Sustainable horticulture, Volume 1

519 Pages·2019·11.151 MB·English

by  Mandal, Debashis, Shukla, Amritesh C., Siddiqui, Mohammed Wasim

SUSTAINABLE
HORTICULTURE
Volume 1:
Diversity, Production, and
Crop Improvement

Innovations in Horticultural Science
SUSTAINABLE
HORTICULTURE
Volume 1:
Diversity, Production, and
Crop Improvement
Edited by
Debashis Mandal, PhD
Amritesh C. Shukla, DPhil, DSc
Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, PhD
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CONTENTS
Innovations in Horticultural Science Book Series ..........................................xi
Books in the Series ........................................................................................xiii
About the Editors............................................................................................xv
List of Contributors .......................................................................................xix
List of Abbreviations ..................................................................................xxvii
Preface ........................................................................................................xxxi
PART I: GENETIC RESOURCES AND BIODIVERSITY
CONSERVATION ........................................................................................1
1. Citrus Germplasm at Original Home Warrants Documentation and
Conservation ...................................................................................................3
R. K. Bhattacharyya
2. Medicinal Orchids of Mizoram and Habitat Approach
for Conservation ...............................................................................................15
Vanlalruati, T. Mandal, S. Pradhan, and Vanlalremruati Hnamte
3. Varietal Wealth of Turf Grasses at the Indian Agricultural Research
Institute .........................................................................................................23
Babita Singh, S. S. Sindhu, and Namita
4. Local Germplasm and Landraces of Vegetables: Availability,
Market Price, and Perception of Consumer ..............................................39
Anjana Pradhan, Laxuman Sharma, S. Manivannan,
and Karma Diki Bhutia
PART II: PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF
HORTICULTURE CROPS ......................................................................57
5. Horticulture for Sustainable Development in India ..................................59
K. L. Chadha
6. Organic Fruit Production in India: Present Situation and Future
Prospects .......................................................................................................71
S. K. Mitra, Hidangmayun L. Devi, and K. S. Thingreingam Irenaeus
vi Contents
7. Tropical Fruit Tree Architectural Management in Thailand ...................87
Narong Chomchalow, Prem Na Songkhla and Lop Phavaphutanon
8. Organizing Market Led Extension in Horticulture for Less
Favored Areas (NEH): Challenges and Opportunities ...........................101
V. K. Jayaraghavendra Rao
9. Transforming Marketing Linkages in Horticulture Through
Effective Institutions and Innovative Agri-Business Models ..................109
Vasant P. Gandhi
10. Status and Strategic Plan for the Sustainable Development of
Horticulture Sector in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep
Groups of Islands, India: Horticultural Development in
Tropical Indian Islands ..............................................................................145
R. K. Gautam, S. Dam Roy, Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra,
I. Jaisankar, V. Damodaran, K. and T. Bharathimeena
11. Organic Vegetables Farming and Its Prospects in Pakyong East
District of Sikkim, India ............................................................................167
Anjana Pradhan, Deeki Lama Tamang, Sangay Gyampo Bhutia,
and Pabitra Subba
12. Organic Nutrient Management for Improving the Fruit Quality
of Mango cv. Alphonso ...............................................................................173
H. Lembisana Devi, Y. T. N. Reddy, Thejangulie Angami, Prativa Sahu,
E. Reang, G. S. Yadav, and B. Das
13. Organic Production of Turmeric in Northeastern India:
Constraints and Opportunities .................................................................185
Mary Chinneithiem Haokip, Akoijam Ranjita Devi, and
Khumbar Debbarma
14. Organic Horticulture for Sustainable Development: Strategic
Opportunities and Relevance in the Indian Perspective ........................195
T. K. Hazarika
15. Effect of Zinc and Boron on Growth, Yield and Economics of
Cultivation of Onion (Allium cepa L.) cv. Agrifound Dark Red in
Nagaland, India ..........................................................................................207
Khatemenla, V.B. Singh, Trudy A. Sangma, and Lalngaihwami
Contents vii
16. Effect of Different Nutrient Management on Productivity of Potato
(Var. Kufri Jyoti) and Soil Nutrient Status in New Alluvial Zone
of West Bengal, India .................................................................................217
Priyanka Irungbam and Mahadev Pramanick
17. Impact of Enriched Composts and Bio-Inoculants on Symbiotic,
Growth, Yield and Quality Parameters in Garden Pea
(Pisum sativum L.) Under Organic Farming Conditions ........................229
Sanjay Chadha, Akashdeep Singh, and Sangeeta Kanwar
18. Influence of Organic Wastes Amendment on the Soil
of a Jhum Fallow ........................................................................................241
Angom Sarjubala Devi and Lalbiakdiki Royte
19. Effect of Biofertilizer Consortium, FYM, Enriched Compost, and
Chemical Fertilizers on Sustainable Production and Profitability
of Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in the Plains of Assam,
North-East India.........................................................................................253
Trudy A. Sangma, L. Saikia, Khatemenla, and Rokozeno
20. Kendu- An Underexploited Forest Fruit Species for Poverty
Alleviation of Tribals ..................................................................................265
Debjit Roy, Subhasis Kundu and Bikash Ghosh
21. Proline Accumulation Under Drought Stress in Onion
(Allium cepa L.) Cultivars..........................................................................277
K. Riazunnisa and G. Sai Sudha
22. A Statistical Study on Pineapple in North-Eastern States of India
for Sustainable Policy Development .........................................................285
Krajairi Mog, Sh. Herojit Singh, and Anurup Majumder
23. Performance of Horticulture Crops under Sloping Agriculture
Land Technology in Hilly Terrains of Mizoram, India ...........................297
F. Lalnunmawia, B. Gopichand, Tawnenga, R. Lalfakzuala,
and F. Lalriliana
24. Changes in Vitamin C Content During the Various Stages of
Ripening of Citrus grandis: A Major Fruit Crop of Sikkim,
India .............................................................................................................307
Yengkokpam Ranjana Devi, Puthem Mineshwor, and Rocky Thokchom
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25. Fruit Setting, Yield and Economics of Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana
Lamk) cv. ‘Bau Kul-1’ to the Exposure of Growth Regulators
and Micronutrients ....................................................................................315
Sayan Sau, Debjit Roy, Bikash Ghosh, Indrani Majumder,
Subhasis Kundu, and Sukamal Sarkar
26. Impact of Various Pruning Levels on Petiole Nutrient Status,
Physiology, Yield and Quality of Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Italia ......325
S. Senthilkumar, R. M. Vijayakumar, K. Soorianathasundaram,
and D. Durga Devi
27. Green Space for Sustainable Disaster Management ...............................339
Jenny Zoremtluangi, Vanlalruati, and Vanlalremruati Hnamte
28. Effect of Organic and Inorganic Source of NPK on Plant Growth,
Spike Yield, and Quality of Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus)
cv. Jester ......................................................................................................349
V. M. Prasad, Devi Singh, and Balaji Vikram
29. Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth, Flowering, and
Corm Production of Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus) cv. Jester ........359
V. M. Prasad, Devi Singh, and Balaji Vikram
30. Effect of IBA and Different Rooting Media on Fig Cuttings ..................367
Megha H. Dahale, G. S. Shinde, S. G. Bharad, P. K. Nagre,
and D. N. Muske
PART III: CROP IMPROVEMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY .............377
31. New Dynamics in Breeding of Horticultural Crops ................................379
Thaneshwari and C. Aswath
32. Peppers (Capsicum spp.): Domestication and Breeding
for Global Use .............................................................................................387
S. Kumar, H. C. Shieh, S. W. Lin, R. Schafleitner, L. Kenyon,
R. Srinivasan, J. F. Wang, A. W. Ebert, and Y. Y. Chou
33. Detection of Phytophthora Using Molecular and Immunological
Approaches in Citrus spp. ..........................................................................401
S. J. Gahukar, Deepa N. Muske, Amrapali A. Akhare, R. G. Dani,
and R. M. Gade
Contents ix
34. Discrimination of Phytophthora as a Devasting Fungus of Citrus
Orchard from Other Fungi Using Molecular Approach ........................415
Deepa N. Muske, S. J. Gahukar, Amrapali A. Akhare, and R. G. Dani
35. Genetic Diversity and Heritability in Bitter Gourd
(Momordica charantia L.) Genotypes .......................................................427
Umakant Singh, Devi Singh, and V. M. Prasad
36. Performance Study of Tuberose in the Gangetic Plains of
West Bengal, India .....................................................................................433
Vanlalruati, T. Mandal and Jenny Zoremtluangi
37. Genotypic Performance and Growth and Yield in Bitter Gourd
(Momordica charantia L.) Genotypes .......................................................443
Uma Kant Singh, Devi Singh, and V. M. Prasad
Index .....................................................................................................................451