Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops

by Mukesh Kumar, Jeet Ram Sharma

ISBN: 9789371709729
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2027
Price : Rs. 11995.00
Biblio : xiv+252p., figs., tbls., index., 25cm.,

Author Profile

Dr Mukesh Kumar completed his Doctorate in Horticulture from the College of Agriculture, CCS HAU, Hisar in 2006 and joined as Assistant Professor and equivalent in 2012. During his scientific career, he worked in teaching (UG and PG), research and extension at different stations of CCS HAU, Hisar. He guided 10 PG and PhD students. He is a prolific writer and has written one book, about 50 research papers and more than 120 abstracts, book chapters, popular articles etc., in national and international journals and magazines. He has two gold medals, three recommended technologies and one patent that has also been granted to him by the Govt of India. Dr Jeet Ram Sharma completed his post-graduation from the College of Agriculture, CCS HAU, Hisar in 1987 and joined university services in 1990. During his scientific career, he worked in teaching (UG and PG), research, extension at different stations of CCS HAU, Hisar and has completed his Ph.D. (in-service). He has served 13 years in various administrative posts. He guided 17 PG and PhD students. He is a creative writer and has written one book, about 105 research papers and more than 170 abstracts, book chapters, popular articles etc., in national and international journals and magazines. He recommended three technologies and two hybrids are in the pipeline for recommendation.

About The Book

This book includes technical information related to production of fruit and plantation crops such as importance and scope of fruit and plantation crop industry in India; high density planting and use of rootstocks, production technologies for cultivation of major fruits – mango, ber, aonla, datepalm, sapota, plum, citrus, grape, guava, litchi, papaya, pear, peach and minor fruits – pineapple, pomegranate, jackfruit, strawberry, nut crops; plantation crop – coconut, areca nut, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber etc with pictorial representation for understanding the concepts. This book will be handy guide for students of graduation in horticulture/ agriculture, post-graduation and preparation for JRF/SRF/NET and other competitive examinations. It may fulfill the requirement researchers of extension workers, orchardist and others interested to some extent in fruit cultivation. Authors have consulted several books, research papers, reports and web content of different institution in order to bring in the most recent and relevant information to gather.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Prof. B.R. Kamboj, Vice-Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar) v Foreword (Dr. S.K. Pahuja, Dean, CoA, Hisar) vii Foreword (Dr. Naresh Kaushik, Principal, CoA, Bawal) ix Preface xi 1. Importance and Scope of Fruit and Plantation Crop Industry in India 1 2. High Density Planting 15 3. Use of Rootstocks 23 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR CULTIVATION OF MAJOR FRUITS 4. Mango (Mangifera indica L.): The King of Fruits 31 5. Banana (Musa paradisiaca L.) 45 6. Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.): King of Arid Fruits 55 7. Aonla or Indian Gooseberry or Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn/Phyllanthus emblica L.) 65 8. Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) 71 9. Sapota [Manilkara zapota L. synonyms Achras zapota L., Manilkara achras (Mill.)] 77 10. Plums (Prunus spp.) 83 11. Citrus (Citrus spp.) 89 12. Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) 101 13. Guava (Psidium guajava L.) 117 14. Litchi [Litchi chinensis Sonn]. 125 15. Papaya (Carica papaya L.) 131 16. Apple (Malus domestica Borkh): King of Temperate Fruits 137 17. Pear (Pyrus spp.) 147 18. Peach [Prunus persica (L.) Batsch] 153 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR CULTIVATION OF MINOR FRUITS 19. Pineapple [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] 163 20. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) 171 21 Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) 177 22. Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) 183 PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR CULTIVATION OF NUT AND PLANTATION CROPS 23. Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) 197 24. Arecanut/Betel Nut/Supari (Areca catechu L.) 205 25. Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) 211 26. Tea (Camellia spp.) 217 27. Coffee (Coffea arabica L., Arabian Coffee; Coffea canephora Pierre ex. A. Froehner, Robusta Coffee) 227 28. Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) 237 Appendices (I&II) 245 Index 249