Horticultural Crops of High Nutritive Values

by K V Peter

Overview

Availability, access and absorption are the three pillars of food and nutrition security in our country. Even though horticultural production has surpassed the food grain production, 60% of our population still does not have access to fruits and vegetables. This book looks at the crops to achieve nutritional security gap in our country and also looks at viable ways to reach the masses. Contents: 1. Lesser known fruit crops of South East Asia with considerable nutritive values, 2. Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops, 3. Bioprospecting for nutrition, 4. Underutilized medicinal plants of Manipur, 5. Underutilized seed spices, 6. Cruciferous leafy vegetables, 7. Leafy Alliums, 8. Aonla(Indian Gooseberry,Emblica), 9. Chilgoza(Pine Nut), 10. Citrus, 11. Fenugreek, 12. Hemp for medicinal uses, 13. Isabgol, 14. Liquorice, 15. Phyllanthus spp., 16. Praying mantis ginger, 17. Reyan-Khirniis, 18. Sapindaceous fruits, 19. Travancore Starch Plant, 20. West Indian Arrowroot "

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788193445204
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	526
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Prof. K. V. Peter, Director World Noni Research Foundation, Chennai is the Former Vice-Chancellor,Kerala Agricultural University (KAU); Director, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut; Director of Research KAU and Professor of Horticulture from 1979. He is an acknowledged teacher and science manager. A post graduate from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar (1969-1975), he is associated with development of biotic stress resistant varieties in Chilli (Pant-CI,Pant-C2), Tomato (Sakthi) and Brinjal(Surya) grown throughout the subcontinent. He is recipient of several national awards including Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Award; Dr. M H Marigowda National Award; HSI-Shivasakthi Award for Life Time Contributions to vegetable research; Recogntion Award and Dr. K Ramiah Memorial Award of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi; PNASF Gold Medal, KRLCC Award-2015 for contributions to Education and Science; ”Sugnada Bharati Award-2015” by Indian Society of Spices Calicut and Gold medal from Indian Society of Vegetable Science, Varanasi. He is a Fellow of NAAS New Delhi,NASI Allahabad , NABS Chennai ,ISNS Chennai and HSI New Delhi. He has more than 50 books to his credit from prominent Indian and International Publishers.