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Book SynopsisThe Science of Horticulture' exposes all the stake holders-students, scientists, extension officers, farmers, policy planners to recent scientific research findings in horticulture. Marketing of horticulture produces has assumed prime importance in a global market with establishment of World Trade Organisation WTO. Many trade related agreements were signed among over 110 countries. The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TRIPS Agreement specifically represents the resolve of al member countries to use intellectual property as one of the means of achieving economic balance and diminishing the trade barrieThe legislative history elaborates the genesis of TRIPS agreement, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT, Madrid Agreement, Chairman's draft, Dunkel draft, general protection under article 22 and certain aspects of TRIPS definition. Malabar Pepper, Alleppy Green Cardamom, Assam Tea, Darjeeling Tea, Nilgiri Tea and Coorge Orange are a few horticultural crops which got registered under Gi appellation. The I is contributed by Latha S. Nair, Intellectual Property Firm, Gurgaon.
Table of Contents1. Geographical indications and TRIPS Agreement by Latha R. Nair 2. Principles of Hi-Tech horticulture by Patil A.A., Mantur S.M., Biradar, M.S. and Mannikeri, I.M. 3. Science behind tracer studies in horticulture by S.C. Kotur. 4. Principles of Germplasm conservation by S.D. Doijode. 5. Advances in research on male sterility by R.K. Dhall. 6. The polyembryony.the basics by Kundan Kishore. 7. Principles of food irradiation by P.C. Tripathi. 8. History of plant pathology of horticultural crops by Veena Ashok. 9. History of plant breeding with emphasis on vegetables by Peter K.V. and Pradeep Kumar T. 10. Basics in vegetable seed technology by Kanwar J.S. and Geetha Bassi. 11. Use of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria PGPR in vegetable crops by Sadhan Kumar P.G. and Nirmala Devi S. 12. Methodology for gene sequencing in plants by Jayalakshmy V.G. 13. Molecular tools for characterization of horticultural crops by Behera, T.K. and Sabina Islam. 14. Transgenic ornamentals with reduced ethylene production and perception by Shigeru Satoh, Yusuke Kosugi and Takako Narumi. 15. Tuber crops biotechnology by Sheela M.N. and Rajmohan K. 16. Viticulture in the Napa Valley.a farmers perspective by Richard Mendelson and Robert Steinhauer.
