of Food and Water Security Systems. An Unequal Social Bargain 30. Shaping the Future of Agriculture in Northeastern India 31. Towards Vidarbha's Agricultural Renaissance 32. Science's Role in Stimulating West Bengal's Agricultural Performance 33. Singur and Our Socio-Economic Future 34. From Vision to Impact

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Book SynopsisThe book deals with the study of natural resource conservation, bio-diversity, population explosion, flora and fauna, global warming and climate change. It is a multidisciplinary subject with the combination of several disciplines like Physical and Social Sciences. The subjects related to the environmental are geography, chemistry, anthropology, sociology, climate change and mitigation and meteorology. Hence, there is a need to know about our environmental problems. Due general awareness about the importance of the environment, this subject has been introduced in the course curriculum of schools, colleges and universities. This book attempts to provide all possible information about environment and hence can be used as a text book for the course.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Environmental Terminology 03. Scope and Importance of Environmental Science 04. Natural Resources and Conservation 05. Ecosystem. Concept,Structure and Function of an Ecosystem 06. Biodiversity 07. Environmental Pollution 08. Waste Land Reclamation 09. Disaster Management 10. Environmental Issues 11. Global Warning 12. Climate Change 13. Human Population and Environment 14. Value Education 15. Acts for Environment Protection and Management 16. Sustainable Development 17. Public Awareness Awakening

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Book SynopsisArid and semi-arid areas are now facing a threefold holistic crisis: economic, food, and climate. What has emerged from these crises is the vital importance of inter-linkages among them on the one hand, and the missed opportunities in putting these pieces together on the other. This book has tried to explore these challenges though in-depth discussions of the individual. It is anticipated to inspire a forward looking debate that looks at the lessons from the past and points to actions for the future. Expertise views have been shared scientists and persons of eminence on the national and state level challenges with futuristic remedial approaches.Table of Contents01. Geomorphology in Quantification of Aeolian Dynamism in Thar Desert at Local to Regional Scales by Amal Kar 02. Water Management and Information System: (India WRIS Web GIS: Design and Development of Web Enabled Water Resources Information System of India) by J. R. Sharma 03. Fluvial Process Measurement of Arid Ephemeral Channels in Western Rajasthan by P.C. Moharana and Amal Kar 04. Saraswati River - The Source of Quenching Thirst of Thar Desert by B.K. Bhadra and J.R. Sharma 05. Land Degradation Situation in Thar Region, India : Type, Extent and Associated Factors by A.K. Bera, S. Rama Subramoniam and J.R. Sharma 06. Sustainable Utilization of Wastelands and their Economic Significance in Western Rajasthan, India by Mahesh Kumar Guar and J.R. Sharma 07. Crop Identification Using Hyperspectral Satellite Data and Field Spectra by Chilka Sharma, Manoj Joseph, S. Palaria and J.R. Sharma 08. Data Mining for Extracting Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Drought by Aditi Sharma, P. Dhayani and M.P. Punia 09. Potability Analysis of Ground Water of Thar Desert by Trapti Sharma & S. Palria 10. Agricultural Resources in Arid Western Rajasthan- Issues and Options by Balak Ram 11. Demography And Occupational Struture of Thar Desert by Mahesh Kumar Gaur and Mrs. Narvada Sharma 12. Water Management in Dry lands (In-Field Water Harvesting for Sustainability) by Divya Mishra, Jyotsana Chuchra and JR Sharma 13. Role of Space Technology in Studying Land Degradation and Poverty Nexus in Dry lands: A Case Study of Pali Development Block by Himani Singh 14. Study of Spatial Distribution of Groundwater Quality with Geostatistics in Western Rajasthan by Mrs. Trapti Sharma & S. Palria 15. Predicting Drought Using Time Series Analysis and Forecasting of Rainfall and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Data by Aditi Sharma, P. Dhayani and M.P. Punia 16. Assessment and Modeling of Village Ecosystem using Earth Observation and Geospatial Technology by Ila Agnihotri 17. Desertification Assessment Within Landuse and Degradation in Pali Development Block by Using LISS IV Data. by Mani Tyagi 18. Numerical Groundwater Flow Modeling Using MODFLOW : A Case Study of Osian-Mandore Pilot area of Jodhpur District, Rajasthan by Sneha 19. Satellite Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technology to Support Assessment of Crop Water Information for Sustainable Water Resource Management by Kamini Yadav

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Book SynopsisSoil Acidity is one of the major intrinsic soil-related constraints limiting the production potential of these soils for crop growth. About 30 million hectares of cultivated land in the country is highly acidic with soil pH ranging from 4.5 to 5.5. Crop diversity, cropping intensity, crop productivity & profitability in these areas are very low, resulting in livelihood insecurity, poverty, and slow pace of development. The Chemistry of soil acidity has been one of the much researched domains in Soil Science. The book covers various management practices with practical application in the cultivation of these soils for diverse crops and cropping systems and plantation crops. Emphasis has been laid on amelioration of Acid soils and nutrient use in crops to improve the agricultural productivity. Problems and prospects of suitable soil amendments, their availability, quality and cost have been discussed in detail. s for the book have been written by scientists, who are engaged in this work for the past two to three decades. the "Way Forward" suggests the Technology and steps to be taken for managing such soils and the expected economic gain, so that the State Governments draw the needed Action Plan and implement them with all seriousnessTable of Contents01. Introduction A.K. Sarkar 02. Soil Acidity - Concepts and Applications A.K. Sarkar 03. Chemistry of Acid Soils Sushanta Kumar Pattanayak 04. Genesis and Classification of Acid Soils of India A.K.Sahoo and Dipak Sarkar 05. Field Studies on Acid Soils of India A.K. Sarkar, S.P. Sharma,T.C. Baruah, Patiram, B. Mandal S.K. Pattanayak, V.K.Venugopal, and S.C. Talashilkar 06. Acid Soils of North-Eastern India Mausumi Raychaudhuri and S. Raychaudhuri 07. Acid Soils of Jharkhand A.K. Sarkar 08. Acid Soils of Odisha D. Jena 09. Secondary and Micronutrients in Acid Soils Surendra Singh and A.K. Ghosh 10. Paper Mill Sludge as an Acid Soil Ameliorant Sushanta Kumar Pattanayak 11. Way Forward A.K. Sarkar

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Book SynopsisThe book deals with value addition and processing of agro-food crops. Each agro-food crop is discussed from the point of its production, processing, value addition, packaging and storage. Main food crops of special importance in the food processing sector like cereals, millets and pulses, minor forest products, fruits and vegetables and milk and milk based products are considered at length. The book gives a comprehensive account of food processing and value addition with regards to encourage for setting up small food processing industries in their local area using local agro food crops base. Indigenous food preparations based on fermented cereals and pulse, milk and other crops based products have been discussed. Various food laws and regulation by the Government to control food quality and standards are highlighted. Agro food based, food processing industry, in small or cottage scale level in their local region with available resource projects are alsodiscussed in details. An outstanding text for students, researchers and entrepreneurs in food processing with little or no previous instruction in food science and technology, food science is also a valuable reference for professionals in food processing, as well as for those working in fields that serves, regulates or otherwise interfaces with the food processing industry.Table of Contents01. Cereals, Millets And Pulses Based Foods 02. Traditional Foods 03. Fruits And Vegetables Based Foods 04. Tropical Roots And Tuber Crops Based Foods 05. Minor Forest Products Based Foods 06. Milk And Milk Product Based Foods 07. Food Additives Used For Foods 08. Food Package Development 09. Food Storage And Quality Control 10. Food Laws And Regulation 11. Project Preparation

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Book SynopsisPost harvest is the time that begins with separation of commodity from growing of production medium like fruits / vegetables from the plants, fishes from ponds etc. The term post harvest technology means the use of science and technology for the management of food commodities including pre-cooling, grading, sorting, packaging, transportation, storage, processing, and development of improved product, preservation and marketing etc. The use of the information generated by the techniques of Post Harvest Technology can ensure greater availability of a wide variety of food to the consumers with reduced post harvest losses. Based on the importance of the post harvest technology in agriculture and allied sciences, it is presumed that all people engaged in agriculture should know about the various terminologies being used in post harvest technology. But to understand the various concepts, some sort of documentation is needed. A manuscript having such information would be the strongest link between the industry, academia and the consumeThis book is covering almost every important terminology pertaining to post harvest technology including other interrelated disciplines like physiology, processing, food science, food technology, food engineering, food packaging, food biochemistry and applied nutrition, industrial microbiology, health foods, and quality management etc. The terminology in each alphabet has been well illustrated with examples and photographs for better understanding. At present, there is no book available which gives complete information related to Post Harvest Technology. The book will be highly beneficial to both UG and PG students undergoing courses in Postharvest Technology, entrance examination for PhD in Post Harvest Technology at IARI, various examinations pertaining to JRF and SRF as well as NET.

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Book SynopsisThe objectives of the book is to highlight the relevance of traditional medicine and way towards ethnopharmacology, to share research achievements and innovations in herbal science, to evaluate and review opportunities for advancing herbal drug research in the region, to provide a platform to map an agenda for the development of phytomedicine, to address issues concerning conservation of medicinal plants. The book has been compiled with 30 articles based on the original research work by eminent academicians and scientists of the country on different areas of phytomedicine. Recent trends and techniques involved from the search, documentation, processing, sustainable utilization and conservation of medicinal plants are the highlights of this book. It will provide a unique opportunity to boost up the knowledge in various aspects of medicinal plant research.Table of Contents01. Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Properties of Aegle marmelos Against Clinically Significant Pathogens Baskar, R., Abirami, M. and Umamaheswari, K. 02. Screening of Gloriosa superba Ecotypes Against leaf Blight Disease B. Meena, K. Kannan, S.A. Ramyabharathi and R.M. Vijayakumar 03. Medicinal Plants Sold in the Velliangiri Hills, the Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India Aravindhan, V., G. Mahendran and A. Rajendran 04. Evaluation of Antibacterial Potential of Phyllanthus emblica L. Against Some Selected Fish Pathogens Renisheya Joy Jeba Malar T., Johnson, M. Arul Starlin, I. and Revathy, I. 05. Bioactive Antimalarial Agents from Plants Francis Stanly Pradeep, Vijayakumar Usha Rani and Bhathini Vaikuntavasan Pradeep 06. Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir Renisheya Joy Jeba Malar, T., Johnson, M., Siva Raman, A., Arul Starlin, I. 07. Antimicrobial Activity and Phytochemical Screening of Smilax china and Anacyclus pyrethrum R. Beena, D. Brindha and V.N. Satakopan 08. Evaluation of Antioxidant and in vitro free Radical Scavenging Activity of Terminalia Bellirica Mary Shoba Das, C.,Manila, T.N. and Gayathri Devi, S. 09. Phytochemical and Antibacterial Activity of the Green Seaweed Caulerpa calpelliformis (R. Br.) Weber-Van Bosse Babu, A., Patric Raja, D. and Johnson, M. 10. Paliyar Folklore Health Remedial Practices in Sirumalai Hills, Tamil Nadu,India Ramesh Kannan, N., Harikrishnan, K., Vijayalatha, K.R. and Natarajan, E. 11. in vitro Conservation Technique Through Indirect Somatic Embryogenesis from Seeds of Atalantia monophylla (L.) DC. Arun, K. Das and P.S. Swamy 12. Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Analysis of Solanum anguivi Lam. and Solanum torvum Sw. Janakiraman, N. and Johnson, M. 13. Antioxidant Activity of Ophiorrhiza pectinata Arn. (Rubiaceae) G. M. Lekshmi and A. Gangaprasad 14. Antibacterial Activity of Clove bud (Syzygium aromaticum L.) Meera Nandhini, E., Aruna Sharmili, Ranjitha, P. and Umamaheswari, K. 15. Preliminary Phytochemical Analysis of Red Purple Fruit of Cocculus hirsutus Linn. Rakkimuthu, R. and Aravinthan, K.M. 16. Biological Potency of Medicinal Plant Extracts on Life Stages of Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) Mariappan Suganthy, Sentrayaperumal Sundareswaran, Periyaswamy Sakthivel and Lakshmanan Nalina 17. Evaluation of Antifungal Activity of Kedrostis rostrata Cogn. Against Keratinophilic Fungi Logaprabha, V. and Tamil Selvi, K.S. 18. Wound Healing Chasmophytes of Velliangiri Hills, Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India Binu Thomas, Rajendran, A. and Aravindhan, V. 19. Anti-inflammatory Activity of Vitex negundo L. var. purpurascens Sivar. and Mold. leaves Against Carrageenan Induced Oedema on Rats M. Ramesh and A. Mahalakshmipriya 20. Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Piper nigrum Against Food Poisoning Bacteria R. Gnanasekar, V. Sornajana and K. Umamaheswari 21. Evaluation of Anti-diabetic Potential of Phyllanthus emblica L. Renisheya Joy Jeba Malar, T., Kalaiarasi, V. and Johnson, M. 22. Nutraceutical and Phytotherapeutical Properties of Buckwheat: A Review Update Thankarajan Sajeesh and Thangaraj Parimelazhagan 23. Quality Control by Avoiding Excess Nutrient Leaching G. Vanitha, Mrinalini J. Singh, and S. Padmavathy 24. Phytochemical Screening and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants Gomathi, R. and Usha K. 25. Studies on the Rare Medicinal Plants of Karaikal District, U.T of Puducherry Kathirvelu Sambandan and Narayanasamy Dhatchanamoorthy 26. Assessment of Humoral Immune Response in Rabbits Fed with C. occidentalis V. Ranganathan and S. Selvasubramanian 27. Pharmacognostic and Physico-chemical Standardization ofPyrus malus Linn P. Padma Rao, P. Subramanian, P. Sudhakar, T. Sheshashena Reddy and P.R. Reddy 28. Studies on the Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Activity of Selected Seaweeds Macro Algae in Thondi Coast M. Dhinakarraj, S. Ravikumar, M. Anand and M. Babuselvam 29. Phytochemical Screening from the Leaf Extracts of Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats, the Nilgiris S. Padmavathy and V. Mekala 30. Screening of Common Leafy Vegetables of Tamil Nadu for their Nutraceutical and Antioxidant Properties Shanmugaraj Bala Murugan, Ramamoorthy Deepika, Aziz Reshma and Ramalingam Sathishkumar

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Book SynopsisVegetables are important source of dietary fibers, minerals, antioxidants and vitamins. Shifting from a non-vegetarian diet to vegetarian, global recognition of the importance of vegetables for human health and their medicinal and nutritional value have contributed to a steady upward trend in vegetable production system. China is ranked first in the world and currently produces around 237 million tons of vegetable. The total vegetable production of India during the year 2009-10 was approximately 90 million tons. Pesticides are valuable tools in sustainable vegetable production, but unfortunately they are often being used irresponsibly, causing hazards to producers, consumers and the environment. In addition, they can exacerbate pests and diseases problems by inducing resistance and suppressing the natural enemies which exert natural biological control. This book aims to promoting an integration of appropriate chemical, cultural, physical, genetic and biological technologies into Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies for vegetable crop protection.Table of Contents01. Diseases of Allium Crops 02. Leguminous crops 03. Solanaceous crops 04. Cole crops 05. Cucurbitaceous crops 06. Malvaceous crops

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Book SynopsisThe book has been divided into the 5 major sections covering the following: Section I: Covers on the articles focused towards the major themes of strengthening Technology Application and Delivery systems, ICT, BLESS, NRM and women empowerment. Section II: Dealt with the extension strategies in development departments, institutional mechanism including NGOs, new media tools and impact assessment, followed by management of Natural Resources including ITKS. Section III: Gender mainstreaming, women empowerment, international experiences and policy issues have been synthesized under Section IV and V respectively. This book would enable in exposing the extension professionals on a cross cultural approach in various development spheres of extension reforms in India.Table of ContentsSection I- Introduction: 01. Framework for Strengthening Technology Application and Delivery System in Agricultural Extension by V. Venkatasubramanian 02. ICT in Krishi Vigyan Kendra - A Transformational Technology for Indian Farmers by S. Prabhu Kumar, D.V. Srinivasa Reddy, C.V. Sairam and B.T. Rayudu 03. Business Led Extension Services (BLESS): Global Perspective by V.G. Dhanakumar 04. Role of Natural Resource Management in Livelihood with Special Reference to Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) by K. N. Krishnakumar and Ganesh Yadav 05. Women Empowerment-Rhetorics and Reality by K. Thangamani Section II- Extension Approaches: 06. Agricultural Education through Internet by H. Philip, P.P. Murugan and P. Mooventhan 07. SWOC Analysis in Mango Pulp Industries in Tamil Nadu by T. Rathakrishnan and S.R.Padma 08. Adoption Level of Farmers on Post Tsunami Rice Cultivation Practices by B. Shanmugasundaram, K.A. Ponnusamy and H. Philip 09.Prioritization of Research in Selected Crops of Madurai District by A. Pounraj, T.Rathakrishnan and Rexlin Selvin 10. Reorientation of Agricultural Extension System in Tamilnadu towards ATMA by S. Parthasarathi and R. Ganesan 11. Strategies to increase the Area, Production and Productivity of Cassava in Salem District in Tamil Nadu by A. Janaki Rani and P.P. Murugan 12. Market Information Utilization Behaviour of the Farmers Receiving Dynamic Market Information (DMI) through Short Message Service by R. Balasubramaniyam and N. Anandaraja 13. Information Sharing and Dissemination at Uzhavar Udhaviyagam - A Promising Linkage Model for Sustainable Extension Services by R. Sendilkumar, C. Cinthia fernandaz and S. Parthasarathy 14. Status of Job Satisfaction of KVK Subject Matter Specialists by Nafees Ahmad and P.S. Slathia 15. Strategies for Technology Transfer through Adarsha Rythus in Andhra Pradesh by N. Kishore Kumar and A. Sailaja 16. Problem Solving Capacity of Agricultural Expert System by S. Helen and F.M.H. Kaleel 17. Technology Transfer through Tar Mode in Sugarcane Based Cropping System by T. Rajula Shanthy 18. A Comparative Analysis of the Extension Approaches used by both Private and Public Extension Service Providers by K.Vengalamani, R. Arunachalam and T. Masanaselvam 19. Perception on Critical Technology Adopted by Vegetable Growers under Precision Farming - An Overview by K. Thangaraja, R. Ganesan, R. Sasikala and R. Rajasekaran 20. Performance Analysis of the Gram Panchayat Leaders in the Three Tier Panchayati Raj Institutions of Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh by P. Shrivastava, K.K. Shrivastava and J.D. Sarkar 21. Case Study of A Successful Rabbit Farmer by S. Vishwendar 22. Transfer of Technology Issues in Bt Cotton by S. Parthasarathi and R. Ganesan 23. Adoption of Pest Management Technologies by Tomato Growers in Mettur Taluk of Salem District by P. Suhirdha, G. Tamilselvi and J. Vasanthakumar 24. Impact Evaluation of DPAP-V Watersheds in Karur District by R. Sasikala, A. Palaniswamy, K. Thangaraja and M. Shanthasheel 25. Participatory Technology Development in Banana (PTD) by M. Israel Thomas,T. Rathakrishnan and S. R. Padma Section III- Natural Resources and Livelihood Management: 26. Environmental Issues and Management of Natural Resources by Farmers for Sustainable Agriculture by R. Arunachalam 27. Eco-Friendly Agricultural Practices in Paddy- An Impact Analysis in Tamil Nadu by A. Janaki Rani, H. Philip and P.P. Murugan 28. Intensive Agriculture and Environment by D. Jebapreetha and Rexlin Selvin 29. Sustainability of Traditional Institution in Tank Irrigation Management: An Example from Madurai District of Tamil Nadu, India by M. Jegadeesan and Koichi Fujita 30. Training Needs of Wetland Farmers in Organic Farming in Tamil Nadu by Noorjehan A., K.A.Hanif and I. Mohamed Iqbal 31. Impact of Tsunami on the Farm Households of Coastal Tamilnadu State of India by M. Shantha Sheela, K. Palanisami, Chieko Umetsu and V. Ravichandran 32. Contract Tree Farming in Industrial Wood Agroforestry by H.Philip, K.T.Parthiban, Vennila and P.Durairasu 33. Rationality Analysis of Indigenous Tribal Agricultural Practices followed in Kolli Hills by P. Venkatesan and M. Sundaramari Section IV- Gender Issues: 34. Rural Farm Women Knowledge Gain and Perception of Interactive Multimedia Compact Disc (IMCD) by N. Anandaraja, T. Rathakrishnan and M. Ramasubramanian 35. Empowerment of Urban Women through SHGs Under SJSRY in Coimbatore District by K.C. Leelavathy and K.S. Selvanayaki 36. Impact of Self Help Groups on Development of Entrepreneurship Among Farm Women by S.K. Meti and S. Aparana 37. Self - Help Group Approach for Agri - Rural Environment: Need of the Hour by B. Narayanaswamy. K. Narayana Gowda and R.K. Naika 38. Fortifying Farm Women through Entrepreneurial Training: Problems and Prescriptions by S.R. Padma and T. Rathakrishnan 39. Perception of Women SHG Members on Training Programmes by Santha Govind and T. Mukesh 40. Positive Therapy for Enhancement of Self-Esteem, Self Efficacy and Management of Stress Among Women in Local Governance in Coimbatore District by M. by Shanmugavani and K.C. Leelavathy 41. Role of Rural Women in Farming, Allied and Off-Farm Activities by P. Sumathi and M. Senthilkumar 42. Empowerment Level of Farm Women Beneficiaries of Karnataka Community Based Tank Management Project by B.S. Swetha and N. Narsimha Section V- Policy Issues: 43. Credit Management Pattern of Farm Families by K. Mahandra Kumar and T. Rathakrishnan 44. Strategies to increase Castor Production in India through Effective Resource-Use Management (RUM) Behaviour by R. Venkattakumar, M. Padmaiah and C. Sarada

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Book SynopsisThis book has been written, primarily due to my own felt need to have a comprehensive text book on the pests of horticultural crops and methods to manage it, in the integrated way. Due to the widespread use of digital color photography and the good resolution that you get in even the basic level digital cameras, it is possible to get good photos. It was thus more of a need to have a text book to teach the UG and PG students, that this book was written. It was also necessary that any practicing field level worker like officers of the state department of Agriculture and commodity boards, and every practicing farmer with an ability to read English text book, should be guided into the basic facts about the pests of crops. It is most likely that most of the information is available in this book itself, as pest of some other crop. It will then be possible to read on the pest in that , and manage the pest effectively using the latest techniques available to the crop management expert.Table of ContentsSection I - Fruits 1. Almond 2. Aonla or Indian Gooseberry Amla or Amalalsa 3. Apple 4. Apricot 5. Banana 6. Ber 7. Citrus 8. Custard Apple 9. Fig10. Grapes11. Guava12. Jackfruit13. Litchi14. Loquat15. Mango16. Olive 17. Papaya 18. Peach and Pertsimmon 19. Pineapple 20. Plum 21. Pomegranate 22. Strawberry and Walnut Section II - Medicinal And Aromatic Plants 23. Ambrette (Abelmoschus Moschatus) 24. Aswagandha 25. Coleus Aromaticus 26. Davana Geranium Bourbon 27. Fennel 28. French Basil (Ocimum basilicum) 29. Isabgol 20. Lemon Grass 31. Mentha Or Mint 32. Opium 33. Patchouli 34. Periwinkle 35. Sarpagandha (Rauwolfia serpentine) Section III - Ornamental Plants 36. Anthurium 37. Carnation 38. China Aster 39. Chrysanthemum 40. Crossandra 41. Gladiolus 42. Jasmine 43. Marigold 44. Orchids 45. Rose 46. Tube Rose Section IV - Plantation Crops 47. Arecanut 48. Cashew 49. Cocoa/Cocoa 50. Coconut 51. Coffee 52. Oilpalm 53. Tea Section V - Spices 54. Betelvine 55. Cardamom 56. Cinnamon 57. Clove 58. Coriander Cumin Fennel Fenugreek 59. Ginger and Turmeric 60. Large Cardamom (Amomum) 61. Nutmeg 62. Onion And Garlic 63. Pepper Section VI - Tuberose 64. Aroids and Yams 65. Cassava or Tapioca 66. Chinese Potato or Coleus or Koorka 67. Potato 68. Sweet Potato Section VII - Vegetables 69. Amaranthus and Spinach 70. Bhindi 71. Brinjal 72. Cruciferous Vegetables (Cabbage, Cauliflower and others) 73. Chilli and Capsicum 74. Cowpea and Other Pulses 75. Cucurbits 76. Mushroom 77. Tomato 78. IPM in Vegetable

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Book SynopsisPhysiological or abiotic disorders are mainly caused by changing environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, unbalanced soil nutrients, inadequate or excess of certain soil minerals, extremes of soil pH and poor drainage. The distinction between physiological or abiotic disorders from other disorders is that they are not caused by living organisms (viruses, bacteria, fungi, insects, etc.), but they are the result of abiotic situations (inanimate) i.e. their agents are non-living in nature which causes deviation from normal growth. They results in physical or chemical changes in a plant which is far away from what is normal and is generally caused by an external factor. Non-infectious disorders in some cases are easy to identify, but others are difficult or even impossible to recognize. Most of them are non reversible once they have occurred. For the identification of physiological disorders it is important that one must know that: a) Physiological disorders are often caused by the deficiency or excess of something that supports life or by the presence of something that interferes with life. b) Physiological disorders can affect plants in all stages of their development. c) They are non-transmissible because they occur without or in absence of infectious agents. d) Plant reacts differently to the same agent and sometimes response is seen as a little reaction to death. e) Dealing with physiological disorders often means dealing with the consequences from a past event. f) Generally damaged and undamaged tissue is clearly demarcated. g) Physiological disorders not only causes damage themselves but also serve as the 'open door' (entry) for pathogens.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Aonla 3. Apple 4. Apricot 5. Avocado 6. Bael 7. Banana 8. Ber 9. Breadfruit 10. Carambola 11. Cashew nut 12. Cherry 13. Citrus 14. Coconut 15. Custard apple 16. Date palm 17. Durian 18. Fig 19. Grape 20. Guava 21. Hazelnut 22. Jackfruit 23. Jamun 24. Kiwi fruit 25. Litchi 26. Loquat 27. Mango 28. Mangosteen 29. Olive 30. Papaya 31. Passion fruit 32. Peach 33. Pear 34. Pecan nut 35. Persimmon 36. Pineapple 37. Plum 38. Pomegranate 39. Raspberry 40. Sapota 41. Strawberry 42. Walnut

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Book SynopsisN/ATable of Contents1. Application of biotechnology in Hi-tech agriculture/Atul Kumar and Vandana A. Kumar. 2. Crop selection an efficient tool for sustainable agricultural production in the impending climate change situation/Anil Kumar Singh, U.R. Sangle and Pravesh Kumar. 3. Management of soil fertility for sustainable vegetable production/Sobaran Singh, S.K. Maurya and Poonam Gangola. 4. Microbial inoculation through endophytic bacteria for sustainable agriculture/K. Swarnalakshmi, M. Senthikumar and Sanjay Sachan. 5. Seed enhancement technologies for assured plant stand establishment/S.K. Yadav, Arun Kumar M.B., Sangita Yadav, S.R. Jacob, V.A. Tonapi and Priya Ranjan Kumar. 6. Technology of nursery raising in vegetable crops/M.D. Ojha and P.K. Singh. 7. Pests and diseases management of mango/Sandhya Bahuguna, Abhishek Bahuguna and Birendra Prasad. 8. Horti-silvi pastoral system for development of watersheds/O.P. Maurya and S. Kumar. 9. Biofertilizers and green manuring for sustainable agriculture/Surender Singh, R.J. Singh, Kuldeep Kumar, Balkar Singh and Livleen Shukla. 10. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for sustainable agriculture/Ajay Veer Singh and Shachi Shah. 11. Potential of Bio Control, Soil Solarization and Botanicals in Plant Disease Management under Organic Farming. Jameel Akhtar, Zakaullah Khan, Amit Kumar, Dinhesh Chand, Atul Kumar and H.C. Lal. 12. Mites and their Management Surendra Prasad, Reena and B.K. Sinha 13. Sustainable Management of Agrobiodiversity Need of the hour Shachi Shah, V Venkat Ramanan, Ajay Veer Singh and Birendra Prasad 14. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants B Singh, Satender Khari and Aakansha Goswami 15. Post Harvest Management Technology of Under Utilized Fruits of Arid Zone Shobhana Gupta and RN Prasad 16. Biotechnological Tools in Modern Agriculture Sangita Bansal and Manisha Mangal 17. Seabuckthorn : A Miracle Therapeutic Plant of Himalaya Rajander S Bali, H S Chauhan, VK Sah, Abhishek Bahuguna and Birendra Prasad 18. Implications of Development Communication in the Functioning of KVKS : Key to Sustainable Development Netrapal Malik Ajay Kumar Prabhakar and Ajay Kumar 19. Lab Animal Care and Their use as Research Animal Models Manish Kumar, Teena Rani and Sunil Kumar 20. Organic Livestock Production Lokesh Gupta, SP Tailor and Nikhil Gupta 21. Role of Self Help Group in Poverty Elimination Through Micro Finance Ramesh Singh, OP Maurya, VK Varshney and SS Gangwar 22. Self Help Groups-An Approach to Strengthen the Rural Poor Kiran Yadav and Chandra Dev

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Book SynopsisKnowledge Management is the process by which an organization identifies, creates, manages and delivers information to enhance workforce performance.KM is a discipline that promotes an integrated approach to identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing all of an enterprise's information assets. These assets may include databases, documents, policies, procedures, and previously un-captured expertise and experience in individual workers. All these issues are covered in thirty three s in the book broadly divided into the following five sections. Fundamentals of Knowledge Management, Latest Tools and Techniques for Knowledge Management, Databases, Data mining, Knowledge Discovery in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Data mining and Knowledge Discovery in Agriculture and Allied Fields, Indigenous Knowledge Protection and IPR Issues The book contains original research and case studies by academic and research contributors on strategies, tools, techniques and technologies for Knowledge Management. The focus of this book is on the identification of innovative KM strategies and the application of theoretical concepts to real-world situations. This first serves as a complete introduction to the concepts and principles of KM, starting with basics of data, information, knowledge and wisdom. Clarified differences among Explicit, Implicit and Tacit Knowledge. The book also covers traditional KM approaches as well as emerging topics such as cloud computing, Semantic Web, Rough Computing, Fuzzy logic, Artificial intelligence, Machine learning, social networks, Tools and Techniques for Geo Spatial Data Knowledge Discovery. The focus of the book is on how KM impacts organizations and individuals and steps that should be taken to maximize benefits, including directions for how to select, develop, and evaluate KM systems.Table of ContentsSection 1. Fundamentals of Knowledge Management: 01. Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom K.Alivelu, C.Sarada, P.Madhuri, G.D.Satish Kumar, M.Padmaiah, P.Lakshmamma and P.Padmavathi 02. Knowledge Management and the Changing Need of IT Applications Rabi N Subudhi 03. Trends of Knowledge Management Practices Ajit Kumar Roy Section 2. Latest Tools and Techniques for Knowledge Management: 04. Cloud Computing Technologies and its Applications in Bioinformatics M.Balakrishnan and S.K.Soam 05. Applications of Fuzzy Logic in Knowledge Management Piyush Kant Rai 06. Knowledge Management using Semantic Web R. Nagarjuna Kumar, B.Sailaja, G.R.Maruthi Sankar and G.Ravindra Chary 07. Rough Computing Based Information Retrieval in Knowledge Discovery Databases D. P. Acharjya 08. Machine Learning Techniques and Its Application in Bioinformatics . D. C. Mishra, Sudhir Srivastava, Sanjeev Kumar and Anil Rai 09. Tools and Techniques for Geo Spatial Data Knowledge Discove.ry M. Jayanthi, R. Yoganandhan, G. Nagaraj 10. Predictive Toxicology- A Machine Learning Approach Ankur Omer, R.K. Singh, Selvaraj. C, Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Poonam Singh 11. Tilling and Ecotilling: A Reverse Genomic Approach for Knowledge Management to Convert Nucleotide Information into Gene Function Mamta Singh & Anindya Sundar Barman 12. Advances in Fusion Techniques of Thermal Infrared and Optical Images for Human Face Recognition Mrinal Kanti Bhowmik, Kankan Saha, Goutam Majumder, Debotosh Bhattacharjee, Dipak Kumar Basu and Mita Nasipuri 13. A Review on Usage of Gadgets in Indian Education Sector - A Way Forward to More Effective Education Delivery Subhabaha Pal Section 3. Database, Datamining, Knowledge Discovery in Biotechnology and Bioinformation: 14. Databases, Data Warehousing, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery P.Madhuri, K.Alivelu, S.V.Ramana Rao, M.Padmaiah and C. Sarada 15. Data Mining from Biological Databases Anindya Sundar Barman & Mamta Singh 16. CAVD-Computer Aided Vaccine Design: Prevention is Better than Cure Chandrabose Selvaraj and Sanjeev Kumar Singh 17. Protein Structure Prediction: Methodology and Resources N. S. Nagpure, Arunima Kumar Verma, Shri Prakash Singh,Ajey Kumar Pathak, Shivesh Pratap Singh, Uttam Kumar Sarkar and Mahender Singh 18. Protein-Protein Interactions: Computational Tools and Methods Karnati Konda Reddy and Sanjeev Kumar Singh 19. Protein Structure Prediction and Visualization Sunil Kumar Tripathi and Sanjeev Kumar Singh 20. Information Technology - Data Mining to Knowledge Discovery Snehasish Mishra, Sukanta Ku. Pradhan and Rajanikanta Mohapatra Section 4. Datamining and Knowledge Discovery in Agriculture and Allied Fields: 21. Role of Statistics in Knowledge Discovery Databases Ravi R Saxena, Sushil Kumar Mawle and Ritu R Saxena 22. Strategies for Knowledge Management in Agriculture Domain P. Dey, S.S. Hasan, and Sanjeev Kumar 23. Role of Expert System Technology in Agriculture to Diagnose Plant DiseasesP. Mercy Nesa Rani and T. Rajesh 24. ICT a Powerful Tool for Accessing and Sharing Information Resources and Knowledge in Fisheries Sector-An OverviewRanendra Kumar Majumdar 25. Databases and Informational Resource Systems on Fish Genetic Resources of India: Pivotal contribution by NBFGR, Lucknow A K Pathak, S P Singh, U K Sarkar, Rajesh Dayal, Reeta Chaturvedi and Ravi Kumar 26. Application of Tacit Knowledge in Sensory Evaluation Studies on Fish and Fishery Products Bahni Dhar 27. Success Story of Knowledge Transfer through Fish Based Technology Adoption under N A IP (Component 3) in Dhalai District of Tripura Ratan K. Saha and Dilip Nath 28. Mining Genetic Data on Muga Silk Worm Diversity : A Comparative Study of Differences Inferred from Morphology and DNA Marker Sourabh Kumar Das, Alo Saha, Dolly Deka, Pallwabee Duarah, Sangeeta Borchetia, Nilave Bhuyan Section 5. Indigenous Knowledge : Protection and IPR Issues: 29. Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Perception, Documentation and Threat Amitava Rakshit, Sumita Pal and Rajib Karmakar 30. Customary Laws and Practices: An Approach to Manage Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge Shailesh K. Tiwari and Kumar Ajitabh 31. Intellectual Property Rights : Concepts and Application in Agriculture S.Saha, M. Loganathan, R. Garg and A. B. Rai 32. Indigenous Knowledge Base and Its Protection through Intellectual Property Rights: Issues and Strategies Biswarup Saha and P. K. Pal

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Book SynopsisAcquiring knowledge about different aspects of entomology is of vital importance in adopting appropriate measures for the control of pests and also for utilizing the beneficial insects for the benefits of man. This book deals with the basic concepts of entomology, which include: - Morphology, anatomy, adaptation and classification of insects, especially the parasitic ones, which do harm to plants, livestock and even to man. Economic role of insects with special reference to productive ones such as, honeybee, silk worm and lac insect as well as beneficial ones such as, parasitoids, predators pollinators etc. Pest management that covers usage of various plant protection chemicals, plant protection equipments, toxicology of pesticides, compatibility of pesticides etc. Non-insect pests viz., nematodes and mites, their economic role and control measures. The text is substantiated with many fine, hand-drawn figures and illustrations that will help better understanding of the text. The book, which is primarily intended for the undergraduate students of agriculture, will be of use to the postgraduate students of agriculture, to the officials working in the department of agriculture, especially those involved in plant protection work and also to the elite public who are interested in scientific agriculture.Table of ContentsPart - I: Fundamentals of Entomology: 01. History of Entomology 02. Morphology of Insects: Body Wall, Skin, Integument or Exoskeleton 03. Anatomy of Insects 04. Development and Metamorphosis 05. Adaptations for Survival, Offence and Defence 06. Classification of Living Organisms Part - II: Economic Entomology: 07. Economic Role of Insects 08. Beneficial Insects 09. Collection and Preservation of Insect Specimens Part-III: Principles of Pest Management: 10. Pest Control 11. Pesticides 12. Plant Protection Appliances Part-IV: Nematology and Acarology:13. Nematology 14. General Control Measures of Nematodes 389-398 15. Acarology (Plant Mites or Spider Mites)

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Book SynopsisThe book provides basics to detailed information on economics, marketing and selling of agricultural products. The mechanism to grow,finances involved in the growing and selling have been discussed crop wise crop in the book. The policies carried out by the government, their short term and long term effects on farmers, farming, what needs to be done have been discussed point by point.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Pricing Mechanism of Agricultural Products 03. Pricing of Sugar 04. Pricing of Onion 05. Pricing of Potato 06. Artificial Inflation in Vegetables and Fruits 07. Pricing of Cereals 08. Pricing of Pulses 09. Pricing of Tea and Coffee 10. Pricing of Spices 11. Pricing of Cotton 12. Pricing of Vegetable Oil Seeds 13. Pricing of Rubber 14. Milk and Dairy Products 15. Meat, Poultry and Fish Products 16. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMicrobial organisms occupy a peculiar place in the human view of life. Microorganisms represent the richest repertoire of molecular and chemical diversity in nature as they underlie basic ecosystem processes. Microorganisms are used for various purposes including food production and preservation, management of pests and pathogens, bioleaching of metals, increasing soil fertility, generating biofuels, monitoring pollutants, cleaning up of oil spills, waste water treatment, assaying of chemicals and serving as tools for medical research. Besides microorganisms are the major sources of antimicrobial agents and produce a wide range of other important medicinal compounds including enzymes, enzyme inhibitors, antihelminthics, antitumor agents, insecticides, vitamins, immunosuppressants and immunomodulatoThe study of microbial diversity is thus important to solve new and emerging disease problems and to advance biotechnology.Table of Contents1. Bioinformatics Tools for Molecular Analysis of Microbial Diversity by Dilip K. Arora, Prem Lal Kashyap, Alok K. Srivastava and Sudheer Kumar 2. Importance of Marine Microorganisms in Drug Discovery Programme by Narsinh L. Thakur 3. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Diversity in Terrestrial Plant Species by D. J. Bagyaraj 4. Foraminiferal-diversity of Lakshadweep Archipelago, Arabian Sea by Subhadra Devi Gadi, Rajashekhar K.P. 5. Phenotypic Characterization of Mosquito Larvicidal Lysinibacillus Strains Isolated from Paddy Field and Mangrove Vegetation by Mohanty AK, Garg S, Dhindsa K, Kumar H and Kumar A 6. Molecular Microbial Ecology of Solar Salterns of Goa and the Isolation of Culturable Haloarchaea by Kabilan M., B. B. Salgaonkar and Judith M. Braganca 7. Isolation and Characterization of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Producing Bacteria from Coastal Sand-Dune Ecosystem by Nayak P, Gaonkar, Mohanty A, Kumar A, Bhosle S, Garg S 8. Role of Indole-3-acetic Acid in Plant Growth and Development & Elucidation of its Biosynthetic Pathway in A PGPR Strain Serratia Marcescens SM15 by A.R. Alagawadi, Shiney Ammanna, Megha Patil, C.K. Doddagoudar, Avita K. Marihal and P.U. Krishnaraj 9. Diversity in the Biofilm Forming Ability of Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens by S.P. Doijad and S.B. Barbuddhe 10. Exploring Staphylococcal Diversity to Plan Novel Vaccine Strategies by D. R. Kalorey 11. Genetic Diversity of Ralstonia Solanacearum, a Phytopathogenic bacterium infecting solanaceous vegetables using rep-PCR and PFGE by R. Ramesh, S. Gaitonde and G. Achari 12. Diversity of Yeasts Isolated from Fermented Products by S.B. Barbuddhe, A.R. Desai, S.P. Doijad and N.P. Singh 13. Diversity Among Emerging Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli by D. B. Rawool, S. B. Barbuddhe, S. V. S. Malik 14. Escherichia coli: A Global Foodborne Enteropathogen by R.P. Kolhe and S.B. Barbuddhe 15. Harnessing The Diversity of Rumen Microbes by S.K. Sirohi, Prasanta Choudhury, A.K. Puniya & Prem Prashant Chaudhary 16. Agriculturally Important Traits of Fluorescent Pseudomonads of Western Ghats by A.R. Alagawadi, Ashwini Lande, Sheetal Kadawadkar, Soujanya Sunkad, C.K. Doddagoudar and P.U. Krishnaraj 17. Diversity of Important Bacteria Causing Bovine Mastitis by B. R. Shome, M. Bhuvana, Susweta Das Mitra, N. Krithiga, D. Velu, Rajeswari Shome, S.B. Barbuddhe, Apala Banerjee 18. Efficient Management of Soil Borne Pathogens of Vegetables Through Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) by M. Loganathan, S. Saha, T.K. Bag, V. Venkataravanappa, R. Garg and A.B. Rai

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Book SynopsisEverything is revolving around food and we are all working for food either as farmer or as consumer whatever occupation we are engaged in it ends in access to food and human health. The question of food effects the farmer what to grow and how best to grow, scientists and technologists are engaged in producing efficient food, housewives and hoteliers are coming up with modern menus, dieticians are advocating healthy food, and governments are busy in procuring storing and distributing food. However it is apparent that there is not enough food for millions, either there is shortage of grain and vegetables or they are available in plenty but not accessible to millions. This publication tries to sketch present scenario on food, agriculture and humanity as its first volume with the hope to prepare subsequent three volumes with further discussion on food, agriculture and humanity. The present publication The Basics of Human Civilization Food Agriculture and Humanity, Volume I: Present Scenario is intended to make attempt to update present scenario with reference to past in food agriculture and humanity and identify challenges, followed by opportunities to bring changes in food habits and preferences, technology, and proper implementation of programmes and of proper utilization of a natural resources. Mention has been made of food and agriculture policies and developments improved agriculture challenges and opportunities and to address them appropriately.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Food and Nitrition 03. Natural Resources and Food 04. Agriculture and Food Policy Changes 05. Improving Agriculture 06. Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture 07. Challenges and Opportunities

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Book SynopsisThe essential oils are present in the specific cells called as glandular cells present in the plant part that may be anywhere on plant body. Upon rupture of these glands aroma come out which are volatile in nature and combination of all chemical constituents are fragrance what we get sense. Essential oils are used in perfumery, aromatherapy, cosmetics, incense, medicine, household insect repellent cleaning products, and for flavoring food and drink. They are also valuable commodities in the agricultural industries as anti-feedants, repellents, botanical insecticides, natural herbicides and growth boosters are still open to fascinating realms of research. All information's are confined in scattered manner and hence an effort has been made to collect all information's and compiled together and represented in this book in a simple manner to serve the basic concept to the readers. This book complied with five s' viz. 1. Introduction 2. General extraction method for essential oils 3. Market statistics for importance of essential oils 4. Individual medicinal and aromatic plants 5. New aromatic plants and their future research.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. General Extraction methods for Essential Oils 03. Market Statistics for Importance of Essential Oils 04. Individual Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 05. New Aromatic Plants (in India) and their

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Book SynopsisDuring last one decade, rural India witnessed the continuous migration of rural youth to urban areas. This situation is very serious and alarming and the migration of rural youth created a vacuum in the villages. It has been observed and expressed by many enlightened persons that villages are becoming old age homes draining away the talented farm youth to stay away from farming. The contents of book covers the issues like youth-concept, characteristics, interests, aspirations; youth in natural resource management; ICT and rural youth; Extension approaches and strategies; SHGs and Group approaches; Mobilization of Rural Youth; Gender issues and women empowerment and successful case studies on farm youth. The major sub heads of the book are: FARM YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE, CAPACITY BUILDING OF RURAL YOUTH, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG RURAL YOUTH, RURAL YOUTH AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, RURAL YOUTH IN INTEGRATED FARMING, LEISURE TIME UTILIZATION BY RURAL YOUTH, CASE STUDIES ON RURAL YOUTHTable of ContentsSection I : Farm Youth in Agriculture: 01. Farm Youth Caught in Cross Winds R. Dwarakinath 02. Sustaining Agriculture through Rural Youth A.G. Sawant 03. Natural Resource Management - An Experience of Rural Bio-Resource Complex Project K. Narayana Gowda, K.C. Narayanaswamy, Babu R.M. Ray, H.C. Girisha and B.V. Manjula 04. Youth in Agriculture V. Veerabhadraiah 05. Strategy for the Promotion of Youth in Agriculture V.G. Dhanakumar 06. Youth in Agriculture - Reflections, Re-Orientation and Reforms R M Prasad 07. Strategies to Retain the Farm Youth in Agriculture T. Rathakrishnan 08. Participation of Rural Youth in Farm Activities Y.N. Shivalingaiah and V. Veerabhadraiah 09. Attracting and Retaining Youth in Farming N. Parasuraman 10. Farm Youth : A Catalyst for Sustainable Agriculture Meenambigai, J. Santha Govind and G. Tamil Selvi 11. Augmenting Share of Rural Youth in Agricultural Development : A Case Study of Poonch District of Jammu & Kashmir Pawan Kumar Sharma, Suraj Prakash and Sanjay Khar 12. Rural Youth: Challenges and Strategies M.S. Nataraju Section II : Capacity Building of Rural Youth: 13. Capacity Building of Rural Youth for Better Livelihoods through Improved Natural Resource Management Sreenath Dixit and B. Venkateswarlu 14. Empowerment of Male Farm Youth through Agro-Based Income Generating Activities Shivakumar B. Hayyal, Madhu Prasad V.L., Shivamurthy, M. and Mahatab Ali K.M. 15. Training Strategies as Preferred by Farm Women on IPM Practices J. Santha Govind, Gopalasamy, K and G. Tamil Selvi 16. Novel Extension Strategies to Enhance Sustainable Livelihood among Livestock Farmers in Tamil Nadu Porchezhiyan. S, R. Senthi Kumar, K. Ranjith Kumar and B.S. Meena Section III : Entrepreneurship among Rural Youth: 17. Entrepreneurship Development in Agriculture and Rural Youth B.S. Hansra and P.K. Jain 18. Entrepreneurship Development - An Appropriate Option to Rural Industrialisation and Youth V. Sudha Rani and N. Kishore Kumar 19. Entrepreneurship Development in Agriculture - An Opportunity for Unemployed Rural Youth Ashoka Doddamani, V. Govinda Gowda and Jagadajyoti, S. Binkadakatti 20. Profile and Job Preferences of Bhil Youth in Dhule District of Maharashtra Suryawanshi, D.B., K.S. Throat and S.H. Ban 21. Marketing Behaviour of Dairy Farmers in Tamil Nadu R. Senthil Kumar, Ram Kumar, Babu. D and P. Jai Sridhar Section IV : Rural Youth and Information Communication Technology: 22. Youth and ICTs for Agricultural DevelopmentSuchiradipta Bhattacharjee and R. Saravanan 23. Krishi Community Radio : An Emerging ICT Tool Sneha M. Talwar., Manjunath, L. and Ashalata, K.V. 24. Providing Management Services through Mobile Telephone to Attract Farm Youth Towards Sustainable Agriculture B.K. Narayana Swamy and N. Shankariah 25. Case Study of Farm Youth in Water Management Bharaswadkar, R.B. 26. Profile of Farmers using Kissan Call Centres Savithramma, K. Venkataranga Naika and M.P. Gokul Raj Section V : Women in Agriculture" 27. Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture Development and Sustaining Women Youth in Agriculture P.S. Geethakutty 28. Handholding Strategies for Sustainable Development of Women SHGs Anasuya Patil, D.M. Chandargi, N.R. Mamledesai and S.B. Mahajanshetty 29. Training Needs of Dairy Farm Women S.R. Lahoti, R.R.Chole and G.U. Gholap 30. Drudgery Reducing Equipment as a Key to Enhance the Efficiency of Farm Women M.R. Kammar, A.R. Kurubar and Chavan Mohan 31. Potential Income Generation Activities (IGA) and Alternative Options for Women in Sub-Watersheds of Karnataka Chandargi, D.M., Anasuya Patil, S.B. Mahajanshetty and N.R. Mamledesai 32. Empowering Women SHG through Tuberose Cultivation - A Case Study in Karnataka Basavaraj Hulagur, Jamuna Urs and S.G. Goudappa 33. Information Seeking Behaviour of Dairy Farmwomen S.K. Meti 34. Sustainability of Women Self Help Groups of Gender Mainstreaming in Tamil Nadu M.A. Vennila, K. Narayana Gowda and S. Manickam Section VI : Rural Youth in Integrated Farming: 35. Integrated Farming System - A Successful Case StudyK. Narayana Gowda, K.C. Narayanaswmay, Babu R.M. Ray, H.C. Girisha and B.V. Manjula 36. Integrated Farming System Demonstration Model forAttracting Rural Youth for AgricultureG. Eswarappa, E. Yellappa and Ashok Doddamani 37. Livelihood Improvement of Vulnerable Farmers through Integrated Farming K. Jagadeeshwara, K. Narayanagowda, Y. Nagaraju and Bhagyavathi 38. Role of Rural Youth in Milk and Silk Farming M.T. Lakshminarayan, M.S. Nataraju and B.N. Manjunatha 39. Integrated Farming System - An Avenue for Rural Youth in the Coastal Zone of KarnatakaManjula, N., Dhanunjaya, B. and Nagesha, G. Section VII : Leisure Time Utilization by Rural Youth 40. Leisure Time Utilization by the Rural Youth R.R. Chole, P.R. Deshmukh and U.N. Fatak 41. Leisure Time Utilization by Male and Female Rural Youth Antwal P.N., J.V. Ekale and P.S. Kapse 42. Leisure Time Activities of Rural Youth Sasane G.K., U.D Jagdale and S.S. Patil Section VIII : Case Studies on Rural Youth 43. Case Studies on the Functioning of Rural Youth Clubs K.S. Krishna 44. A Case Study of a Young Farmer in Integrated Farming System R.P. Kadam and S.K. Panke 45. Promotion of Jalasri Method of Paddy Cultivation under Tank Achkat - A Case of Young Farmer Eswarappa. G, E. Yellappa and Ashoka Doddamani 46. Bivoltine Chawki Rearing Centre - A Success Story of Sericulture Farm Youth Madhu Prasad V.L., Nanjappa D, Manjunath M and Govinda Gowda V 47. Case Studies on Rural YouthM.S. Nataraju 48. Case Studies on Migrated Rural Youth D. Nanjappa 49. Software Professional Becomes Best Farmer in Coastal Zone - A Case Study G. Nagesha, H. Hanumanthappa and Jayashree. S 50. Mitigation of Migration and Persuasion of Youth toContinue in Farming Profession V. Govinda Gowda, Ashoka Doddamani and Siddaram

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Book SynopsisThe book would serve to sensitize the planners and policy makers as well as the local agricultural development officials to explore and implement region-specific strategy for enhancing pulses production by incorporating these in the prevailing farming systems by harnessing the available technological potential. Moreover, various technological options and strategies presented in this book would also be useful for all the stakeholders to realize the target of pulses production in near future.Table of Contents01. Enhancing Pulses Production: The Way Forward by B. Gangwar, Harbir Singh and N. Ravisankar 02. Andhra Pradesh by V. Raja, M. Venkata Ramana and S. Sridevi 03. Assam by A. Baishya, J.P. Hazarika and M.C. Kalita 04. Bihar by R.P. Sharma 05. Chhattisgarh by S.K. Sarawgi, Shrikant Chitale, Alok Tiwari, G.K. Shrivastava, H.C. Nanda and Sunil Nair 06. Gujarat by B.S. Patel, R.R. Patel, S.M. Patel and I.C. Patel 07. Haryana by Pawan Kumar, Manoj Kumar and S. K. Yadav 08. Himachal Pradesh by SC Negi, SS Rana and Daisy Basandrai 09. Islands by N. Ravisankar, B. Gangwar, T.P. Swarnam, S.K. Zamir Ahmed and N. Bommayasamy 10. Jammu & Kashmir by Dileep Kachroo, Jyoti Kachroo, Mudasir Iqbal, N.P. Thakur and Ashok Gupta 11. Jharkhand by M.K. Singh, R. Thakur, R.R. Upasani and U.N. Verma 12. Karnataka by A.P. Vishwanath, M. Byre Gowda and T.K. Prabhakara Setty 13. Kerala by Kuruvilla Varughese, Jacob John, Rani, B. and Thomas Mathew 14. Madhya Pradesh by V.K. Shukla, S.K.Vishwakarma, Lokesh Dubey and H.S. Yadav 15. Maharashtra by A.G. Wani, W.N. Narkhede, B.V. Saoji and L.G. Panwar 16. North-East States by A.S. Panwar, S. Gupta and S.V. Ngachan 17. Orissa by L. M. Garnayak, B.S. Rath, B.K. Mahapatra, A.K. Mohanty and M. Mohanty, 18. Punjab by S.S. Walia and Roopeinder Singh19. Rajasthan by Surendra Singh, O.P. Gill, G.S. Bhatnagar and Ramniwas 20. Tamil Nadu by K. Siddeswaran and P.M. Shanmugam 21. Uttar Pradesh by H.P.Tripathi, Alok Kumar and M.P.Yadav 22. Uttarakhand by AK Bharadwaj, Purushottam Kumar, Sumit Chaturvedi, DK Singh, A.P. Singh, Mohit Sharma and Vivek Patrak 23. West Bengal by Manabendra Ray and Kajal Sengupta

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Book SynopsisThe book has 21 s addressing fundamentals and applied aspects of nanotechnology in soil science and plant nutrition research and written by explorers of a new frontier. The interpretation of subject matter in each is comprehensive, simple and lucid with relevant supporting data. This book would offer a platform for basic, fundamental and advanced learning for students. It would also be useful and informative to researchers from SAUs and ICAR institutes.Table of Contents1. Historical Development in Nano-Science and Nanotechnology and its Scope in Natural Resource Management/A.Subba Rao, S. Kundu and Tapan Adhikari. 2. Conceptual Understanding of Nano-Science and Nano-technology/S. Kundu, Tapan Adhikari and A.K. Biswas. 3. Synthesis and Characterization of Nano Particles/A.S.Khanna. 4. Effect of Nano-pigments on Coatings for Special Corrosion Protection Applications/ A.S.Khanna. 5. Mechanical Synthesis of Nano Rock Phosphate and Its Application to Crops/Tapan Adhikari, S. Kundu, A.K. Biswas and Gopal Rathore. 6. Biological Nanoparticles for Higher Crop Production/J. C. Tarafdar. 7. Nano-induced Polysaccharide Powder and Its Application in Agriculture/J. C. Tarafdar. 8. Biomaterial Based Nanoformulation for Agriculture/Vinod Saharan. 9. Fate and Behaviour of Metal-Based Nanoparticles in Soil/A.K. Biswas, Tapan Adhikari, K. Ramesh, S. Kundu and A. Subba Rao. 10 Carbon Nanotube Based Nano-Sensors/C. D. Singh. 11. Use of Nano-Sensors in Precision Agriculture/C. D. Singh. 12. Wireless Nano-Sensor Communication Network in Agriculture/C. D. Singh. 13. Transmission Electron Microscopy: Basics and Application in the study of Nanoparticles/K. Rajukumar. 14. Nanoparticles Controllable Synthesis and Characterization/Jitendra Panwar. 5. Clay Minerals in Nanotechnology Venture in Agriculture/Siddhartha S. Mukhopadhyay. 16. Synthesis of Nano Particles and their Application in Natural Resource Management/S. Kundu, Tapan Adhikari and A.K.Biswas. 17. Application of Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation/A.K. Biswas, Tapan Adhikari and S. Kundu. 18. Conceptual Understanding and Instrumentation used in Nano-Science and Nanotechnology/Purnima Swarup Khare. 19. Imaging and Spectroscopy-Two Pillars for Nano Materials Research/Tapan Adhikari and Samik Pal. 20. Nano-Fertilizers-Synthesis, Characterization and Applications/K.S. Subramanian and C. Sharmila Rahale. 21. Smart Delivery System - Prospects in Agriculture/K. S. Subramanian, S. Manikandan and M. Praghadeesh. 22. Baseline Information on Safety, Toxicity and Adaptation of NPs in Soil and Aquatic Life/ H.V. Murugkar.

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Book SynopsisThe book is written in easy to understand language, in short paragraphs and is fully supported by adequate examples. The book consists of 11 s.Table of Contents01. Some Statistical Results and Completely Randomised Design (CRD) 02. Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) 03. Factorial Experiments 04. Split-Plot Design 05. Split-Split Plot Design 06. Latin Square Design (LSD) 07. Incomplete Block Designs for Plant Breeding Trials 08. Transformation of Data 09. Series of Experiments 10. Analysis of Co-Variance 11. Long Term Experiments

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Book SynopsisThe book contains articles contributed by experts from various parts of the country from research institutes like CFTRI, DRFL, SLIET, CIPET, ICAR, PAU etc.. This book will be a valuable addition to the literature on food grains that has been designed systematically to include basis and advanced knowledge on quality management in addition to the collection of articles in the fields of: Quality Strategies, Approaches and Management, Quality Evaluation of Grains and its Constituents , Value Addition, Post Harvest Plant Operations and Quality Management, Product Development Status and New Strategies, Storage and Handling, Grading and Trends of Milling IndustriesTable of ContentsSection - I : Quality Strategies Approaches and Management: 01. Total Quality Management and Food Safety H.P.S. Nagi and Savita Sharma 02. Wheat Protein Composition and its Relation to Quality of Indian Traditional Products U.J.S. Prasada Rao 03. Development of Testing Protocol for Processing Machinery to Enhance Grain Quality R.K. Gupta and R.K. Vishwakarma 04. Mycotoxins in Cereal Grains Deepa Srivastava, Tanuja Srivastava, C.S. Riar, Sukhcharn Singh and D.C. Saxena 05. IPR Issues -- Scenario of Indian Universities and Institutions K.A. Anu Appaiah Section - II: Quality Evaluation of Grains and its Constituents: 06. Adulteration in Cereal Grains: An Overview G.S.Padda, Amarjeet Kaur and Poonam A. Sachdeva 07. Quality Evaluation of Bakery Flour Amarjeet Kaur, G.S. Padda and Umesh Kamble 08. Functionality of Wheat Gluten Proteins Bhupendar Singh Khatkar 09. Emerging Technology in Quality Evaluation S.N. Jha 10. Water Absorption Characteristics of Green Gram and Black Gram Monesh, M. Pethe, Jagdish, S. Nikhade, V.B. Kalmegh Section - III: Value Addition: 11. Use of Emerging Technologies in Evaluating Wheat Genotypes for their Suitability for Value Addition Qualities J.P. Jaiswal, Sohan Pal, D.P. Saini and Archana Vaishnava 12. Strategies for Nutrient Fortification of Wheat Flour and Bakery Product Alok Kumar Srivastava 13. Value Addition in Wheat Through Identification of Genotypes for Biscuit Making Qualities Archana Vaishnava, Sohan Pal, D.P. Saini and J.P.Jaiswal 14. Effect of Specific Gravity Separation on the Quality of Paddy (Oryza sativa L.) Seeds During Storage Satish Kumar, Sadhna Arora, V.K. Sehgal and Sapanpreet Kaur 15. Effect of Pea Grits on the Extrusion Cooking of Rice-Pea Blends Baljit Singh and H.P.S. Nagi Section - IV: Post Harvest Plant Operations and Quality Management: 16. Quality Management in Post-harvest Operation of Food Grains S.M. Ilyas and R.K. Goyal 17. Strategies for Upgrading Quality of Food Grains at Competitive Cost During Storage and Handling Rajinder Singh 18. Post-Harvest Management of High Moisture Paddy in Punjab V.K. Sehgal, V.K. Thapar, M.S. Alam, M. Arora, D.K. Sharma and P.C. Grover 19. Improvement in Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) Seed Quality in Marginal Lots by Specific Gravity Separator Satish Kumar, Sadhna Arora, V.K. Sehgal and Sanjeev Uppal Section - V: Product Development: Status and New Strategies: 20. Plant Breeding - An Orientation Towards End Product Quality A.K. Bakshi and G.S. Mahal 21. Physico-Chemical, Milling and Rheological Characteristics of Indian Wheat and Triticales for Pretzel Making H.R. Naik, K.S. Sekhon, H.P.S. Nagi, and G.M. Beigh 22. Newer Products: Potential Utilization of Cereals Savita Sharma, HPS Nagi, H Kaur and R Kaur 23. Reproducible Textural Characterisation of Commercial Biscuit Bhaskar Janve, Harsimran Singh, Manoj Pandey and K. Prasad Section - VI: Storage and Handling: 24. An Overview on Grain Storage Management Systems Sanjay Kumar Jain, N. Jindal and R.C. Verma 25. Management to Maintain Stored Grain Quality Deepa Srivastava, Tanuja Srivastava, Sukhcharn Singh, C.S. Riar and D.C. Saxena 26. Storage of Pulses Under Modified/Controlled Atmospheres Gagandeep Singh and D.S. Sogi 27. Indigenous Grain Storage Practices Used By Rural Women Geeta Thakur, Gayatri and C.S. Singh Section - VII: Grading and Trends of Milling Industries: 28. Indian Grain Market - Effect of WTO A.S. Bawa 29. A Survey of Wheat Milling Units (Atta Chakki) in Delhi Amar Singh, S.K. Jha, B.C. Srivastava, A. Pandeya and R.B. Gautam 30. Grading of Grains - Its Evolution and Need P.N. Maheshwari

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Book SynopsisHill Agriculture: Economics and Sustainability for creating more awareness regarding hill agriculture in India. This book contains articles contributed by different authors from all over India including North Eastern Hill Region. The book tries to cover all aspects of hill agriculture related to economics of different enterprises, marketing and sustainability. The broad theme of book is divided into following sub-themes: Performance of Hill Agriculture in India/Public/Private Support for hill Agriculture/Organic farming in Hills: Status, Scope and Economics/Horticulture in Hills: Status, Scope and Economics/Agricultural Marketing in hills: Status, Marketed Surplus, Producers' share, Interventions etc./Status of Land Reforms and Agricultural holdings/Agricultural Credit and Insurance/ Using ICT in Hill Agriculture/Facing the Challenges of WTO in Hill Agriculture/Sustainability Issues in Hill AgricultureTable of ContentsTheme 1. Performance of Hill Agriculture in India.01. Agricultural Mechanization in Hills. Scope and Constraints Sanjay Khar, Rakesh Sharma and Punit Choudhary 02. Dairy Enterprise for Sustainable Livelihood in North East Hilly Region Rishikanta Singh 03. Economics and Profitability of Fodder Crops in Hills Vikas Kumar and Sudhakar Dwivedi 04. Socio-Economic Features of Nomadic Gujjars. Livestock Grazers of Jammu (J&K) Tarunvir Singh and Sudhakar Dwivedi 05. Adopting Sericulture for Sustainable Hill AgricultureAmardev Singh 06. Sheep Farming in Hills. A Subsidiary Enterprise for Income Generation Suraj Parkash, Arvind Ishar and Sanjeev Kumar 07. Underutilized Crops of Himalayan Region Arun Gupta, Lakshmi Kant, P. K. Agrawal and V. Mahajan 08. Alleviating Drudgery of Indian Farm Women through Technology Interventions in Animal Husbandry Puja Mathur and Pawan Kumar Sharma Theme 2 . Public/Private Support for Hill Agriculture. 09. Influence of Scientific Orientation on Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Pineapple Growers in Nagaland K. K. Jha Theme 3 . Organic Farming in Hills. Status, Scope and Economics. 10. Organic Farming in Hills. Opportunities and Constraints A K Tripathi, A Roy, N U Singh and S Seeralan 11. Organic Farming in Hills. An Economic Analysis of Vermi-Composting Manoj Gupta, S. S.Paliyal and Pankaj Mittal 12. Vermiculture Technology. Boon for Hill Agriculture Sunil Kumar and Sanjay Sachan Theme 4 . Horticulture in Hills. Status, Scope and Economics. 13. Trends of Major Fruit Crops in Himachal Pradesh Amod Sharma and Sudhakar Dwivedi 14. Economic Importance of Vegetables. Exclusive to Hills Neerja Sharma, A.K. Gupta, R.K. Sanmotra, R.K. Arora and Raju Gupta 15. King Chilli - Current Scenario and Future Prospects in North Eastern India S. Mahanta and K.H. Begum 16. Seabuckthorn. An Attractive Prospect for Hill RegionsRajander S Bali, V K Sah, Abhishek Bahuguna and Birendra Prasad 17. Economics of Insect Pest and Disease Management in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) Sandhya Bahuguna, Birendra Prasad and Abhishek Bahuguna 18. Greenhouse Technologies for Hill Agriculture Neerja Sharma, A. K. Gupta, R. K. Sanmotra, and R. K. Arora Theme 5 . Agricultural Marketing in Hills. Status, Marketed Surplus, Producer share, Interventions etc. 19. Agricultural Marketing in Hills. Problems and Opportunities Pawan Kumar Sharma, Sudhakar Dwivedi and Sudhir Jamwal Theme 6 . Status of Land Reforms and Agricultural Holdings. 20. Land Reforms and Agriculture Development for Poverty Elimination Harnam Singh, Anil Bhat and S.P. Singh Theme 7 . Agricultural Credit and Insurance. 21. Role of Financial Agencies in Livestock Farming B.K. Mishra, C.S. Choubey and Sunil Kumar 22. Mitigating Agriculture Risks through Crop Insurance Anil Bhat, Jyoti Kachroo and Sudhakar Dwivedi Theme 8 . Using ICT in Hill Agriculture. 23. Information Technology for Efficient Agricultural Marketing in Hills K Srinivas, Mukesh Kumar and SRK Singh 24. Accessibility of ICT in Uttarakhand Hills and Its Impact Kiran Yadav, Sunil Kumar and Chandra Dev Theme 9 . Facing the Challenges of WTO in Hill Agriculture. 25. WTO in Agriculture. New Dimensions Sudhakar Dwivedi and Shobhana Gupta Theme 10 . Sustainability Issues in Hill Agriculture. 26. New Dimensions of Agricultural Extension for Hill Agriculture Parveen Kumar, M. S. Nain 27. Economic Disposal of Livestock Waste B.K. Mishra, Santosh Singh, Sunil Kumar and C.S. Choubey 28. Sustainable Agriculture. Current Demand for Feeding the Increasing Population SK Kaushik, Shobhana Gupta and KV Singh 29. Grain Amaranth. An Economic Key to Sustainable Hill Agriculture Birendra Prasad, Abhishek Bahuguna, Sunil Kumar and Rajander S Bali 30. Plant-Biodiversity. Its Implications for Sustainable Hill Agriculture Awnindra K. Singh, Permendra Singh and M.C. Dwivedi 31. Seed Quality as Influenced by Packaging Container during Storage Birendra Prasad and Abhishek Bahuguna 32. Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Degradation- A Case Study of Hill Districts of Assam Hiranya Kumar Baruah

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Book SynopsisThis book for Agriculture and Agricultural and Civil Engineers and will be very much helpful for the beginning students in irrigation. It is designed to guide its readers in: Basic knowledge of soil, water and plant, hydrologic and hydraulics to the state-of-the-art of irrigation system design and management. Presented the principles and concepts of farm irrigation in a simple manner to maximize the students learning, understanding and motivation. The method and order of presentation have been carefully developed and classroom tested to make this book a useful and effective teaching tool. The book is written covering syllabus of irrigation engineering which is taught in different State Agricultural Universities as well as in the department of Civil Engineering of different Engineering colleges. The book contains adequate solved problems, short and long type questions, tables, figures which will be immensely helpful to the students and design engineers. Several field experimental results have also been incorporated in the book at appropriate sections to make the book interesting for the readers.Table of Contents01. Irrigation and Water Resources Development in India, 02. Sources of Irrigation Water, 03. Storage of Irrigation Water, 04. Discharge Measurement., 05. Water Requirement of Crops, 06. Basic Soil Water Relationship, 07. Irrigation Scheduling, 08. Methods of Irrigation, 09. Conveyance of Irrigaion Water., 10. Water Lifting Device, 11. Losses of Water in Canal and Control, 12. Salt Problem in Irrigated Agriculture, 13. Waterlogging and Drainage, 14. Groundwater and Wells, 15. Well Hydraulics, 16. Water Productivity

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Book SynopsisBook of combination of basic concepts, scientific depth with practical usefulness, the book carries information on: product and process development, production, quality assurance and quality control food production, processing, food chemistry, food and industrial microbiology, food process engineering food trade and business management, food additives, food preservation, food spoilage food packaging, food labeling, food legislations and regulations. It also assembles the information on food biotechnology, functional foods and nutraceuticals and top food and beverage companies in the world. This book is a compilation of the wealth of knowledge which can guide the students, who are preparing for the competitive exams, especially for GATE, P.G entrances of CFTRI, ICAR, SLIET, IICPT, NIFETM, UICT and State Agricultural University entrance examinations. It is also useful book for those preparing for ICAR, SRF and NET-ARS Exams.Table of ContentsSection - 1 Food Chemistry and Nutrition: 01. Nutrition 02. Basic Physical Chemistry 03. Solutions 04. Physical Chemistry of Foods 05. Food Analysis and Quality Control 06. Instrumentation and Advanced Analytical Techniques Section - 2 Food Science and Technology: 07. Food Technology 08. Codex standards for Certain Pulses 09. Cereal Processing 10. Meat and Meat Products 11. Dairy Technology 12. Functional Foods 13. Herbs and Spices 14. Fruits and Vegetables Section - 3 Food Processing and Unit Operations: 15. Food Processing and Technology, 16. Food Processing and Technology-2, 17. Food Processing and Technology-3, 18. Food Processing and Technology-4, Section -4 Food Packaging: 21. Food Packaging Section -5 Food Microbiology and Shelf Life of Food: 22. Food and Industrial Microbiology 23. Water Activity 24. The Stability and Shelf Life of Foods 25. Food Safety and Quality Management Systems Section -6 Labelling of Foods: 26. Labelling of Foods Section -7 Food Safety and Standards Rules and Regulations: 27. Food Safety and Standards : Rules and Regulations Section -8 Important Interview Queries: 28. Important Interview Queries Section -9 FAQs in Food Technology Entrance Exams: 29. FAQs in Food Technology Entrance Exams Section -10 Latest Trends in Food Science and Technology: 30. Latest Trends in Food Science and Technology Section -11 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies: 31. Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies

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Book SynopsisWith advancement in science and technology, there has been significant demand for books and serials on Horticulture Science especially molecular biology, breeding for re-salience, bio-fortification, ideotypes for mechanization, amenability for long term storage, novelty, uniformity, distinctiveness and stability etc. The book contains 16 exhaustive articles contributed by 24 experts from premier institutes from across the globe.Table of Contents01. Transgenic Ornamentals with Reduced Ethylene Production and Perception Shigeru Satoh, Yusuke Kosugi and Takako Narumi 02. DNA Barcoding and its Applications in Horticultural Crops Deepu Mathew 03. Genome Mapping and Gene Tagging for Marker Assisted Selection R. Sujatha and K.V. Peter 04. Climate Change Research Amenities with Special Emphasis on CO2 Fertilization Effect Debashis Chakraborty and Sourav Saha 05. Advances in Molecular Breeding of Perennial Spice Crops K. Nirmal Babu, V.A. Parthasarathy and K.V. Peter 06. Molecular Stress Biology of Spice Plants- A New Frontier of Plant Improvement E V Soniya and Sweda Sreekumar 07. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis for Sustainable Horticulture D. J. Bagyaraj 08. Carbohydrate Metabolism During Fruit Spoilage Neelima Garg and V.K.Singh 09. Processing Potatoes in Sub-Tropical Climates Dinesh Kumar, Parveen Kumar, SK Pandey and SV Singh 10. Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Pomegranate Fruit Sunil Pareek 11. Probiotic Functional Foods in Recent Times Renu Agrawal 12. Recent Trends in Food Biotechnology for Value Addition with Special Reference to Probiotics Renu Agrawal 13. Aflatoxin Contamination in Chilli and its Management S. Sudha and M. K. Naik 14. Hybrid Vigour in Ash Gourd L.Pugalendhi, V.Rajashree, S.Praneetha and S.Natarajan 15. Safe Management of Borers in Vegetables R. Srinivasan 16. Mode and Mechanism of Pollination in Horticultural Crops Vanaja, T.

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Book SynopsisThe book is been divided into 5 major categories: Weather & Agromet Service / Pest & Diseases / Climatic influences over Agriculture & Horticultural crops / Climatic influences over Animal Husbandry and Fisheries / ICT application in Agriculture. The book covers the detail information on the probable impacts of climatic variabilty on various agricultural and horticultural crops with pest and disease incidences and their remedial measures. The effect of climate change in animal husbandry sector particularly summer infertility, productivity and disease spectrum is elucidated in a lucid and practical way. Fisheries both inland and marine are also taken into account considering fish productivity and disease incidence. Forewarning models with weather forecast are also described in the book with special emphasis to develop a strategy for Resilient Agriculture. ICT application in Agriculture has also found a place in the book, which is a compendium of the entire gamut of the potential impacts on Agriculture and allied sectors thus suggesting the ways to combat weather vagaries.Table of ContentsSection A: Weather and Agromet Services: 01. Impact of Climate Change: Vulnerability, Mitigation and Adaptation With Special Reference to Northeast India U.C. Sharma and Vikas Sharma 02. Resilient Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change M. Datta, D. Daschaudhuri and S.V. Ngachan 03. Probability Distribution Model of Weather Spells and Weather Cycles: A Case Study Debashis Bhowmik, Banjul Bhattacharyya 04. Weather Based Agromet Advisory Services: An Improved Tool to Mitigate Climate Change Impact on Crops Shilpa, C.N., Pavithra, B.V., Padmashri, H.S., Rajegowda, M.B and N.A. Janardhana Gowda 05. Climate Change Threatens Food Crops Across the World: An Overview Md. Hedayetullah, C.K. Kundu, and Serajul Islam Section B: pest and diseases: 06. Climate Change and Integrated Pest Management M Premjit Singh 07. Effects of Weather Parameters on the Population Dynamics of Insect Pest of Rice: A Case Study K A Pathak, Boopathi T, Santosh Kumar, Y Ramakrishna and Nitin Singh 8. Climatological Influences in Occurrence of Pest with Special Emphasis to NE India Subrata Biswas 09. Integrated Disease/Pest Management in Plantation Crops Amar Bahadur and Sukhen Chandra Das 10. Climate Change and Effectiveness of Pesticides in Vegetable Crops D. Sharmah, A.K. Singh and M. Datta 11. Efficacy of Beauveria bassian (Balsamo) Vuillemin - A Potential Entomopathogen against Rice Hispa (Dicladispa armigera Olivier) K.C. Puzari, Pranab Dutta, L.K. Hazarika , and P. Das 12. Mulberry Diseases and Pest Control Measures T.K. Chakma, B.C. Debbarma, D. Saha and S. Chakraborty 13. Role of Fungal Pathogens as Biological Agents of Rice Pests in Changing Climatic Condition Pranab Dutta, S. Kalita, K.C. Puzari and L.K. Hazarika Section C: Climatic Influences Over Agriculture and Horticultural Crops: 14. Climate Influences on Potato Cultivation Pulak Chaudhuri 15. Climatic Requirements for Horticultural Crops with an Approaches to Forecast of Yield & Disease-Insect Occurrence Biswajit Das 16. Climatic Assessment for Alternate Land Use Plan of Flood Affected Areas: An Observation Britan Rahman, Pranab Dutta and Dipak Nath 17. Biodiversity in Mushroom Jai Prakash Sharma 18. Absorption of Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) and its Effect on Growth Processes and Yield of Wheat Under Different Dates in the Gangetic Plains of Eastern India Rajib Nath, Mausumi Parya, D. Majumder, Sarika Jena and P.K Chakraborty 19. Stress Impact Assessment of Brassica spp Under Different Dates of Sowing and Irrigation Level Swaraj Kumar Dutta, Rajib Nath, G. Sounda, D. Majumder and P.K. Chakraborty Section D: Climatic Influences Over Animal Husbandry and Fisheries: 20. Amelioration of Summer Infertility in Livestock B.S. Prakash 21. Poultry Disease with Respect to Climatic Variability and their Suitable Remedial Measures R.N. Chatterjee and M.R. Reddy 22. Climate Change and Its Impact on Livestock Production Performance Chander Datt, Ajay Kumar, Monica Puniya, S.S. Kundu and Tapan K. Das 23. Reproductive Biology of the Catfish Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) Related to the Affects of Climate Change Samir Malla, Pritam Goswami and S. Banik 24. Climate Change and Aquatic Resources: Issues and Challenges Ratan K. Saha 25. Impact of Climate Change on Fish Diseases and Immune Response and Some Control Methods for Common Diseases for Mitigation Lopamudra Sahoo, C. Debnath, J. Parhi and M. Datta 26. Prediction of Haemonchus contortus Infections in Goats in a Subtropical Hill Area A Preliminary Study R. Laha, M. Das and A. Goswami Section E: ICT Application in Agricultural: 27. Disease Prediction Models Development and Validation Suseelendra Desai 28. Comparative Study of Hit-ratio (Accuracy Percentage) of Rice Blast Forecasting using Various Forecasting Models Based on Different statistical techniques: A Case Study R. Bhagawati, Kaushik Bhagawati, G. Bhagawati, U.D. Singh, S. Baruah and S.P. Singh 29. Useful Softwares for Climate Change Research Roop Singh Maitry, Hemavati R., M. Datta and D. Daschaudhuri 30. Diseases Forecasting Models: Their Role in Agriculture and Climate Change Hemavati R, Roop Singh Maitry, B.L. Meena, M. Datta and D. Daschaudhuri

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Book SynopsisThe book is purely a text book for the undergraduate students of extension education in colleges. This is based on the syllabus of first year agriculture students. This will help the students for the NET and JRF examinations. The book consists of six s mainly dealing with the basics of extension education, community development, rural development, and important rural as well as community development programmes as per the syllabus. Besides, some frontier areas of extension are also discussed in the book.Table of Contents01. Basics of Extension Education 02. Principles of Extension Education 03. Approaches of Rural Development 04. Community Development 05. Development Programmes 06. New Trends in Extension 07. Further Readings

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Book SynopsisOrchids are widely considered to be the most highly evolved of all flowering plants. They are amongst the most beautiful flowers of the entire plant kingdom, combining exotic looks with a diverse set of characteristics. Orchid plants are capable of growing indoors and outdoors, and are no doubt unique difficult to grow successfully. Among flower crops, orchids play a key role in Indian floral economy as they share sizeable export. The vast area and the varied agro-climatic conditions of our country, ranging from tropical to temperate region make possible to grow all kinds of orchids. In this context, a need of simple book on recent advances in cultivation and management of orchid is highly demanded by students of Horticulture & Forestry and florists of India. Thus, this book is brought about mainly to fulfil the above requirement and is also the outcome of our teaching, research and field experiences of several years. Orchid's morphology, propagation methods, cultivation, breeding, post harvest management, diseases and insect pest management describes in details in this book.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Orchid Flowers 2. Orchid Improvement 3. Production Technology Management 4. Post Harvest Management 5. Protection Technology

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed to acquire concepts and techniques for the sustainable development and management technology for plant production, development and conservation. The book is six s that includes introduction, techniques in the creation and management of tree nursery, plant propagation [plant reproduction], management in the nursery, production of plants in the nursery and the agroforestry tree domestication technology to technicians and farmers interested or practicing Agroforestry and applied silviculture.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Techniques in the Creation and Management of Tree Nursery 03. Reproduction in Plants (Plant Propagation Techniques) 04. The Nursery 05. Production of Plants 06. Agroforestry Tree Domestication Technology

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Book SynopsisThe present book "Laboratory Manual of Biochemistry: Methods and Techniques" is the outcome of 17 years of teaching and research experience of the authors. Biochemistry is a comparatively recent branch but the utility and variability of research work and the dazzling pace of its development has positioned this discipline in the forefront of scientific hierarchy. As Biochemistry works at a molecular level (i.e. finer than that accessed by the ultra-modern optical or phase-contrast microscopes) it embraces other disciplines also. Biochemistry has thus strengthened the integrated approach concept and solving biological riddles. Biochemical Techniques are used in all branches of biological sciences and biotechnology. Biochemical experiments are conducted in the laboratory as practical as well as for persuing research. A researcher has to refer to many journals and books before he/she could get to the working protocol for his/her experiment. This book attempts to give often-used methods in a single volume. This first edition is divided into 11 Units. Each experiment includes principle, requirements, procedure, calculation and observations. At the end of each , references for additional reading are provided. Important precautions, warnings and tips are given under the notes section. In addition, there are 12 appendices, which give minute details on basic chemistry, buffer preparations and other aspects required for the conduct of the experiments. The methods given in the book will be useful for conducting practical classes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology, agricultural sciences, environmental science, botany, zoology, nutrition, pharmaceutical science and other biology-related subjects. This book will be a bonanza for the research workers since it covers procedures from the classical basic biochemistry to the modern PCR techniques.Table of Contents1. General laboratory principles. 2. Carbohydrates. 3. preparations and other aspects required for the conduct of the experiments. 4. Lipids. 5. Nucleic acids. 6. Enzymes. 7. Vitamins. 8. Pigments. 9. Phenolics. 10. Anti nutritional factors. 11. Plant hormones.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains s written by young enthusiastic scientists, teachers and researchers who are involved in research, teaching and extension of modern scientific agricultural principles and practices in different parts of India. Attempts have been made to cover various aspects of modern agriculture viz. genetic improvement of crop plants, modern methods in plant breeding, seed science, ground water resources management, integrated farming systems, horticultural crops, biological control for sustainable agriculture, underutilized fruit plants health enhancing foods, role of enzymes in food processing, bioinformatics and molecular diagnostics etc., but still many facets lingering due to vast nature of agriculture itself. The major aim of this book is to provide glimpse of important arena to enhance food and nutritional security in a sustainable way.Table of Contents01. Genetic Improvement of Crop Plants: Conventional and Modern Techniques P. Kumar 02. Modern Methods in Plant Breeding: Options & Challenges Avinash K. Srivastava, Jagesh K. Tiwari, Bir Pal Singh & Vinod Kumar 03. Advances in Seed Science and Technology R.K.Singh, Vinod Kumar and E.P. Venkatasalam 04. Ground Water Resources Management K.K. Yadav and P.K. Singh 05. Composting Process: Physiology and Microbiology Brijesh Kumar Mishra, Sunil Kumar and Ashutosh Sharma 06. Integrated Farming Systems for Sustainable Agriculture in Southern Rajasthan Hari Singh, S.K. Sharma, S.S. Burark, L.N. Dashora and G.L. Meena 07. New Interventions in Productions and Protection of Horticultural Crops D.K.Sarolia, Raju Lal Bhardwaj, M.K.Sharma and Vineet Kaswan 08. Ageratum conyzoides: Biological Control for Sustainable Agriculture Rajesh Kumar Chawla and Rajvir Singh 09. Molecular Diagnostics Technique for Plant Pathogens Rahul R. Bakade, Sundaresha S. and R. K. Singh 10. Ber Postharvest: Science and Technology Sunil Pareek 11. Molecular Markers in Crop Improvement: An Introduction Jagesh K. Tiwari, Avinash K. Srivastava, Poonam, Vinay Bhardwaj and Bir Pal Singh 12. Health Enhancing Foods for Health and Nutrition Security Urvashi Nandal 13. Quantitative Trait loci Underlying Nutrient Stress in Crops: An Update Jagesh K. Tiwari, Sundaresha S, Avinash K. Srivastava, and Bir Pal Singh 14. Bioinformatics in Plant Genome Analysis: An Introduction Jagesh K. Tiwari, Sundaresha S., Shashi Rawat and Bir Pal Singh 15. Patentability of Microorganism: Indian Scenario Krishan Gopal, Sundaresha S, Jagesh K. Tiwari, Ajit Singh Naosekpam, Vinay Bhardwaj, Sanjeev Sharma and Bir Pal Singh 16. Recent Advancement of Potato Production Technology in India Jagesh K. Tiwari, Manoj Kumar, Bir Pal Singh and Vinod Kumar 17. Role of Underutilized Fruit Plants in Sustainable Development of Agriculture Raju Lal Bhardwaj and Urvashi Nandal 18. A Glimpse of Plant Databases for Crop Improvement Ritu Singh, Shashi Rawat, Sundresha S.,Jagesh K. Tiwari and Bir Pal Singh 19. Role of Enzymes in Food Processing Sunil Kumar, Ravi Kant Verma, B.K. Mishra and D.S. Chopra

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Book SynopsisWomen, sustainable agriculture and women empowerment are now important issues in our development. Women in Agriculture have been the national and international topic. Sustainable agriculture, participation of women in farming, methods to motivate farm women, incentives to attract them for profitable farming are both research and extension agenda at present.Table of Contents01. Meaning, Concept and Definition of Sustainable Agriculture 02. Women and Sustainable Agriculture 03. Adoption of Sustainable Practices in Agriculture 04. Adoption Behavior of Women Farmers 05. Gender Based Participatory Extension Approach for Sustainable Agriculture

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Book SynopsisThis book is primarily written for students of borderline sciences for whom knowledge of the fundamentals of soil science is absolutely essential. These students are, very frequently, confronted with books which are far too foreign in outlook and background, and cannot afford the beginner a picture of the soil that he can view in the light of his own familiarity with objects of everyday life. The intelligent layman who has an interest or stake in the soil will find this book free from technicalities, even an elementary knowledge of chemistry is not assumed. Improvement of soil is the basis of all agriculture and it is hoped that this book besides its text book appeal will help in the awakening of that mass interest in the soil which ultimately must lead to a more intelligent use of nature's most abundant gift to mankind. CONTENTS * FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF CHEMISTRY * CHEMISTRY OF THE SOIL * SALTS IN THE SOIL * PHYSICS OF THE SOIL FRAMEWORK * MOISTURE IN SOILS * SOIL MECHANICS * SOIL FERTILITYTable of Contents1. Fundamental Laws of Chemistry 2. Chemistry of the Soil 3. Salts in the Soil 4. Physics of the Soil Framework 5. Moisture In Soils 6. Soil Mechanics 7. Soil Fertility

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Book SynopsisThe book covers information on various types of mutagens and their effects, procedures for using mutagens for crop improvement, types of mutations (micro and macro) with statistical techniques to handle the mutation population. The subject matter presented in the book will be useful for both undergraduate and post graduate students of agriculture.Table of Contents01. Mutation and Crop Improvement 02. Classification of Mutagens and Their Effects 03. Procedure for Mutation Breeding 04. Effect of Mutagens on Germination and Survival in M1 Generation 05. Chlorophyll Mutations 06. Macromutations 07. Micromutations 08. Mutagenic Effectiveness and Efficiency 09. Correlation Between M1 and M2 Generation 10. Variability Parameters in M2 and M3 Generations in Sesame 11. Heritability and Genetic Advance as Percent in Sesame of Mean in M2 and M3 Generations 12. Frequency Distribution in M2 and M3 Generations in Sesame

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Book SynopsisThe word "nano agriculture" refers to the infusion of nanotechnology concepts and principles in agricultural sciences so as to develop processes and products that precisely deliver inputs and promote productivity without associated environmental harm. Nano Agriculture is quite appropriate in India in the context of changing scenarios in agricultural production systems which in the verge of transformation towards precision agriculture.Table of Contents1. Nanotechnology for Precision Agriculture 2. Nanotechnology Interventions in Agriculture 3. Physical and Mechanical Methods of Synthesis of Nano-materials 4. Chemical Method of Synthesis of Nano-materials 5. Biological Synthesis of Nano-materials 6. Properties of Nano-materials I 7. Properties of Nano-materials II 8. Characterization of Nano-materials using PSA and Raman Spectroscopy 9. X-ray Diffraction Spectroscopy 10. Basics of Electron Microscopy 11. Scanning Electron Microscope 12. Transmission Electron Microscope 13. Atomic Force Microscopy 14. Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) 15. Nanotechnological Approaches in Seed Science16. Nano-Fertilizer for Balanced Crop Nutrition 17. Nano Herbicides for Rainfed Agriculture 18. Nano-based Smart Delivery Systems in Agriculture 19. Nano-fibre as a Smart Delivery System to Contain Seed Borne Pests and Diseases 20. Nano-Pheromones Frontier Areas in Nanotechnology 21. Parapheromone for Fruitfly Management 22. Nanotechnological Concepts in Plant Disease Management 23. Nano-biotechnology for Plant Disease Management 24. Biosensors in Agriculture 25. Development of Diagnostics Kits for Plant Diseases 26 Nanotechnology for Early Detection of Plant Pathogens 27. Detection of Aflatoxins in Crop Produce using Nanotechnology 28. Nano Based Electrochemical Sensors for Detection of Pesticide Residues 29. Encapsulation of Functional Food 30. Nano Food Packaging to Enhance Shelf Life of Crop Produce 31. Nano Remediation of Soil and Aquatic Pollutants 32. Biosafety of Nanoparticles 33. Assays for Nano-toxicity Assessment 34. Regulatory Framework for Nanomaterials

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Book SynopsisIndigenous knowledge is the knowledge of the indigenous people inhabiting different geographical regions of the world with their own language, culture, tradition, belief, folklore, rites and rituals. Indigenous knowledge so developed is based on necessities, instinct, curiosity and observations of ethnic groups to mitigate the immediate situations. Eventually, this local knowledge in course of time gets socially accepted and validated which finally inters into the social life and subsequently become the Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITK) of the society as a whole. As such, scientist in this knowledge base economy who are in research of new ideas and innovations expect that indigenous knowledge may hold significant message which may be of use to remedy the deficiencies in modern agricultural and environment related issues. There is a need for studying and documenting traditional knowledge in different ecological and cultural environments. Several researchers are working on ITK in different fields of agriculture and allied sectors. There is a demand for a standard book on the overview of ITK. This book is designed in such a way that will give an overview of ITK, the differences between Science & ITK, different tools and techniques used in ITK, classification, importance & utilization of ITK, and recent ongoing researches on ITK in different parts of India. The objective of this book is to encourage the study of ethnic knowledge in different field of agriculture and allied sector. It is also an attempt to circulate amongst a larger group of readers regarding the importance of indigenous knowledge in scientific world. This book will, perhaps, be well received in all the Agricultural Universities, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries University, State Govt. Agri-allied Departments, Private and Public Sector Institutions where training, teaching, research and extension of agri-allied sector is undertaken.Table of Contents01. An Overview of Indigenous Technical Knowledge in Relation to Agri-allied Sector R.K. Saha, D. Nath and H. Saha 02. Basic Concept of Indigenous Knowledge and its Protection in India Ajit Kumar Roy 03. Traditional Ecological Knowledge: An Important Pillar in Fisheries Resource Management Biswarup Saha, Tanmay Samajdar and P. K. Pal 04. Indigenous Technical Knowledge for the Management of Major Pests of Field Crops in North East India D. M. Firake, P. D. Firake , G. T. Behere, N.S. Azad Thakur and Dilip Nath 05. Traditional Practices for the Management of Major Pests of Horticultural Crops and Stored Produce in North East India D.M. Firake, P.D. Firake, G.T. Behere, N.S. Azad Thakur and D. Nath 06. Indigenous Pest Management Practices in North East India - An Overview Arunava Samanta, Archan Kanti Das and Sandip Patra 07. Notes on the Ethno-Veterinary Practices Used for Treatment of Different Ailments in Tripura State, India Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee, J. Majumder, R. Lodh and B. K. Agarwala 08. Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Associated with Fermented Fish Products of North East India A. U. Muzaddadi 09. Traditional Ethnic Jewellery of Kashmiri Fisherwomen Rizwana, T. H. Bhat, M. H. Balkhi and Poonam Sharma 10. Documentation of Ethno-Entomophagy Practices in Ethnic Communities of Manipur, North East India T. Shantibala, R.K. Lokeshwari, B. K. garwala, and Gusheinzed Waikhom 11. Traditionally Used Fish Feed Ingredients and Manure in Aquaculture in the North Eastern State of Tripura M.K. Datta 12. Identification of Indigenous Resource and its Management for Livelihood by Tribal Women Fishers of Dooars Region of West Bengal Using PRA Technique: A Case Study Ambalika Ghosh 13. Selected Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) on Fisheries in Tripura State Sagar C. Mandal, Pampa Bhattacharjee and Debtanu Barman 14. Indigenous Disease Management Practices in Traditional Farming Systems in India A. Chakraborty and Subham Dey 15. Highly Effective Fishing Methods in Central Assam as Perceived by Fishers Rajita Devi and iswarup Saha 16. Nu Ta: An Indigenous Fish Catching Gear of Arunachal Pradesh, India Pema Chotten Wangja, Olik Jomang, Krishna Prasad Sharma and Yumlembam Jackie Singh 17. Shifting Responses of Tadpole Larvae and Frog from Fish Pond in Presence of Hypoxia, Obnoxious Gases and Predators Ramanuj Chakraborty, Subrata Shib and Himadri Saha 18. Application of Indigenous Technical Knowledge for Treating Ectoparasitic Infestations in Animals W. Ramdas Singh, Debasish Behera, Hijam S. Devi, and P. H. Patra 19. Traditional Fermented Fish Products of North Eastern States of India Yumlembam Jackie Singh, Huirem Bharati and Pema Chotten Wangja 20. Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) in Animal Husbandry Practices Avijit Haldar, Chintu Deb Barma and Rajkumari Sanjukta 21. Traditional Fishing Practices in North Eastern Region of India Anil Datt Upadhyay 22. Use of Black Drongo for Pest Management in Rice: A Traditional Agricultural Practice by the Rural Farmers of Tripura Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee, Joydeb Majumder and Pranabjit Bardhan Roy 23. On Some Aspects of Sampling Methodology with Reference to Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Prasenjit Pal

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