Table Of ContentUNDEREXPLOITED SPICE CROPS
Present Status, Agrotechnology, and
Future Research Directions
Innovations in Horticultural Science
UNDEREXPLOITED SPICE CROPS
Present Status, Agrotechnology, and
Future Research Directions
Amit Baran Sharangi, PhD
Pemba H. Bhutia
Akkabathula Chandini Raj
Majjiga Sreenivas
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CONTENTS
About the Authors ...................................................................................vii
Innovations in Horticultural Science .......................................................xi
Books in the Series .................................................................................xiii
List of Acronyms .......................................................................................xv
Foreword ................................................................................................xvii
Preface ....................................................................................................xix
Introduction .............................................................................................xxi
1. Underexploited Spice Crops: Introduction, Significance, and Uses .......1
2. Underexploited Spice Crops: Scenario and Present Status...................53
3. Underexploited Spice Crops: Agrotechniques ...........................................73
4. Recent Approaches on Improved Production Technologies of
Underexploited Spices Around the World ................................................195
5. Underexploited Spice Crops: Future Thrust Areas and
Research Directions ................................................................................267
References ........................................................................................................275
Index .................................................................................................................311
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Amit Baran Sharangi, PhD, is Professor
in Horticultural Science and Head of the
Department of Spices and Plantation
Crops in the Faculty of Horticulture at
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
(Agricultural University), India. He has
been teaching for twenty years and was
instrumental in the process of coconut
improvement leading to the release of
a variety Kalpa Mitra from the Central
Plantation Crops Research Institute. He
spent time at several laboratories around
the world, including the laboratories of Professor Cousen in Melbourne,
Australia; Professor Picha in the USA; and Dr. Dobson in the UK. He has
published about 65 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, 60 confer-
ence papers, and 16 books with reputed publishers including Springer
Nature. He has also published chapters in books published from Springer,
CRC Press, Nova Science Publishers, and others. One of his papers was
ranked among the top 25 articles in ScienceDirect. Presently he is asso-
ciated with 40 international and national journals in a variety of roles,
including editor-in-chief, regional editor, technical editor, editorial board
member, and reviewer.
Professor Sharangi has visited abroad extensively on academic
missions and has received several international awards, such as the
Endeavour Postdoctoral Award (Australia), INSA-RSE (Indian National
Science Academy) Visiting Scientist Fellowship (UK), Fulbright Visiting
Faculty Fellowship (USA), Achiever’s Award (Society for Advance-
ment of Human and Nature, Man of the Year—2015 (Cambridge, UK),
Outstanding Scientist, Higher Education Leadership Award (Venus
International Foundation), etc. He has delivered invited lectures in the
UK, USA, Australia, Thailand, Israel, and Bangladesh on several aspects
of herbs and spices. Professor Sharangi is associated with a number of
viii About the Authors
research projects as Principal and Co-Principal Investigator. He is an
elected Fellow of the WB Academy of Science and Technology (WAST)
and a Fellow of the International Society for Research and Development
(ISRD, UK), the Society for Applied Biotechnology (SAB), International
Scientific Research Organisation for Science, Engineering and Technology
(ISROSET), Academy of Environment and Life Sciences (AELS), the
Scientific Society of Advanced Research and Social Change (SSARSC),
and Society of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry (SPP), etc. He is an
active member of many other science academies and societies, including
the New York Academy of Science (NYAS), World Academy of Science,
Engineering and Technology (WASET), African Forest Forum (AFF),
Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation (ATBC, USA) to name
a few.
Pemba Hissay Bhutia is pursuing his PhD
in Horticulture (spices and plantation crops)
at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya,
Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. He
has qualified for the ICAR-NET examina-
tion in spices, plantation, and medicinal and
aromatic plants in 2015. He completed his
postgraduate studies in spices and planta-
tion crops from Bidhan Chandra Krishi
Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, India.
Akkabathula Chandini Raj is presently
continuing her PhD program at Bidhan
Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur,
West Bengal, India. She completed her BSc
(Hons) in Horticulture at the Horticulture
College and Research Station, Dr. Y. S.
R. Horticultural University, Venkatara-
mannagudem in 2012. She pursued her
postgraduate degree from Bidhan Chandra
Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West
Bengal, in spices and plantation crops during
2012–2014, where she stood first in her class
She has been awarded a Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for her research
About the Authors ix
work and has qualified for the ICAR-NET (Indian Council of Agricultural
Research) in spices, plantation, medicinal, and aromatic plants in 2015
and is one among the ten students who appeared for ARS Viva-voce of
Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) in the same year. She
earned her postgraduate degree in spices and plantation crops.
Majjiga Sreenivas is now pursuing a PhD
in spices and plantation crops at Bidhan
Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur,
West Bengal, India, and is engaged as
a Senior Research Fellow on a project
associated with his research. He graduated
with BSc (Hons.) in Horticulture from
the College of Horticulture, Dr. Y. S. R.
Horticul tural University, Mojerla, Telangana
state in 2012. He completed postgraduate
studies at the Horticulture College and
Research Institute, Venkata ramannagudem in Plantation Spices Medicinal
and Aromatic crops in 2014. He qualified for ICAR-NET (Indian Council
of Agricultural Research) in spices, plantation, medicinal, and aromatic
plants in 2015. He completed his postgraduate program at the Horticulture
College and Research Institute, Venkataramannagudem, India, in planta-
tion spices medicinal and aromatic crops.
