This book, designed as a manual for horticulturists, brings within purview the contemporary advances in horticulture research. The emphasis is on understanding how newer techniques and technology have enabled better propagation of crop plants, with improved quantity and quality, as well as resistance to pests and diseases. The focus is on delineating the principles concepts and practices which give shape to horticulture in general, and how current trends and developments are bringing about a change for the better.
In addition, it also provides insight into the future of horticulture, paying particular attention to the sciences of genetic engineering and biotechnology, which have revolutionised many other scientific branches.