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Book SynopsisThe book carries 17 s dealing with space saving, maximizing the efficiency of fertigation, mulching, integrated pest, disease and nutrient management (IPDNM) and engineering aspects of structures.Net houses, poly houses, rain shelters, poly tunnels, uses of plastics in horticulture and cold chains for storage and marketing are elaborated. Hydroponics and aeroponics are discussed.
Table of Contents01. Protected Cultivation of Horticulture Crops-- Present Scenario and Future Prospects D.K. Singh and K.V. Peter 02. Space Saving Horticulture Binoo Bonny, Jyothi Bhaskar, M. Prabhakar and K.V. Peter 03. Principles of Hi-tech Horticulture A.A. Patil, S.M. Mantur, M.S. Biradar and I.M. Mannikeri 04. High-Tech Interventions in Horticulture Crops P. Soman 05. Technological Advances in Irrigation Management for Protected Cultivation P.K. Singh, Ganga Joshi and D.K.Singh 06. Indigenous Approach Towards Popularization of Greenhouses in Himalayan Regions Sanjai K. Dwivedi and Deepa H. Dwivedi 07. Protected Cultivation Technologies for Diversification and Livelihood Security for Indian Farmers Balraj Singh 08. Polyhouse Vegetable Crop Breeding D.K. Singh 09. Recent Advances in Fertigation Techniques for Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops A.S. Sidhu, M. Prabhakar, S.S. Hebbar, A.K. Nair and H.P. Bhagya 10. High Altitude Protected Vegetable Production Brahma Singh 11. Recent Advances in Raising of Vegetable Transplants under Protected Conditions Chaurasia, S.N.S. and Naik, P.S. 12. High Value Vegetable Production in Greenhouse M. Prabhakar, S.S. Hebbar, A.K. Nair and J.K. Chinnu 13. Protected Cultivation of Vegetables in Tropics Pradeepkumar, T and Ajay Bhardwaj 14. Protected Cultivation of Spices: Realities and ChallengesA.K. Sadanandan and K.V. Peter 15. Protected Cultivation of Floricultural Crops S.S. Sindhu 16. Scenario of Flower Breeding for Protected Cultivation Ramesh Kumar, Ganesh B. Kadam and Prabhat Kumar 17. Structural Support vis-a-vis Quality Concerns of Protected Floriculture Ranjan Srivastava, Satish Chand and D.K. Singh
