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Book Synopsis1. Origin, Evolution and Classification of Vegetables.- 2. Therapeutic Value and Health Benefits of Vegetables.- 3. Specificity of Vegetables’ Natural Coloration.- 4. Vegetable Nursery Management: Foundation of Successful Production System.- 5. Vegetable Grafting: An Innovative Approach in Olericulture.- 6. Methods of Open Field Cultivation of Vegetables.- 7. Edible landscaping: Planning and Designing.- 8. Urban and Indoor Vegetables’ Production Techniques.- 9. Protected Olericulture.- 10. Hydroponic Vegetable Production.- 11. Organic and Sustainable Vegetable Growing.- 12. Hybrid Seed Production in Vegetable crops.- 13. Mineral Nutrition of Vegetable Crops.- 14. Irrigation Management in Vegetable Crops.- 15. Weed Management in Vegetable Crops.- 16. Applications of Plant Growth Regulators in Vegetables.- 17. Constraints in Vegetables Production due to Climate Change.- 18. Understanding Drought stress, its effects and tolerance mechanism for sustainable vegetable production.- 19. Toxicity of Heavy Metals in Vegetables and their Impacts on Human Health.- 20. Applications of Biotechnology in Vegetable Crops.- 21. Hybrid Breeding in Vegetable Crops.- 22. CRISPR-based Gene Tweaking for improvement in Vegetable Crops.- 23. Postharvest Storage Life Extension and Quality Management of Vegetables.- 24. Postharvest Management of Vegetable Seeds.- 25. Prospects of Value Addition in Veggies: A Tool to Minimize Postharvest Losses.- 26. Recent Advances in Fresh-cut Vegetables.- 27. Innovative Use of Nanotechnology in Vegetable Processing.- 28. Vegetables’ Juices, Blends and Smoothies: Preparation and Processing.
