Agriculture and farming Books

Book SynopsisIt has been widely reported that the gap between training results and organizational outcomes remains un-bridged. It implies that training and its impact is a complex process and achieving desired impact out of training efforts is a factor of multidimensional variables. In order to achieve the intended training impact, there is a need for meticulous planning and implementation of training events at all stages such as assessing organizational goals, competency mapping of staff and their training needs assessment as per the organizational goals, pre-training preparation, training organization as per the design, assessing training effectiveness, training impact in terms of pre-determined out puts and outcomes etc. Hence, it is indispensable to have effective and efficient training managers, so that the training investment may reap desired benefits. In that way, this book has a general intent to give tips about effective management practices for the training managers. This book specifically explains about training needs assessment, training institutes around the world and their experiences as well as practices, developing effective e-learning modules, training evaluation, training impact assessment etc.Table of Contents01 Training Bharat & Sankhhi 02 Training Needs Assessment (TNA) by D. Periyar Ramasamy, Anandaraja, N and R. Suresh Verma 03 Extension Training Institutes in India-An Overview by D. Periyar Ramasamy, R. Suresh Verma and S. Anandhi 04 Extension Training Institutes in the World - An Overview by R. Suresh Verma, D. Periyar Ramasmy, and C. Krishnamoorthy 05 Developing Effective E-learning Modules for Extension Training: Reflections from the Learning Theories by P. Sethuraman Sivakumar, Smaranika Parida and Ramasubramanian 06 Ensuring Participation of Trainees in Training Need by Analysis and Training Evaluation: Evidences of Successful Methodologies by M. Ramasubramanian, D. Puthira Prathap, N. Anandaraja and Sethuraman Sivakumar 07 Systems Approach to Training Transfer by R. Venkattakumar, B.S. Brtalili and P. Mani Qundan 08 Determinants of Training Impact and Policy Strategies by R. Venkattakumar and Bharat S Sontakki 09 HRM Information System for 21st Century: Issues and Challenges by Manoj K. Behera and R.N. Subudhi

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Book SynopsisMobile phones are revolutionised the communication process and becoming all-in-one magical device for anytime and anywhere communication. The last decade has seen a flourish in the number of mobile based agro-advisory service initiatives in the developing countries and more are added regularly in some part of the world. Services that started with farmers help-lines accessed through landlines and messages (SMS) have evolved slowly to multimodal and multimedia based delivery of advisory and to m-agriculture applications for smartphones. In this rapidly changing m-Agriculture scenario, this book is an attempt to document the evolution of mobile phone based agro-advisory services around the world. The content of the book comprises of country s on mobile phone applications for agricultural extension from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe along with s on global review on m-agriculture initiatives, content generation process and socio-economic impact of mobile phone based agro-advisory services. This book delves into the development of mobile phone based agro-advisory and their content, delivery mode, business model and utility and provides an insight into the evolution of mobile phones as an extension tool in different countries across the globe. The book will provide valuable insights on m-agriculture initiatives for agricultural extension around the world to agricultural students, extension professionals, researchers and policy makers across the globe both for understanding them and working on them. The lessons from the m-agriculture initiatives can guide the mode of implementation and evolution of mobile based advisory services in agriculture.Table of Contents01. Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension in India by Saravanan, R., and Suchiradipta Bhattacherjees 02. Global Review on Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension by Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee and Saravanan, R. 03. Mobile Phone Applications along the Agricultural Commodity Value Chain by Kwasi Addom and Laurie Moy 04. Content Generation Process in Knowledge-Centric Mobile Phone Initiatives in Agriculture by Claire Glendenning and Paolo P. Ficarelli 05. Socio-Economic Impact of the Mobile Phone based Agricultural Extension by Surabhi Mittal and Mamta Mehar 06. Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension in Cyprus by George Adamides 07. Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension in Greece by Michailidis, A., Loizou, E., Nastis, S.A., and Chatzitheodoridis, F. 08. Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension in Japan by Masami Yamada and Koichi Fukuda 09. Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension in Nigeria by Bolarinwa, K .K., Oyeyinka, R.A., and Banmeke, T.O. 10. Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension in Peru by Roxana Barrantes and Aileen Agero 11. Mobile Phone Applications for Agricultural Extension in Tanzania by Alfred S. Sife 12. Mobile Phone Applications for Agriculture Extension in Uganda by Nabireeba James, F., Tenywa Moses and Kasule Ronald

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Book SynopsisIn semi arid and arid regions of the country, a vast land resource (39.54 m ha) is available which is underutilized, having good potential of expansion for quality production of several horticultural, medicinal, spices, ornamental and crops of economic importance. The horticulture can play vital role in diversification of these untapped natural resources. The development of arid horticulture is not very old; the published literature on many crops of economic importance and their multiplication is also scanty. Looking to prospects of such underutilized crop, its propagation methodology should be standardized for large scale plantation through availability of quality planting material. The work on production technology of underutilized arid horticultural crops in limited and scattered. Therefore, an effort was made to compile the work done so far in the field of multiplication of semi- arid and arid horticultural plants with special reference to Indian scenario in the form of a book to develop the knowledge base of all those involved in research and development of cold and hot arid lands. This book will be useful for the scientists, teachers, researchers, students, growers, policy makers and also for the personnel engaged in nursery management. The contributors of different s included in the book are well known personality in their field.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Propagation through Seeds by R. Bhargava 03. Vegetative Propagation by R. Bhargava 04. Micro Propagation of Horticultural Crops by Hare Krishna 05. Physiology of Rooting and Growth in Fruit Plants by Hare Krishna and S.K. Maheshwari 06. Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Propagation of Arid Fruit Plants by N.K.Gupta and Sunita Gupta 07. Nursery Management for Production of Quality Planting Materials by R. S. Singh and Hare Krishna 08. Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.) by R.S. Singh 09. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) by R. S. Singh and B.D. Sharma 10. Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by R.S. Singh 11. Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) by A.K. Singh and R.S. Singh 12. Bael (Aegle marmelos Correa.) by D. Pandey, S.K. Shukla and G. Pandey 13. Karonda (Carissa carandas L.) by K.K. Misra and Subhash Chandra Singh 14 Fig (Ficus carica L.) by R.S. Singh 15 Manila Tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce Roxb.) by R.S. Singh and S.K.Maheshwari 16 Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L .) by R.S. Singh and A.K. Singh 17 Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) by J. Suresh, D. Sarla Devi, N. Kumar and S. Anbu 18 Wood Apple (Feronia limonia L.) by S.S. Hiwale 19. Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis DC.) by D. B. Singh 20. Gangana [Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori.] by J.P. Singh and R.S. Singh 21. Mulberry (Morus sp.) by R.S. Singh 22. Kair (Capparis decidua Forsk.) by R. Bhargava and R. S. Singh 23. Lasoda (Cordia myxa L.) by P.K.Yadav and Vartika Srivastava 24. Jamun (Syzygium cuminii Skeels.) by Sanjay Singh and A. K. Singh 25. Khirni (Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dub.) by Sanjay Singh and R. S. Singh 26. Citrus Fruits by Atul Chandra and M. K.Kaul 27 Kamrakh (Averrhoa carambola L.) Vishal Nath and Bikash Das 28. Chironji (Buchanania lanzan Spreng.) by Sanjay Singh and A. K. Singh 29. Salvadora (Salvadora oleoides) by J.C. Tewari and R. S. Singh 30. Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) by A.K. Singh 31. West Indian Cherry (Malphigia puncifolia L.) by Jasmine Jaya, Swaminathan, A. A. and S. Krishnasamy, 32. Mahua (Bassia latifolia Roxb.) by Sanjay Singh and A.K. Singh 33. Jojoba [Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schn.] by J.C. Tewari and R. S. Singh 34. Cactus pear [Opuntia ficus indica (L.)Mill.] by R.S. Singh 35. Marula nut (Sclerocarya birrea sub sp. caffra) by R.S. Singh 36. Propagation of Less Known Shrubs of Hot Arid Region by J. P. Singh and V.S. Rathore 37. Propagation of Seed Spice Crops by S.K. Malhotra 38.Propagation of Ornamental Plants of Cold Arid Region by B.P. Sharma 39. Guggul [Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhand.] by J. P. Singh and R. S. Singh 40. Senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl. ) by R.S. Singh and J. P. Singh 41. Henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) by R. S. Singh 42. Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) by J.C. Tewari and R.S. Singh 43. Indian Aloe (Aloe barbadensis Mill.) by R. S. Singh 44. Drumstick (Moringa oleifera Lam.) by K. Krishnakumary and K. V. Suresh Babu 45. Management of Diseases and Insects in Nursery Plants by S. K Maheshwari and Hare Krishna

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Book SynopsisWeeds pose a major threat to the productivity of agricultural and horticultural crops. Weeds are the menace in agriculture and horticulture and cause in the lowering of yield of crops they infested. Keeping these facts in mind, Weed science is published to provide basic information of the weeds along with their control measures to Students, Teachers and persons engaged in agricultural activities. I do not pretend to claim credit for any original contribution on the subject. Rather; it should be viewed as a concise collection of various topics from different, books, bulletins, scientific paper, wave sight etc, the names of which are mentioned in the text itself or in the selected references.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Classification of Weeds 3. Ecology of Weeds 4. Characteristics of Weeds 5. Beneficial Effects of Weeds 6. Dispersal of Weeds 7. Crop-Weed Association 8. Harmful Effects of Weeds 9. Crop Weeds Competition 10. Methods of Weed Control 11. Formulation of Herbicides 12. Aquatic Weeds 13. Management of Parasitic and Problematic Weeds 14. Mode of Action of Herbicides 15. Degradation of Herbicides 16. Management of Herbicide Residues in Soil 17. Herbicides Interaction

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Book SynopsisThe Book is an introductory text, presenting some of the basic concepts and techniques of Statistical inference. It has been written primarily to suit the students and research workers in the area of agricultural science. An understanding of the logic and theory of statistics is essential for the students of agriculture who are expected to know the techniques of analysing data and drawing useful conclusions. It has been the intention of the authors to keep the book at a readability level appropriate for students who do not have a mathematical background. This book can serve as comprehensive reference source of statistical techniques helpful to agricultural research workers in the interpretation of data.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. Classification, Tabulation and Graphical Representation 03. Measures of Central Values 04. Measures of Dispersion 05. Probability 06. Probability Distributions 07. Sampling and Sampling Distributions 08. Test of Significance 09. Chi-Square and Association of Attributes 10. Correlation and Regression 11. Analysis of Variance 12. Design of Experiments 13. Multiple Comparison Tests 14. Factorial Experiments 15. Split Plot Design

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Book SynopsisProper identification of a problem is the prerequisite for devising the measures of its management as well as for applying the most suitable management strategy available. Plant diseases have always been an associated problem for successful crop cultivation and obtaining optimum profits from this most important enterprise. With advancements in the field of chemical management of plant diseases, we have witnessed a simultaneous increase in the problems related to pesticide application in agriculture. Part of this problem can be attributed to the improper identification of plant diseases, which leads to the use of improper chemical in injudicious amounts. It has, therefore, become necessary to aware the people involved in education, extension and practice of agriculture of proper characterization of plant diseases with the most appropriate management strategy for the disease. In this context, students, extension workers and farmers stand the major clients who must be armed with information on proper identification method and management of a given plant disease. The present book is designed to cater to the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students of agriculture and biosciences, extension workers and educated progressive farmers. It is aimed to aid them in proper identification of many of the economically important plant diseases with integrated strategies for their respective management. The book may also serve as a guidebook for the professionals in the field of plant disease management for identification and management of plant diseases with minimal resource requirementsTable of Contents01 Characteristics of the Disease 02 Diseases of Field Crops 03 Diseases of Fruits and Vegetable Crops 04 Nonparasitic Disorders

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Book SynopsisFloriculture is one of the fastest-growing sectors of commercial agriculture world-wide with many highly profitable crops. Cultivation of flowers more pragmatic endeavor than other crops. Every day novel variety, new colour in any ornamental flower crop not only fascinates us but also gives a thrust to know more about their breeding technologies. Creation of diversity of new and domesticated flower crops by public and private sector flower breeders brings a fascination towards its breeding technology. The students while dealing with the breeding and biotechnology of flowers then they must required a base knowledge. Therefore emphasis has been given to present the book in its easiest form so that anyone can understand it without losing interest from it. It has been designed to cover all the aspects of breeding, the basic objectives, different breeding methods, methodology for improvement of specific crops, stress resistance, quality improvement, mutagenesis, genetic engineering and biotechnology.Table of ContentsSection I: Fundamentals of Flower Breeding: 01. History of Ornamental Breeding 02. Conventional Breeding 03. Mutation and Polyploidy Breeding 04. Molecular and Transgenic Breeding 05. F1 Hybrid Seed Production in Ornamental Crops 06. Intellectual Property Rights Issues Section II: Cut Flower Crops: 07 Alstroemeria 08. Anthurium 09. Antirrhinum 11. Gerbera 12. Gladiolus 13. Heliconia 14. Kangaroo Paws 15. Lilium 16. Lisianthus 17. Tulip 18. Zantedeschia Section III: Cut and Loose Flower Crops: 19. China Aster 20. Chrysanthemum 21. Rose 22 .Tuberose Section IV: Cut and Pot Flower Crops: 23. Cyclamen 24 . Freesia Section V: Cut and Dry Flower Crops: 25 Gypsophila 26 Stock Section VI: Loose Flower Crops: 27. Crossandra 28. Jasmine 29. Marigold Section VII: Orchids: 30. Cattleya 31. Cymbidium 32. Dendrobium 33. Paphiopedilum 34. Vanda 35. Milestones in Transgenic Science: Section VIII: Colour Plates

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Book SynopsisThis book draws on world-wide experiences and valuable lessons to highlight community-ecosystem interactions and the role of traditional knowledge in sustaining biocultural resources through community-based adaptations. The book targets different audiences including researchers working on human-environment interactions and climate adaptation practices, biodiversity conservators, non-government organizations and policy makers involved in revitalizing traditional foods and community-based conservation and adaptation in diverse ecosystems. This volume is also a source book for educators advocating for and collaborating with indigenous and local peoples to promote location-specific adaptations to overcome the impacts of multiple biotic and abiotic stresses.Table of Contents01. The Food/Medicine/Poison Triangle: Implications for Traditional Ecological Knowledge Systems of Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia, Canada by Nancy J. Turner 02. Integration into the Market Economy and Dietary Change: An Empirical Study of Dietary Transition in the Amazon by Elizabeth Byron and Victoria Reyes-Garca 03. The Loss of Local Livelihoods and Local Knowledge: Implications for Local Food Systems by Sarah Pilgrim-Morrison and Jules Pretty 04 The Seasonal Migration of Thai Berry Pickers in Finland: Non-wood Forest Products for Poverty Alleviation or Source of Imminent Conflict? Celeste Lacuna-Richman 05 Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Biocultural Diversity for Subsistence Livelihoods: A Cross Cultural Study by Ranjay K. Singh, Anamika Singh, Anshuman Singh and B.S. Dwivedi 06 Status and Contribution of Non-cultivated Food Plants Used by Dawro People in Loma District, South Ethiopia 07. Biocultural Resources and Traditional Food Systems of Nyishi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh (India): An Empirical Learning on the Role of Mythology and Folklore in Conservation by Hui Tag, P. Kalita, Ranjay, K. Singh and A.K. Das 08 New Shoots, Old Roots the Incorporation of Alien Weeds into Traditional Food Systems by Michelle Cocks, Tony Dold and Madeleen Husselman 09. Edible Fungi in Mesoamerican Lowlands: A Barely Studied Resource by Felipe Ruan-Soto and Joaqun Cifuentes 10. Menu for Survival: Plants, Architecture, and Stories of the Nisgaa Oolichan Fishery by Nancy Mackin and Deanna Nyce 11. Salmon Food Webs: SAANICH First Nation Peoples Intrinsic Interconnectedness to Salmon Fishing and Conservation on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada by Roxanne Paul 12 Tsampa of Ladakh: Adaptation of a Traditional Food at Higher Altitude and Emergent Changes by Konchok Targais, Dorjey Angchok, Tsering Stobdan, R.B. Srivastava and Ranjay Singh 13 Bioculturally Important Indigenous Fruit Tree Mahua (Madhuca spp.; Sapotaceae): Its Role in Community-Based Adaptive Management by Anshuman Singh, Ranjay K. Singh, Sarvesh Tripathy and BS Dwivedi

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Book SynopsisThe present volume II concentrates on Food with relevance to Agriculture and Humanity. This publication contains nine s, viz., namely, Introduction, Food Perception, Food Commonly Known, Food Sources, Food and Health, Food and Nutrition Policy, Regional and International Programmes on Food and Nutrition Security, Challenges and Opportunities in Food Sector. This Volume contains 28 articles, by well known national and international authors, covering -- . The authors from food and health sciences (physician, dietician, patient), agriculture sciences (cereal crops, horticulture, livestock, fisheries), economics, policy and development with national and international experiences have expressed their views on one subject - Food.Table of Contents1. Introduction: 01. Introduction by Dr. Prem Nath 2. Food Perception: 02. Three Vertices of Human Civilization Triangle: Food, Agriculture and Humanistic Ideology by S. Bisaliah 3. Food Commonly Known: 03. Food as Understood by Prem Nath 04. Knowing Food for Human Health by K.G. Ahuja 05 . Unused Foods, Underutilized Food, and Handling Food-Enhancing Food Availability by Prem Nath 06. Street Food of the Common People-Worldwide by Prem Nath 07. Changes in National and International Food Patterns-Observations and Perspectives by Prem Nath 4. Food Sources: 08. Cereal Grains and Pulses for Human Health by K.R.M. Swamy and K.G. Ahuja 09. Vegetables for Human Nutrition and Health by K.R.M. Swamy, Prem Nath and K.G. Ahuja 10. Fruits for Nutritional Security by C.P.A. Iyer and K.R.M. Swamy 11. Animal Source Foods for Human Health by B. S. V. Reddy and K.R.M. Swamy 12. Role of Fishes in Augmenting Human Health by K. Gopakumar 13. Herbs and Spices as Flavoring Foods by K.R.M. Swamy 14. Major Classes of Phytonutraceuticals in Vegetables and Health Benefits: A Review by Joo Carlos da Silva Dias 15. Nutraceuticals in Organically Grown Fruits and Vegetables by B.S. Prabhakar and S. Sivashankar 5. Food and Health: 16. Food: What, How Much and When to Eat for Better Human Health? by Sana Thousia 17. Common Ailments, Food and Human Health by Mohammed Ilyas, S.P. 18. Changing Food Habits with Age and Health-Own Observations and Perceptions by Prem Nath 6. Food and Nutrition Policy: 19. The Right to Food by Prem Nath 20. Changes in Food and Nutrition Policies A Glance by Prem Nath 21. Indian Food Bill-Views and Prospects by Devinder Sharma 22. Strategic Changes in Approach to Combat Food and Nutrition Insecurity Among Urban and Rural Population by Subash Dasgupta and Indrajit Roy 23. Importance of Food Safety in the Food Production and Supply Chain by S. Sareen 7. Food and Nutrition Security Programmes - Regional and International: 24. Contribution of Grain Legumes in Combating Food and Nutrition In-security in Different Regions of the World by C. L. Laxmipathi Gowda, Aravind K. Jukanti and Pooran M. Gaur 25. Food Insecurity in Tribal Dominated Areas of Maharashtra, India by Nitin Tagade and R. S. Deshpande 26. Mitigating the Food and Nutritional Insecurity in East Africa: Development of the Community Based Iringa Approach by the Iringa Nutrition Programme (1983-1988) in Tanzania by Marashetty Seenappa 27. Impact of National and International Programs and Projects in Mitigating Food and Nutritional Insecurity in Central Asia and the Caucasus Ravza Mavlyanova 8. Challenges and Opportunities 28. Challenges and Opportunities in Food Sector by Prem Nath

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Book SynopsisLibrary and Information Centres are continuing to provide information services in a changing environment. The advent of Information and communication Technologies has enabled libraries not only to improve the traditional library services but also to devise new methods of information services using latest technological tools. The information seeking behavior of the users has been changed and they demand latest information from any source through any method. Hence the application of latest ICT can be able to suffice the current information needs of the information stakeholders. Most of the information sources are being published in digital formats. The emergence of digital libraries has completely changed the information dissemination scenario. Users are now can be able to have access to any library for any information they seek. It is only the digital libraries which can develop such a system of information dissemination. But access to information is a problem. Such problems can be solved if digital libraries are developed in right platform. In order to discuss those emerging problems the Editors invited the contributors some useful papers. Hence, the book deals with some of the emerging topics on digital libraries which will be useful for the library and information professionals.Table of Contents01. Useful Online Resources in the Field of Veterinary and Animal Sciences by Balwan Singh 02. University Library Automation and Network Services in Chhattisgarh: A Study by Brajesh Tiwari and Uaday Kumar Watti 03. Management of Open Access Resources: An Overview by D. Ravinder 04. Role of the Libraries in 2020 by Dev Walia 05. Role of Cloud Computing in Library Services and Bioinformatics by K. N. Kandpal, S.S.Rawat and Faheem Khan 06. Tools and Techniques of Knowledge Management (KM) and Knowledge Sharing (KS) For Library Profession by Khaisar Muneebulla Khan 07. Web Based Library Services by Minhaj Fatima 08. Role of Web Applications in Modern Libraries by N.S.Rohila, B.P. Singh and B.R. Yadav 09.Emergence of Electronic Resources in Present Academic Libraries by Nidhi Srivastava, Ramnivas Sharma and Manoj Tiwari 10. Problems of E-Resources in Digital Libraries by M. Papegowda, R. H. Walmiki, R.M. Shivakumar and V. Srinivasa 11. Digitization of Central Potato Research Institute Library, Shimla by Prem Lata, Yashodha Negi and Sudhir Gupta 12. Digital Libraries: Whither thou Goest by R.D. Dabhi and Ushabala 13. The Role of Librarian's in the Electronic Information Environment by Rajkumar Singh 14. Bibliometric Monitoring of Research Performance in the field of Dairy Science with Special Reference to Krishiprabha by Ramnivas Sharma, Nidhi S Tiwari and Manoj Tiwari 15. Digital Library: Development of Digital Library by Rishabh Kumar Jain 16. Library Consortia by Saurabh Nagariya and Barsha Gupta 17. Cloud Computing: Issues and Concern with the Libraries by Seema Parmar, Rajive Pateria and Bhanu Partap 18. Information Literacy Competency For Higher Education and the Role of Librarians by Stanley Madan Kumar and Subramani, M.K 19. Social Media and Academic Libraries: Trends and Challenges by Stanley Madan Kumar and Devraj 20. Role of E-Books as Important Electronic Resources in Digital Environment by Subarna K. Das 21. Open Source Software for Modern Libraries: A Comparative Study of ABCD, Koha and Newgenlib by Surendra Kumar Pal and Bharat Praveen Sonker 22. Implementing Rfid Technology for Enhanced Library Services by Tarvinder Singh Handa and Arvind Mittal 23. Use of Electronic Resources by the Faculty Members of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.) by Uaday Kumar Watti and Brajesh Tiwari 24. Use of E-journals in A Engineering College Library with Special Reference to Gates Institute of Technology (GIT) Gooty, A.P : A Study Y.Ch.Venkateswarlu 25. Digital Preservation in the Context of Institutional Repositories in Academic Libraries of India by Sunil Kumar Satpathy 26. Electronic Resource Management: Opportunities and Challenges by Kamal Lochan Jena 27. Marketing and Promotion of Library & Information Products and Services in Digital Era by Chandresh A. Shah and Rabindra K. Mahapatra 28. ICT among State Agricultural University and ICAR Institutes Libraries in India: An Overview of E-Granth by Jadhav U.S. 29. Innovative Practices in Management of Agricultural Libraries of Chhattisgarh by Dr. Madhav Pandey 30. Harnessing Access to Information and Knowledge in Digital Libraries by Rabindra K. Mahapatra and Yadunath Prasad

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Book SynopsisFlowers are the precious gift which beautify the nature through its different colours and enhance human health. Ornamental plants provide environmental security for immediate living surroundings, thus intensive research in floriculture particularly on the crops were initiated earlier. This book will vividly highlights genetical and breeding application in flower crops covering wide range of aspects. Breeding techniques are largely focused around expediting the production of superior and stable lines in the case of self pollinating crops. Wide hybridization, tissue culture and mutagenesis are employed by breeders to generate new alleles. Broaden available genetic resources; molecular markers are used to assist breeders through marker assisted selection and to identify quantitative trait loci for traits of interest. The book makes the knowhow of breeding in its easiest way to the readers. It has been designed to cover all the aspects of breeding, the basic objectives, different breeding methods, methodology for improvement of specific crops, stress resistance, quality improvement, mutagenesis, molecular breeding and genetic engineering.Table of ContentsSection I: Fundamentals of Breeding: 01. Germplasm Acquisition and Conservation 02. Heterosis Breeding in Flower Crops 03. Genetic Engineering in Floriculture 04. Synthetic Seed Production Technology in Ornamental Plants 05. Flower Seed Production Section II: Shrub Plants: 06. Azalea 07. Bougainvillea 08. Camellia 09. Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) 10. Hibiscus 11. Hydrangea 12. Ixora 13. Nerium 14. Rhododendron Section III: Bedding Plants: 15. Ageratum 16. Balsam 17. Cosmos 18. Impatiens Impatiens walleriana) 19. Pansy 20. Petunia 21. Phlox 22. Salvia 23. Zinnia Section IV: Potted Plants: 24. Begonia 25. Cacti 26. Dahlia 27. Geranium 28. Orchids 29. Poinsettia Section V: Aquatic Plant: 30. Lotus Section VI: Climbers: 31. Clematis 32. Sweet Pea Section VII: Colour Plates

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Book SynopsisBiotechnological tools supplement various conventional approaches in conservation, characterization and utilization for increasing production and productivity of agricultural and horticultural crops. The emerging field of bioinformatics is an integrated field arising from merging of biology and informatics. It is a conglomeration of various new frontiers of science like genomics, proteomics, metabolomics etc. The rich warehouse of proteome and genome information nearly doubling every year has significant implications and applications in various areas of science including agriculture, horticulture, forestry and food science. Cheminformatics is specialized to a range of problems in the field of chemistry. Chemical pesticide reduction is possible by adopting cheminformatics methods to identify naturally occurring chemical compounds in crops which act against pests. Bioinformatics has transformed the discipline of life science from a purely lab based science to an information science as well. The ICAR has recently launched a National Agricultural Bioinformatics Grid (NABG) to serve as a computational facility in developing national biodatabases and data warehouses. The present book Agriculture Bioinformatics is a compilation of 17 information packed s authored by working scientists in the respective discipline. In addition to the theoretical information, practical and applied aspects to boost productivity and quality of crops are given.Table of Contentso Bioinformatics in Agriculture o Bioinformatics Databases and Internet Resources o Analysis of Genetic Diversity in Crop Plants Using Molecular Marker Data o Plant Genomics - A Bioinformatics Perspective o Integrating Knowledge of Bioinformatics in Medicinal Plant Research o Bioinformatics Applications in Plant Biology o Genome Mapping in Plants o Inter-Species Conservation of Splice Sites: An Analysis Using Support Vector Machine Based Pattern Recognition o Applications of Support Vector Machines in Plant Genomes o Protein Structure, Prediction and Visualization o Mitogenomics: Mitochondrial Gene Rearrangements, its Implications and Applications o Spice Bioinformatics o Application of Bioinformatics in Palm and Cocoa Research o Application of Metagenomics in Agriculture o Biodiversity Informatics o Omics: What Next? o Computational Methods in Plant Genome Sequence Analysis

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Book SynopsisThe book is aimed at providing an understanding of basic principles and practices of Biostatistics. Attempt has been made to give a comprehensive inside into the basic concepts of biostatistics i.e. sound easy to read, relevant and useful to students and practitioners of biostatistics. The book includes the design of clinical trials and epidemiological studies collection of data, research methods, clinical measurement and sample size, calculations for various study designs. This makes it a handbook of biostatistics for students and researchers for agriculture, veterinary, life sciences, medicine, public health, biological and social sciences.

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Book SynopsisThis is books covers the entire course contents as per the revised syllabus of ICAR for students of agrometeorology. Written in simple and understandable language; fully supported by figures, diagrams, equations and formulas to help the beginners. In short the book is a must for beginners in its fieldTable of Contents1 Agrometeorology-definitions 2 Atmosphere 3 Weather and climate 4 Solar radiation 5 Atmospheric pressure 6 Atmospheric humidity 7 Wind 8 Clouds 9 Hydrological cycle 10 Evaporation and transpiration 11 Cloud seeding 12 Weather aberrations 13 El Nino and La Nino 14 Phenology and Bioclimatic law. 15 Agricultural Seasons of India 16 Agroclimatic zones 17 Weather forecasting 18 Crop Weather Modeling 19 Agroclimatic Normals for Field crops 20 Monsoons of India 21 Green House Gases 22 Synoptic Chart

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Book SynopsisConcise Oxford Dictionary defines Resilience as recoiling; springing back; resuming its original shape after bending, stretching, compression etc. With five components of crop production -space, water, energy, light, nutrients- limiting, there are stresses on crops to perform at threshold input yielding optimum output. Droughts and floods, cold and heat waves, forest fires, landslides and mud slips, ice storms, dust storms, hailstorms, thunder clouds associated with lightening and sea level rise are throwing new challenges to farming. This dangerously narrow level of food base prompts to widen the base of grains, vegetables, fruits, spices, industrial crops, mushrooms and aromatic plants. The emphasis so far was more on terrestrial plants, forest plants and lesser on lower plants. The aquatic plants-fresh water, brackish water, marine- were not much explored for edible use except by Chinese and Japanese. Halophytes, bryophytes, ferns and sea weeds are so far climate resilient. The Indo-Burmese Centre of origin (Hindustan centre including North East) is abode of several plants of possible vegetable, fruit and spicy value. The New Life styles consequent to migration for employment have brought newer food and dietary patterns. The urbanization and smaller family size are leading to pre-cooked foods and visitation to restaurants. s on bryophytes, halophytes, microalgae, chasmophytes, pseudocereals, medicinal mushrooms, speciality mushrooms, palmyrah palms, bramakamal, tropical tuber crops, dragon fruits, broad dhaniya, plants for dyes, kale and ornamental ginger are authored by eminent working scientists from 21 Universities and Research Institutes in Japan and India. The crops for the future especially climate resilient are to be identified and promoted in an emerging production scenario of new life style foods and convenient speciality foods getting attention by the new generation. The present book Climate Resilient Crops for the Future carries 17 s authored by men of eminence in respective areas concerning to the above areas.Table of Contents01 Climate Change and Agriculture by GSLHV Prasada Rao 02 Bryophytes as Future Foods by Yoshinori Asakawa and Agnieszka Ludwiczuk 03 Halophytes- Alternative Food Crops from Saline and Coastal Habitats by P. Kaladharan and Baby Ushakiran, M.S. 04 Microalgae by Neha Chamoli Bhatt and Sushma Tamta 05 Pseudocereals by M. Dutta and J.C. Rana 06 Edible Chasmophytes by Binu Thomas and Rajendran Arumugam 07 Palmyrah Palm by Jiji George and Anitha Karun 08 Brahmakamal by Manu Pant 09 Tropical Tuber Crops by James George and Suresh Kumar, P. 10 Dragon Fruit by P. Bhattacharjee and D. Chatterjee 11 Broad Dhaniya by Shrawan Singh 12 Black Caraway by S.K. Gupta, Sandeep Sehgal, N.S. Raina and L.M. Gupta 13 Plants for Dyes by S. Sarada 14 Kale by Chander Parkash, S.S. Dey and Vijay Bhardwaj 15 Ornamental Gingers by Sheela Jaygopal 16 Speciality Mushrooms by B.L. Dhar 17 Leaf Vegetables of Mizoram by B.K. Singh, V.K. Verma and Y. Ramakrishna

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Book SynopsisThis book deals specifically with basic managemental aspects of dairy animal in the context of Indian subcontinent. The informations are carefully presented in concise manner and to the point. The entire book has been prepared in most simple, clear and talking language for easy understanding. In this book, an attempt has been made to introduce both the science and practice of dairy animal production for the students, teachers, progressive farmers and extension workers. Any book which attempt to cover the needs of much a wide range of people must have their limitations as far as any one group of persons is concerned. It is hoped however that all those who read these books will find some guidance and instruction which will enable them to improve their knowledge and understanding of the management and production of dairy animals.Table of Contents01 Introduction to Dairy Farm Management 02 Animal Housing 03 Care and Management of Calves 04 Care and Management of Heifers 05 Care and Management of Dry Cows 06 Care of Cows at and After Parturition 07 Care of Lactating Cows 08 Feeding Management 09 Reproduction in Cattle 10 Reproductive Techniques 11 Common Farm Management Techniques 12 Milking Management 13 Prevention and Control of Diseases of Dairy Cattle

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Book SynopsisImmunology is the study of immunity or immune system, the system which is involved in the protection of the body from various types of infections. When a foreign substance invades the body, the body evokes various mechanisms to protect itself. To comprehend the subject like immunology, it is essential to study it in its all aspects. This book is a unique approach to understand the fundamentals and emerging trends of immunology in a very simple and self-explanatory form. The book is divided into twenty s covering all important areas of immunology which are essential for proper understanding of the subject. Besides covering fundamental concepts of immunology, there is a separate on Immunotechniques which are commonly used in laboratories. A comprehensive Glossary of important terms has also been included in the book for quick reference.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Anatomy of the Immune System 3. Antigens 4. Antibodies 5. Antigen-Antibody Interaction 6. T Lymphocytes and B Lymphocytes 7. Humoral immune Response 8. Cell-Mediated Immunity 9. Complement 10. Major Histocompatibility Complex 11. Cytokines 12. Hypersensitivity 13. Immune Response to Infections 14. Vaccines 15. Tolerance 16. Transplantation Immunology 17. Tumor Immunology 18. Immunodeficiencies 19. Autoimmunity 20. Immunotechniques

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Horticulture 2. Orchard Designing & Planting Systems 3. Orchard Floor Management 4. Description of Fruit Crop 5. Description of Vegetable Crop 6. Nursery Raising Techniques in Fruit Crop 7. Nursery Raising Techniques in Vegetable Crop 8. Propagation Techniques for Horticulture Crop 9. Canopy Management Techniques 10. Leaf and Soil Sampling Techniques 11. Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) in Vegetable Crops 12. Field Preparation, Layout of Experimental Plot and Calculation of Fertilizer Doses for Vegetable Crops 13. Exotic Vegetables 14. Hydroponics in Vegetable Cultivation 15. Weed Management in Horticultural Crops 16. Cultural Practices for Medicinal Plants 17. Annuals and Their Management 18. Flower Arrangements 19. Architectural Landscaping

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Book SynopsisThe application of machines and better power sources to enhance agricultural production has been one of the most significant developments in agriculture. Mechanization of agriculture is needed for development and optimal utilization of natural resources leading to higher productivity and reduced cost of production for greater profitability, economic competitiveness and sustainability. Mechanization also imparts capacity to the farmers to carry out farm operations with dignity, comfort and freedom from drudgery, making the farming agreeable vocation for educated youth as well. It helps the farmers to achieve timeliness in farm operations and apply costly input with reduced quantity for better efficacy and efficiency. Small and marginal farmers can now make use of high capacity agricultural machines on custom hire basis. The results of this development can be seen in many aspects such as increase in productivity and production per worker, precision in application of crop inputs, increase in cropping intensity due to timeliness of operations, increase in the quality of produce, reduction in grain losses and increase in farm employment. Mechanization is particularly advantageous when it can minimize a high peak labour demand that occurs over a relatively short period of time each year. Mechanization also encourages better management of farm inputs, improvement in working conditions and performance of jobs that would otherwise be difficult by hand. It also helps in reducing the cost of production. This book 'Mechanization of Cultivated Crops' covers the farm tools and equipment used in different operations such as land development, tillage, seeding/planting, interculture, fertilizer application, plant protection, harvesting and threshing and residue management. The book can be referred as a textbook for the under graduate students of agriculture and under graduate and post graduate students of agricultural engineering.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Land Leveling Equipment 3. Tillage Equipment 4. Seeding, Planting and Transplanting Machinery 5. Interculture and Weeding Equipment 6. Fertilizer Application Equipment 7. Plant Protection Equipment 8. Harvesting and Threshing Equipment 9. Straw Management Equipment

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Book SynopsisThe book Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation is intended as a text book of micro irrigation design and practices for the students of the agricultural sciences and the professionals and workers in the field of micro irrigation. The book discusses the type and components, hydraulics and design, installation and maintenance of micro irrigation system. It contains good number of numerical as example and task to get the students familiar to the requirements, complicacies, and possible remedies in actual working condition. In addition to conventional broad and short questions in every of the book there are multiple choice questions to assist the students in preparing the competitive examinations.Table of Contents01 Drip Introduction 02 Hydraulics of Flow Regime 03 Drip Design Procedure 04 Design of Pipe Network 05 Distributor 06 Fertilization 07 Low Cost Drip System 08 Sprinkler Irrigation

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Book SynopsisThis book has been written for the under-graduate students of Dairy Technology course being offered by different Dairy Science Colleges and various Agricultural and Deemed Universities across the country.Table of Contents01 Introduction 02 Cream 03 Makkhan of Desi Butter 04 Creamery Butter 05 Table Spreads 06 Ghee and Butter Oil 07 Nutritional Aspect of Milk Fat 08 By-Products From Fat Rich Product Industry 09 Food Regulatory and Quality Assurance Aspects

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Book SynopsisTwenty five s in this book are grouped into six sections: o setting the stage: topics relevant to livelihoods context, o crop agriculture, o vegetables and fruits, o animal sciences and fisheries, o agroforestry, o other livelihood options. Section on "setting the stage topics relevant to livelihoods context" (s 1-4) deals with a range of livelihood options, and addresses the issue of livelihood promotion, protection, and sustenance including under the emerging scenario of climate change. This section also deals with corporate social responsibility and the criticality of water as fundamental to livelihood The second section on "crop agriculture" (s 5-9) highlights the relevance and importance of technologies that have the potential of boosting productivity of food, feed and horticultural crops for enhancing livelihood security and quality of life of farmers. Discussion here deals with approaches for combating abiotic and biotic stresses for improving production stability and efficiency with focus on combining productivity with stress tolerance. Importance of weed management and early warning systems for disaster management is also highlighted for safeguarding livelihoods. The vegetables and fruits section (s 10-14) discusses use of traditional and emerging technologies, hybrid technology, green-house and related protected cultivation technologies, and appropriate policies to empower farmers to boost their income. Protection against insect-pest and deployment of disease tolerant crops not only improves socio-economic status of farmers but also ensures cleaner environment. Realizing the vast potential of animals and fisheries for reducing poverty and enhancing livelihood, the next section has five presentations (s 15-19) covering issues ranging from cold water fishes to highlander yak. The importance of cattle, the relevance of veterinarians and the criticality of currently available and futuristic technologies is also underlined. Where relevant, the section undertakes SWOT analysis and discusses issues emerging from climate change. The agroforestry section (s 20-22) propagates the value of synergy of agriculture with appropriate forestry technologies to evolve a profitable and sustainable land-use system. The section details with many potentially powerful agroforestry technologies, the range of available tradable bioresources and important pursuable options pertaining to medicinal and aromatic plants. Indigenous food products, bee keeping and silk productions are three important issues grouped under "other livelihood options" (s 23-25). This section discusses the importance, need of introducing scientific and technological interventions, and improving policy decision making for improving livelihood via agro-industrial development.Table of ContentsSection 1 Setting the Stage: Topics Relevant to Livelihoods Context Section 2 Crop Agriculture Section 3 Vegetables and Fruits Section 4 Animal Sciences and Fisheries Section 5 Agroforestry Section 6 Other Livelihood Options

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Book SynopsisCashew (Anacardium occidentale L. f. Anacardiaceae) is very important and dollar earning plantation crop. A systematic compilation on various aspects has been covered in this book. It consists the s viz. Introduction; History, origin and geographical distribution; Area, production, productivity, export and import; Soil and climate; Biodiversity and crop improvement; Varieties; Propagation and production of planting material; Morphology and tree characters; Pollination techniques; Establishments of cashew orchard; Mineral nutrition; Training and pruning; Rejuvenation of old orchards; Inter-cropping and cover cropping; Intercultural operation; Maturity, harvesting and yield; Post harvest storage; Marketing of raw nuts; Nutritive value of cashew; Cashew nut processing; Cashew apple processing; Pests and diseases; Economics for cashew cultivation; Future strategies along with references. This book will be helpful to students and teachers of horticulture, agriculture and forestry, scientists, researchers, cashew growers and processors including small scale processing unit holders.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. History: Origin and Geographical Distribution 3. Cashew Area, Production, Productivity, Export and Import 4. Soil and Climate 5. Biodiversity and Crop Improvement 6. Cashew Varieties 7. Propagation and Production of Planting Material 8. Cashew Morphology and Tree Characteristics 9. Pollination Technique in Cashew 10. Establishment of Cashew Orchards 11. Integrated Nutrient Management in Cashew 12. Canopy Management in Cashew 13. Rejuvenation of Old Cashew Orchard 14. Irrigation and Water Management in Cashew 15. Intercropping and Covercropping 16. Interculture Operation 17. Maturity, Harvesting, Yield and Post Harvest Handling 18. Post Harvest Storage 19. Marketing of Raw Nuts 20. Nutritive Value of Cashew Kernel and Apple 21. Cashew Nut Processing 22. Cashew Apple Processing 23. Pests and Diseases of Cashew 24. Economics for Cashew Cultivation 25. Constraints, Technologies Developed, Future and Development Strategies and Innovation in Horticulture

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Book SynopsisPlants constitute an excellent ecosystem for microorganisms. The environmental conditions differ considerably between the highly variable aerial plant part and the more stable root system. Microbes interact with plant tissues and cells with different degrees of dependence. The most interesting from the microbial ecology point of view, however, are specific interactions developed by plant-beneficial (either non symbiotic or symbiotic) and pathogenic microorganisms. Beneficial interactions are caused by symbiotic and non-symbiotic bacteria and a highly specialized type of fungi, the mycorrhizae. The pathogenic and detrimental interactions of microbes involve viroids, viruses, bacteria and fungi, and lead to infectious diseases affecting only the plant kingdom. Microflora composition of any agro-ecosystem is governed by the equilibrium created by the associations and interactions of all flora and fauna found in the community. In soil, microorganisms live in close proximity and interact among themselves as well as with existing plant communities in different ways, which could be beneficial (mutualism, commensalism, proto-cooperation) or neutral (epiphytic). These microbial interactions govern the functioning and stability of agro-ecosystem, playing significant role in the production and productivity crops. Hence, this book on Plant-Microbe Interactions is aimed at bringing out the recent developments in this field including the molecular mechanisms and proteomics involved in the establishment of Plant-Microbe Interactions. The book reviews the enormous diversity of plant associated microbes, and their molecular mechanisms, small molecules and proteomics involved in the establishment of their mutual interactions. Utilization of these rhizosperic, phyllospheric and endophytic microbes as nutrient providers, in combating phytopathogens and ameliorating the stressed and polluted soils is also explained. Importantly, the book also throws light on the unanswered questions and future direction of research in the field. It illustrates how the basic knowledge can be amalgamated with advanced technology to design the future bio-formulations. This book will be useful in providing latest information in this topic to Scientists, Researchers, Ph.D and PG students working in the field of Plant Sciences.Table of Contents1. Unraveling plant microbiome: proteins and small molecules in signaling and improving plant health by Ramasamy, K., Sivakumar, U. and K. Sara Parwin Banu 2. Dissection of molecular and physiological mechanism governing the interaction of root lesion nematodes and Burkholderia species group of bacteria to host cereals and non-cereal energy plants by Shiveta Sharma, Shailendra Sharma and Akhouri Vaishampayan 3. Recent advances in proteomics approaches in understanding plant-microbe interactions by Jahangir Imam, Nimai Prasad Mandal, Mukund Variar and Pratyoosh Shukla 4. Applicability of microbial phytases in plant growth promotion and development by Bijender Singh, Amit Kumari and Satyanarayana, T. 5. Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria - Some Aspects and Prospects by Tilak, K.V.B.R. 6. A closer look at Enterobacter sp. as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria by Manoharan Shankar, Jeyaprakash Rajendhran and Paramasamy Gunasekaran 7. Bacterial endophytes represent the hidden treasure for potential applications in agriculture by Sadaf Kalam, Ankati Sravani, Vaikunthapu Papa Rao and Appa Rao Podile 8. Exploring plant-endophytic relationships to enhance plant growth and production of natural compounds by Patil, C.R. and Alagawadi, A.R. 9. An insightful overview on multifaceted perspectives of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) by Lakshmanaperumalsamy, P., Karthikeyan, K. and Jayanthi, G. 10. Understanding of abiotic stress alleviation in plants through by rhizobacteria Rashi Vishwakarma, Sangeeta Paul and Dolly Wattal Dhar 11. Benificial effect of PGPB on the growth and yield of medicinal plant [Nithyakalyani] Catharanthus roseus Linn. G. Don by Karthikeyan, B. and Deiveekasundram, M.12. Pink pigmented facultative methylobacteria can alleviate drought stress in crop plants by Sundaram, S.P. 13. Plant - microbe Interactions: the mandatory requirement for soil fertility management practices in organic crop production standards by Bisoyi, R.N. 14. Microbes associated with rice soils by Rao, V.R. 15. Role of Azospirillum in plant growth promotion: a review by Ramanathan, N. 16. Preponderance and relationship of agromicrobes with maize ecosystem by Manindra Nath Jha, Kumar M. and Chourasia, S.K.17. Plant-Microbe interactions in Tobacco Rhizosphere by Subhashini, D.V. 18. Significance of cyanobacteria and their associations with crop plants in agriculture by Radha Prasanna, Siddarthan Venkatachalam, Anjuli Sood, Shobit Thapa, Amrita Kanchan and Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan 19. Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis from basics to application: potential & prospects in soil-plant production systems by Shivani Garg, Mahaveer Sharma and K. Annapurna 20. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: role in ecosystem services, plant diversity and land productivity by Bagyaraj, D.J. 21. Biosolubilizers - a boon to farmers by Anthoni Raj, S. 22. Microbial inoculants for stressed environments by Govindan Selvakumar, Periyasamy Panneerselvam, Gurupadam Hema Bindu and Arakalagud Nanjundaiah Ganeshamurthy 23. Efficacy of carrier-based and liquid microbial inoculants on field crops in tropical soils by Trimurtulu, N. and Rao, D.L.N. 24. Soil fertility sustainability : long-term nutrient management adoptions on biological and biochemical properties of Indian semi-arid tropical by Alfisol Balachandar, D., Chinnadurai, C. and S.M. Tamilselvi, K. Arulmozhiselvan and K. Ilamurugu 25. N cycling in rhizospheres, microbes of concern, and nitrification inhibitors regulating the release of NO3- into agricultural soils and the emission of N2O into the atmosphere by Gero Benckiser 26. Two step treatments by bacteria and rhizofiltration for bioremediation of complex industrial wastewater: a novel approach for safe disposal by Ram Chandra, Sangeeta Yadav and Vineet Kumar

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Book SynopsisThis book is an effort to present in a progressive and systematic form the basic knowledge required both for selection and technical design of appropriate drying systems. This book consists of 15 s; the first is dedicated to fundamental principles and basic terminology of drying followed by s offering a detailed description of different drying techniques and their applications. The challenge of developing advanced drying techniques for the food industry is followed in line with the demand for enhanced food quality and safety. Therefore, further s cover a comprehensive review of the latest developments in different drying technologies and locating the trends in future research and development. These s are written in a very easy to read and understandable language containing clear explanation of every concept and aspect of the same which can be used by undergraduate and graduate students as well as by faculty for teaching purposes. Recent literature is also compiled and discussed to assist researchers and scientists for clear understanding of the concepts in greater detail behind different types of drying techniques. The contributors in this book have worked extensively in respective areas of drying technology and their strong experience will greatly benefit the readers.Table of Contents01. Fundamentals of Drying by Barjinder Pal Kaur, Vijay Singh Sharanagat and Prabhat K. Nema 02. Classification and Selection of Industrial Dryers by Arun S. Mujumdar 03. Osmotic Dehydration: Applications and Recent Advances by Navin K. Rastogi, Sachin R. Adsare, Dugeshwar Karley, K.S.M.S. Raghavarao and K. Niranjan 04. Spray Drying by M. Amdadul Haque,Yakindra Prasad Timilsena and Benu Adhikari 05. Microwave Drying of Foods: Principles and Prospects by G.P. Sharma, R.C. Verma and S.K. Jain 06. Microwave Assisted Hybrid Drying of Food and Agricultural Materials by Deepika S. and P.P. Sutar 07. Superheated Steam Dying by S.V. Jangam and Arun S. Mujumdar 08. Heat Pump Drying by Uma Sankar Pal 09. Grain Drying Theory, Practices and Developments by Debabandya Mohapatra 10. Solar Drying by Punyadarshini Punam Tripathy 11. Solar Tunnel Dryer: An Energizing Drying Technology by Narendra S. Rathore and N. L. Panwar 12. Impingement Drying: Applications and Future Trends by Hong-Wei Xiao and Arun S. Mujumdar 13. Modeling of Drying by Shivmurti Srivastav 14. Computational Modeling Techniques for Drying of Food Products by R. Gopirajah, S. Parthasarathi and C. Anandharamakrishnan 15. Advances in Food Drying by S.V. Jangam and Arun S. Mujumdar

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Book SynopsisFamily farming is the predominant form of agriculture in the food production sectors in both developing and developed countries. It mainly includes all family-based agricultural activities, and it is linked to several areas of rural and social development. It is understood as a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture production which is managed and operated by a family and increasingly reliant on family labour of both men and women. In developing countries like India, a number of factors are key for the successful development of family farming, such as: agro-ecological conditions and territorial characteristics; access to markets; policy environment; access to land and natural resources; access to technology and extension services; access to finance; demographic, economic and socio-cultural conditions; availability of specialized education among a few. The United Nations has designated the year 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming at the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly recognizing the increasing role of family farming in poverty alleviation and rural development in particular. The content of the book offers a diverse selection of s that address issues of importance to those in the agriculture industry, researchers, faculty, and others.Table of Contents01. Involving Rural Youths in Farming - A Suggested Roadmap by P.P Pal, A.K Singh and H.K De 02. Role of Youth in Family Farming by Vijay Kumar,,Jyoti Manjusha, Ranjana Sachan and Y.K Verma 03. Role and Aspirations of Youth in Family Farming by M. Bhavya Manjari 04. Role and Aspiration of Rural Youth in Family Farming by Akanchha Singh05. Exploring Youth Aspirations for Agriculture by A.S. Tigga 06. Youth Involvement in Family Farming by Sneha Singh, Raghuveer Singh Meena and O.P. Mishra 07. Rural Youth: The Future of Family Farming by Mukesh Kumar, Aparna Radhakrishanan and Minu Singh 08. Role, Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Youths in Family Farming by Sarvesh Kumar and B K Mandal 09. Challenges Faced By Rural Youth in Choice of Career in Agriculture by Renu Gangwar and V.L.V. Kameswari 10. Problems of Rural Youth in Family Farming: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies by O.P. Mishra 11.Assessment of DSR and MTR as A Source of Livelihood for Rural Youths in Northern Bihar by Ram Pal and Devendra Mandal 12.Exploring Awareness Among Nrega Beneficiaries Under The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 by A.S. Tigga 13. Economic Opportunities for Youth in Farming that Provide Alternative to Migration in Urban Areas by S.K. Sinha 14. Rural Youth Migration and Measures to Combat it Efficiently through Agriculture by Rekha Balodi, Lajja Vati, Sunaina Bisht and Abhijeet Ghatak 15. The Falling Farm Hands for Indian Agriculture: Understanding the Brain Drain of Rural Youth from Agriculture Farming to Non-Agricultural Sectors by Punit Kumar Agarwal, Pushpa and Smita Sirohi 16. Migration Check Among the Rural Labourers through NREGAby A.S. Tigga 17. Economic Opportunities for Rural Youth in Farming: Exploring The Alternatives for Migration to Urban Areas by Mahesh Chander, Hari R and Prakash, Kumar Rathod 18. Income Generating Activities for Youth in Farming Under Rural Development Programmes by Gopika M.H, Preethi and Kowsalya K.S 19. Engaging Youth in Agriculture - A Key to Food Security by Niketha L, Bagish Kumar, Minu Singh and Sanjeev Kumar 20.The Ways to Make Family Farming Look Charming with the Involvement of Youth by S. Jegan Karuppiah and Arokia Marry Eddolin 21. Role of KVKs in Preparing Next Generation Farmers by S.K. Dhanda, R.S. Sheoran, P.K. Chahal and Narender Kumar 22. Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Dairy Farming Practices (GDFP) - A Way Forward to Promote the Family Farming and Attract Rural Youth by S.P. Lal, S.R.K. Singh, Jayant Goyal and Mradula Tiwari 23. Involvement of Tribal Women in Agriculture by Pradeep Kumar, Sundaravadivu, O.P. Mishra and Kalyan Ghadei 24. Analysis of Constraints Faced by Farm Women in Agriculture by Kumari Pooja and Kumari Arunima 25. Information Needs of Farm Women Related to Kharif Paddy A Study In Bolpur Sub- Division of Birbhum District (W.B.) by Suparna Bose and Sarthak Chowdhury 26. Empowerment of Women Members of Self-Help Group through Rural Pisciculture in Birbhum District of West Bengal by Rajyosree Roy, Mihir Mondal and Debabrata Roy Gupta 27. Pattern of Internet use by Agricultural and Agricultural Engineering Technology Student by Mandavkar, P.M. and M.S. Talathi by 28. Role of Icts in Family Farming: Experiences and Way Forward by Saravanan Raj and Bhattacharjee Suchiradipta by 29. Agricultural Extension Services System Supported by Icts in India Progress and Challenges by Raghuveer Singh Meena, Mohammad Hashim, Pramod Kumar Prajapati and Richa Sachan 30. Role of Ict in Betterment of Youth Farming by Richa Sachan, Sneha Singh, Swati Pahuja and Pramod Kumar Prajapati 31. Information and Communication Technology in Youth and Rural India: An Overview by Lokesh Kumar Meena, Shoji Lal Bairwa, Kerobim Lakra and Chandra Sen 32.Leveraging the Potential of ICTs for Training and Development of Rural Youth by Rupesh Ranjan, Birendra Kumar and Aditya 33.Gender Issues and Access to Icts for Agricultural Farming and Rural Development in Gazipur District of Bangladesh by Foyez Ahmed Prodhan and Md. Safiul Islam Afrad 34. ICT Tools in Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges by Mohammad Hashim, Raghuveer Singh Meena and Pramod Kumar Prajapati 35. Efficacy of Mass Media in Contributing to Knowledge Empowerment of Farmers for Better Family Farming by Gopika M.H 36. Mobile Phone Technology- An Eminent Ict Tool for Better Family Farming by Minu Singh, Adhiti Bhanotra, Niketha L, Sajad Ahmed Wani and Mukesh Kumar 37. Community Radio Station: An Effective Tool for Communication by Binita Rani, Rakesh Kumar and R. K. Sohane 38. Agribusiness: The Way of Attracting and Retaining Rural Youth in Farming by Shoji Lal Bairwa and Saket Kushwaha 39. Innovation and Creativity in Rural Retail Marketing for Indian Scenario by Bibhu Santosh Behera, Anama Charan Behera and Rudra Ashish Behera 40. Advances in Food Technologies in Relation to the Youth and Enterprise by H.Umesh Hebbar 41. Sweet Corn Cultivation: An Economic Opportunity for Rural Youth in Bihar by D.K. Baranwal and S.S. Solankey 42. Economics of Production and Marketing of Desiccated Coconut Powder in Karnataka by Arjuman Banu, B.M. Shashidhara, T.N. Venkata Reddy, G.N. Nagaraj and K.B. Umesh 43. Multitier Cropping System for Profitability and Scalability in Vegetable Production by S.S. Solankey, Shirin Akhtar and Aditya 44. Prospective of Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Integrated Farming System - A Case Study by Gurnam Singh, Sardul Mann, and Satyajeet Yadav 45. Constraints in the Way of Mushroom Entrepreneurship by Binita Rani, Rakesh Kumar and R. K. Sohane 46. Traditional Knowledge of Dairy Farmers about Their Animal Husbandry Practices of Nalanda District of Bihar by Sanjeev Kumar, Anand Kumar, Suryamani Kumar and Jitendra Kumar 47. Challenges Being Faced By Educated Rural Youth Involved in Dairy Farming - A Case Study in Muktsar, Punjab by Madhu Shelly 48. A Study of Knowledge about Dairy Entrepreneurship and Relationship of Variables Towards the Training Need of Milk Producers in Patna District by Pankaj Kumar, J. Oraon, Rajesh Kumar and S.K. Rajak 49. New Opportunities for Sustainable Family Dairy Farming in Bihar by Dharmendra Kumar, Asit Chakravarti and Rajesh Kumar 50. Transforming Youths for Better Future Through Dairy Farming by Ramesh Kumar, Dahiya D.S., Sheokand, R.S.,Sheokand, B.S. and Dhanda S. 51. Backyard Poultry Farming: A Profitable Enterprise for Rural Youth Farming by Adhiti Bhanotra, Minu Singh and Jancy Gupta 52 Factors Dominate on Adoption of Modern Aquaculture Technologies at Fish Farms in Bogra District of Bangladesh by Md. Hashmi Sakib and Md. Safiul Islam Afrad 53. Global Revolution in Hydroponic Farming System: A Lesson From Fiji Island by Anamika and Paras Nath

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Book SynopsisThe objective of this book is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge, and highlight the current developments taking place in biological sciences. The book encompasses topics on prokaryotic cyanobacteria to higher plants, distributed in fourteen s for the benefit of graduate and post-graduate students as well as young researchers and scientists. Subjects covered include molecular and biochemical diversity of microbes, stress biology, cyanotoxins, antimicrobial activity of drugs originated from plants, natural bioactive compounds of microbial origin, detection approaches for genetically modified crops, genomics and proteomics. The book provides an insight for future perspectives in particular field with extensive bibliographies at the end of each . With all these, this book becomes highly useful and must-read for students, researchers and professionals in botany, biotechnology, bioinformatics, environmental sciences, agriculture, molecular biology and other streams of biological sciences.Table of Contents1. Exploring the Morpho-taxonomic, Biochemical and Molecular Diversity in the Genus Anabaena by Vishal Gupta, Saswati Nayak and Radha Prasanna 02. Long-term Stability of Mycosporine-like Amino Acid-producing Cyanobacteria Isolated in Syria by Jaoudat Faddoul, Shailendra P. Singh, Azizullah Azizullah, Adeel Nasir, Roland Richter, Peter R. Richter, Donat-P. Hader and Michael Lebert 03. Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Applications in Algal Biochemistry by Olimpio Montero and Marta Velasco 04. UV-induced Oxidative Stress in Cyanobacteria by Rajesh P. Rastogi, Rajeshwar P. Sinha and Aran Incharoensakdi 05. UV-absorbing Compounds in Cyanobacteria by Richa, Minu Kesheri, Vinod K. Kannaujiya and Rajeshwar P. Sinha 06. Genomics and Structural Analysis of Cyanobacterial Phycobiliproteins by Vinod K. Kannaujiya, Richa and Rajeshwar P. Sinha 07. A Review on Toxicology, Biosynthesis and Detection of Cyanobacterial Toxins by Shweta Yadav and Rajeshwar P. Sinha 08. Recent Advances in Antimicrobial Potentials of Himalayan Plants by Gaurav Raj Dwivedi, Vigyasa Singh, Mahendra Pandurang Darokar and Rakesh Pandey 09. DNA and Protein-based Detection Approaches for Genetically Modified Crops/Produce by Rajesh Kumar, Kamlesh K Mishra and Rajeshwar P. Sinha 10. Diverse Functions and Applications of Novel Cyanobacterial Sheath Pigment, Scytonemin by Jainendra Pathak, Rajneesh, Richa, Vinod K. Kannaujiya, Arun S. Sonker and Rajeshwar P. Sinha 11. Screening of Photosynthetic Pigments as an Indicator of Heavy Metal Stress in Euglena gracilis by Hoda Ahmed, Donat-Peter Hader and Peter Richter 12. Computational Methods and Strategies for Protein Structure Prediction by Minu Kesheri, Swarna Kanchan, Richa and Rajeshwar P. Sinha 13. Water Parameters of the Chubut River and Andes Lakes (Patagonia, Argentina) by Donat P. Hader, Virginia E. Villafane, Peter Richter and E.Walter Helbling 14. Oxidative Stress: Challenges and its Mitigation Mechanisms in Cyanobacteria by Minu Kesheri, Swarna Kanchan, Richa and Rajeshwar P. Sinha

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Book SynopsisThis book deals with the basic aspects of landscape gardening including garden types and styles, principles, elements and garden components in detail and is well supported with illustrations and photographs for better clarity and easy understanding. It has been compiled especially for the students and it would also be useful to the landscape professionals, teachers as well as garden and nature lovers.Table of Contents1. Landscape Designing and Gardening: Significance and Scope 2. Basic Garden Styles and Conventional Gardens 3. Garden Types and Designs: Contemporary View 4. Garden Designing: Principles 5. Basic Elements of Landscape Gardening: Landform, Plant Material and Water 6. Components of Landscape Gardening

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Book SynopsisIn the present global scenario, biodiversity management draws the highest attention among researchers and development functionaries. The 's carries information on current status of plant and animal biodiversity, indigenous practices, landraces, traditional knowledge and gene bank conservation. Detailed account has been presented on major agricultural crops such as wheat, rice, maize, sorghum, organic pigeon pea, millets, niger and cotton. s on as to how can underutilize bioresources be brought under commercial umbrella. Sustainability cannot be ensured without animal bioresources, therefore s have been included on cattle, Indian livestock, poultry, native chickens, camelids etc., and also on pollinator fauna. s are included on monitoring methods for presence of adventitious presence of transgenes and xenobiotic monitoring. Community is the central point in sustainable agrobiodiversity management. The awareness, community strategies, social equity, conservation of local practices and community participation are the key words. The s have been included on indigenous practices for seed storage, conservation of traditional water tanks, tribal farmers' knowledge & practices, role of women in conservation, organic practices, community seed networks, community pastures and public-private partnerships.Table of Contents1. Enhancing Public Private Partnerships for Agrobiodiversity Management in Seed and Planting Material Domain of Horticulture: Role of Technology Transfer and Incubation Facility 2. Commercial Exploitation of Wild Musa Biodiversity 3. Collection, Conservation and Evaluation of Niger Plant Genetic Resources for Specific Traits for Achieving Sustainability in Production 4. Utilization of Local Wheat Biodiversity for Sustainable Development 5. Genetic Diversity Among Rice Genotypes for Yield and Quality Components Cultivated in Integrated Fertilizer Management 6. Sorghum Germplasm Diversity in India 7. Monitoring for Adventitious Presence of Transgenes in Ex Situ Cotton Collections Conserved at National Gene Bank in India 8. Awareness of Farmers about Sustainable Farming Practices in Pigeonpea Cultivation 9. Conservation of Minor Millets For Sustaining Agricultural Biodiversity and Food Security 10. Strategies to Foster and Conserve Navara- A Wonder Medicinal Rice 11. Agri Bio-Diversity and Genetics of Fiber Characters, Yield and its Components in Intra and Inter Specific Hybrids of Allo-Tetraploid Cottons (Gossypium spp. Linn.) 12. Genetic Divergence Studies in Maize Germplasm (Zea mays L.) 13. Crop Diversity in Andhra Pradesh and Their Conservation Concerns 14. Indian Cattle Biodiversity - Source of Sustainable Livelihood Security Under Rural India 15. Livestock Breeds for Livelihoods and Sustainable Inclusive Development 16. Profile of Village-Based Indigenous Chicken Production System in Kerala 17. Indian Hill Camel (Camelus dromedarius) and Sustainable Camel Dairying 18. Evolution, Status and Conservation of Camelids 19. Sustainability of Grazing Land Through Assessment of Carrying Capacity of Pasture Land in Western Zone of Tamil Nadu 20. Sustainable Rural Poultry Production through Conservation and Improvement of Native Chickens 21. Studies on Pollinator Fauna and Their Relative Abundance of Mustard (Brassica Juncea L.: Cruciferae) At Pantnagar 22. Biodiversity and Agro-Biodiversity in Restoration of Traditional Village Tank Systems with Community Participation in Southern India 23. Agrobiodiversity (Landraces) Conservation through Traditional Storage Practices 24. Traditional Knowledge of Tribal Farmers on Agrobiodiversity (Landraces) in Visakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh 25. Identification of Predominant Farming Systems in High Altitude and Tribal (HAT) Zone of Andhra Pradesh 26. Role of Women in Agrobiodiversity Conservation 27. Modern Tools and Techniques for Xenobiotic Monitoring 28. Open Source Seed Network 29. A Review on Strategies for Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation (CBC)

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Book SynopsisThis book is aimed at helping the analyst with respect to analysis of samples, mainly, plant material. The book is divided into two parts. o The first part deals with the different techniques involved in the biochemical analysis. The theoretical aspects of the same are presented in detail. The mechanism and some information on the buildup of the equipments are furnished. The need and scope of the instruments and their utility are also presented. o The second part deals with specific methods of analysis. Analytical methods of sugars, amino acids, proteins, fats, enzymes and their components are presented. Nucleic acid, vitamin, antinutrient (toxicants) and mineral analytical methods also have been included. o Information on alkaloid and pesticide residue analytical methods etc. has also been furnished. In many cases two or more methods have been given. o They have been given in such a way that they include reagents, apparatus and step wise procedures. o Final calculations needed for arriving at the concentration of the constituents have also been included.Table of ContentsPart I. Analytical Techniques 1. Introduction 2. Chromatography 3. Paper Chromatography 4. Column Chromatography 5. Thin Layer Chromatography 6. Electrophoresis 7. Ion Exchange Chromatography 8. Gel-filtration Chromatography 9. Solvent Extraction 10. Dialysis, Ultra Filtration and Lyophilisation11. Centrifugation12. Gas Liquid Chromatography 13. High Pressure Liquid Chromatography14. GC/MS and LC/MS 15. Spectrophotometry 16. Infra Red Spectroscopy17. Flame Photometry 18. Atomic-absorption Spectroscopy 19. Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy 20. NMR Spectroscopy 21. Radiochemical Methods 22. Mass Spectrometry 23. Polarimetry 24. Conductimetry 25. Potentiometry 26. ELISA and Radioimmunoassay (RIA) 27. Gravimetric Analysis 28. Volumetric Analysis 29. Amplification and Sequencing of Nucleic Acids Part II. Analytical Methods and Procedures 1. Methods of Analysis 2. Carbohydrates and their Methods of Analysis 3. Fats/Oils/Lipophilic Constituents 4. Amino Acids and Proteins 5. Enzymes 6. Nucleic Acids 7. Vitamines 8. Phenolics and Antinutrients 9. Toxins 10. Alkaloids 11. Plant Nutrients 12. Plant Pigments 13. Pesticide Residue Analysis

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Male Sterility Systems 3. Hybrid Seed Production 4. Breeding New Hybrids 5. Yield Assessments of New Hybrids 6. Characterization of Elite Hybrids 7. Comparison of Pigeonpea with Rice Hybrids 8. Strategies for future: Meeting the Challenge of Imports Through Hybrids 9. Moving Forward

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsSection I: Functional Foods: Scope, Market Opportunities and Recent Trends 1. Functional Foods - Scope, Market Opportunities and Recent Trends Section II: Functional Food Products: Ingredients and Functionality 2. Plant Based Ingredients 3. Dairy Ingredients 4. Probiotics and Prebiotics 5. Sea Weed/Microbial Source 6. Spices and Herbs Section III: Functional Food Products: Formulation and Processing Technology 7. Microencapsulation 8. Supercritical Extraction 9. Spray Drying Technology10. Membrane Technology Section IV: Functional Food Products: Packaging and Storage Stability11. Choice of Suitable Packaging Material 12. Packaging Aspects of Different Functional Food Products 13. Innovative Packaging Technologies in The Production of Functional Foods Section V: Functional Food Products: Prevention, Disease Control and Bioavailability 14 . Functional Food in Reducing The Risk of Cardiovascular Disease 15. Functional Food in Reducin The Risk of Diabetes 16. Functional Food in Reducing The Risk of Obesity Section VI: Future Prospects of Functional Food 17. Future Aspects of Functional Food 18. Functional Food Regulation Around The World

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Book SynopsisThe book has been written for Undergraduate as well as Post Graduate students covering major aspect of practical based literatures of "Principle of Biotechnology and Genetics".

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Book SynopsisIt is difficult to forecast the serious consequences of damage to soil health on plants, animals and human beings. Agricultural soils across the globe are affected by erosion, degradation, nutrient depletion, pollution, organic matter decline and faulty management practices. This has resulted into 'Plant nutrient disorders' due primarily to imbalances, interactions, deficiencies or toxicities of one or more plant nutrients. Quality of irrigation water and environmental stress has a profound influence on this process. The present book provides an insight into the reasons for occurrence of such nutrient disorders, methodologies to monitor soil, plant, water and environment and ways to diagnose the problem through analytical and instrumental techniques. Widespread occurrence of secondary and micronutrient deficiencies in soils have resulted into low uptake of these nutrient ions by plants with adverse impact on human and animal health. Continuous cropping without due care of efficient soil and water use, have resulted in poor crop performances with low yields in many areas. This book attempts to provide answers to some pertinent questions on the subject i.e. I. Why plant nutrient disorders occur? II. Whether these are site or crop specific? III. How best one can diagnose the problem, by adopting sound analytical techniques? IV. What are the major concerns? V. How best one can manage such disorders to sustain soil health for crop production? Implementing scientific soil management programme requires good team work among scientists, extension workers & field staff with governmental support and farmer's participation. It is hoped that this book written in a simple language will be very useful for the students and teachers of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Fisheries & allied disciplines.Table of Contents1. Introduction by A.K. Sarkar 2. Plant Nutrient Disorders by A.K. Sarkar 3. Soils of India-Nutrient Status and Management by A.K. Sarkar 4. Soil Analysis (Soil Sampling, Instrumental Methods, Methods of Soil Analysis and Setting up of Soil Test Laboratory by P. Mahapatra 5. Plant Analysis by S.C. Kotur 6. Water Analysis by G.N. Chattopadhaya & Abira Banerjee 7. Environmental Monitoring by Dipak Kumar Gupta 8. Soil Nutrient Mapping-a case study by A. K. Sahoo, S.K. Singh, Dipak Sarkar & A.K. Sarkar 9. Task Ahead by by A.K. Sarkar

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Book SynopsisFundamentals of Organic Farming presents basic principles and practices of organic farming. The s systematically cover-* Concepts and relevance of organic farming, * Organic production requirement, * Biological intensive nutrient management, * Integrated pests, disease and weed management, * Quality control standards and certification, * , Frequently asked questions and answersOrganic market opportunities, This book fulfils the needs of students studying in agricultural colleges and universities and a standing guidance to the teachers for teaching organic farming in the new concept of agriculture education and development.

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Book SynopsisAgricultural Marketing in India: Perspective and Potential for bringing greater awareness among the society regarding agricultural marketing and its perspective as well as potential in India. The authors from all over India will be invited for their contribution on the subject matter. The theme will cover all aspects of marketing related to agriculture and its allied enterprises. The theme of book is further divided into following sub-themes:Table of Contents1. Agricultural Marketing in India: Status, Scope, Marketed Surplus, Marketing costs, margins, Producers' share, Marketing efficiency, Interventions, 2. Potential of Agricultural Marketing, 3. Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis, 4. Agricultural Marketing and Agri-business, 5. Sustainability Issues in Agricultural Marketing, 6. Agricultural Marketing Extension, 7. Agricultural Marketing System and ICT, 8. Role of Government/ APMC in promoting agricultural marketing, 9. Rural Marketing, 10. Value Addition, 11. Marketing strategy, planning and control

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Book SynopsisThis Laboratory Manual has been designed for students for easy understanding of basic plant pathological laboratory techniques related with Isolation of pathogen. Preservation of disease sample, Demonstration of Koch.s postutlates. Study of different groups of fungicides and antibiotics. Preparation of fungicides. Methods of application of fungicides. Bio-assay of fungicides, Bio control of plant pathogens and Identification of some important fungal pathogens. The book is fully colour book with digitized images have been made to identify diseases and pathogens with explanations of new terminologies to enhance students understanding about the subject. The book will be useful to beginners, students, instructors, scientists and research workers in the field of Plant Pathology and Agricultural Microbiology.Table of Contents1. Acquaintance with different plant pathological appliances in the laboratory 2.Preparation of culture media for fungi and bacteria 3. Isolation techniques 4. preservation of disease samples 5. Demonstration of Koch's postulates 6. Study of different groups of fungicides and antibiotics 7. Preparation of fungicides Bordeaux mixture, Bordeaux paste, Chestnut compound 8. Methods of application of fungicides seed, soil and foliar 9. Bio-assay of fungicides poisoned food technique, inhibition zone technique and slide germination technique 10. Bio control of plant pathogens dual culture technique, seed treatment 11. Study of Pythium, Phytophthora and Albugo12. Study of Sclerospora, Peronosclerospora, Pseudoperonospora, Peronospora, Plasmopara and Bremia13. Study of genera Mucor and Rhizopus 14. Study of Oidium, Oidiopsis, Ovulariopsis, Erysiphe, Phyllactinia, Uncinula and Podosphaera 15. Study of Puccinia different stages, Uromyces, Hemileia 16. Study of Sphacelotheca, Ustilago and Tolyposporium 17. Study of Agaricus, Pleurotus and Ganoderma 18. Study of Septoria, Colletotrichum, Pestalotiopsis and Pyricularia 19. Study of Aspergillus, Penicillium,Trichoderma, and Fusarium 20. Study of Helminthosporium, Drechslera, Alternaria, Stemphylium, Cercospora, Phaeoisariopsis, Rhizoctonia and Sclerotium

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