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ABOUT THE BOOK

Importance of horticulture in India cannot be overemphasized. Its contribution in nutritional security and economic prosperity is well established. Horticultural crops are high value commercial crops, produce higher yields and income per unit area with enormous employment potential. Recently several changes have taken place after the acceptance of liberalization policy and WTO provisions which have necessitated the need for competitiveness in the world trade market with respect to horticultural crops having potential for export. Looking to change of emphasis ICAR, constituted 5^th Dean’s Committee to recast appropriate course curriculum and syllabi for different areas of horticulture including fruits and plantation crops at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. In continuation of this exercise, it was pertinent to develop relevant literature on Production Technology of tropical and subtropical Fruits. To fulfil the requirement of this course for B.Sc. (Hort.) degree, this book entitled “Textbook Series:Tropical and Subtropical Fruits” is being brought out.

The book begins with the importance and classification of fruit crops and horticultural zones of india. This is followed with latest cultivation techniques of commercial fruits of India such as Mango, Banana, Citrus, Grape, Guava, Sapota, Papaya, Pomegranate, Pineapple,  Bael, Ber, Amla, Annona, Fig, Jackfruit, Avocado, Mangosteen, Litchi, Carambola, Durian, Rambutan, Bilimbi, Locquat, Rose,  Apple, Breadfruit, Passion, Fruit,  and Date Palm. The  promotion of these crops helps in poverty – alleviation particularly in rural areas by providing employment opportunity to rural people. Basically, this book has been written with undergraduate students of horticulture in colleges and universities in mind but it will also equally suit the requirements of practitioners and preachers of horticulture on scientific lines.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

LAXMI  L.AL. Somani is Retired Director Resident instructions, MPUAT, Udaipur. He went To Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia for undertakinf post-doctoral work (1975-77). He has over 400 research and technical articles to his credit. He has authored/edited over 155 scholarly books in various fields of agriculture. He is the author of Dictionary of Gardening, Fruit Science: Objective Fundamentals, Vegetable Science: Objective Fundamentals, Floriculture and Lanndscaping at a Glance, Introduction to Agronomy and Horticulture, Textbook of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Textbook of Production Technology for Ornamental Crops, MAPs and Landscaping, Seed Production of Commercial Vegetables, Textbook of Production Technology of Fruits and Plantation Crops, Textbook Series: Fundamentals of Horticulture, Textbook of Commercial Floriculture, Textbook of  Production Technology for Vegetables and Spices, Textbook of Plantation Crops, Textbook of Spices and Condiments, Textbook of Water Management in Horticultural Crops, Principles of Vegetable Production, Textbook of Agroforestry, etc.