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Tropical and Subtropical
Vegetable Crops
About the Authors
Dr. Dipika Sahoo (b 1976) obtained B.Sc. (Ag.) and M.Sc. (Ag.) in Horticulture
from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar in 1998
and 2000 respectively, and Ph.D. from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar in
2012. She has qualified ICAR-NET two times in 2004 and 2006 in Vegetable
Science. She has done PGDAEM from MANAGE, Hyderabad in 2011 and
Diploma course in Agri-clinic & Agribusiness Centers, Department of
Agriculture and Cooperation, Govt. of India in 2004. She started her carrier
in the Water Technology Centre for the Eastern Region (now Indian Institute
of Water Management), Bhubaneswar as Research Assistant in 2001 and as
Research Associate in 2004.She joined Odisha University of Agriculture and
Technology in 2006, and worked as Subject Matter Specialist (Horticulture)
in KVKs andAssistant Professor (Horticulture) at College of Agriculture,
Bhawanipatna and is presently working as Associate Professor (Vegetable
Science) at College of Horticulture, Chiplima since 2015.She has been
awarded for her contribution to teaching, research and extension in the field
of Horticulture like Best Extension Scientist, Best Oral Paper Presentation
Award, K C Das Memorial Award-2012, Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award,
Odisha Women’s Conclave 2015,etc. She has guided four M.Sc. (Ag) students
and presently guiding two PhD students. She has been selected as External
Examiner for Final Viva-Voice of M.Sc. (Ag) students of different Agriculture
Universities and question setter for several State Level and National Level
Competitive Examinations. She has published 32 research papers in national
and international journals, and 25 abstracts in national and international
conferences, seminars and symposiums. She has to her credit 4book chapters
in the book “Vegetable Crop Science”edited by M. K. Rana CRC Press,Taylor
and Francis Group, New York in 2018 along with 5 book chapters in different
books of national repute, two practical manuals of OUAT along with several
leaflets and popular articles for farmers of Odisha. She has also delivered
several radio and television talks.
Prof. Bhimasen Naik (b.1961) hails from an agri-horticultural family of
Western Odisha (Village: Jamtalia, Tehsil: Sundargarh, District: Sundargarh).
He obtained B.Sc. (Ag. & A.H.) and M.Sc. (Ag.) in Genetics and Plant
Breeding from Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and
Technology, Kanpur in 1981 and 1983, respectively, and Ph.D. from Utkal
University, Bhubaneswar in1999. He has been awarded ICAR Junior Research
Fellowship and CSIR Senior Research Fellowship during his studies. He is
a Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding, New Delhi;
and life member of the Crop Improvement Society of India, Ludhiana; the
Indian Society of Plant Breeders, Coimbatore; the Society for Advancement
of Rice Research, Hyderabad; the Indian Society of Oilseeds Research,
Hyderabad and the Society for Plant Biochemistry & Biotechnology, New
Delhi. He has worked on breeding and genetics of ginger, turmeric, mungbean
and linseed, and presently working on rice. He has 36 years of research and
teaching experience, and is presently working as Professor of Plant Breeding
and Genetics at Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station of the
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology at Chiplima, Sambalpur,
Odisha. He has 52 research papers published in peer-reviewed national and
international journals, 23 abstracts of symposia, one book chapter (Springer-
Nature) and 20 popular articles to his credit. He has guided one M.Sc. (Ag.)
and one Ph.D. student. He is associated in the development of five cultivars in
ginger (Suruchi), turmeric (Surama, Ranga and Rashmi) and linseed (Arpita);
collaborated in development of three cultivars in rice (Ashutosh, Gobinda and
Hasanta) and registered one genetic stock of mungbean (BSN 1, INGR 00011).
Tropical and Subtropical
Vegetable Crops
Dipika Sahoo
Associate Professor of Vegetable Science
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha
Bhimasen Naik
Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics
Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology
Chiplima Campus, Sambalpur-768 025, Odisha
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Preface
The Fifth Deans’ Committee of Indian Council of Agricultural Research has
recently revised the syllabus of B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture which is uniform
throughout the country. The course ‘Tropical and Subtropical Vegetable
Crops’ is taught in the second semester. The present textbook covers the entire
syllabus in two parts. Part-I deals with General Considerations and Part-II
with Production Technology. The Part-I has two chapters and the Part-II is
spread over six sections covering production technology of 33 crops.
Simple and lucid language has been followed for easy understanding of
the beginners. The information contained in the book has been gathered from
various published sources and internet websites which are mentioned at the
end of the book under bibliography. Attempts have been made to provide
latest information; still some valuable information might have been missed.
Questions are set at the end of each chapter to assess the understanding of the
students.
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from the text; still there might be some. We would highly appreciate if
it is brought to our notice for rectification in next edition. We cherish the
encouragement and cooperation received from our family members during
preparation of the manuscript. We congratulate M/S New India Publishing
Agency, New Delhi for their support and publishing in a short time.
Though the book is primarily written for B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture students,
the counterparts of B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture also may be benefitted. It may
serve as a help book for post-graduate students.
We seek suggestions from learned teachers and students for further
improvement of the book.
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