Propagation of Horticultural Plants Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

About this book

In semi arid and arid regions of the country, a vast land resource (39.54 m ha) is available which is underutilized, having good potential of expansion for quality production of several horticultural, medicinal, spices, ornamental and crops of economic importance. The horticulture can play vital role in diversification of these untapped natural resources.

The development of arid horticulture is not very old; the published literature on many crops of economic importance and their multiplication is also scanty. Looking to prospects of such underutilized crop, its propagation methodology should be standardized for large scale plantation through availability of quality planting material. The work on production technology of underutilized arid horticultural crops in limited and scattered. Therefore, an effort was made to compile the work done so far in the field of multiplication of semi- arid and arid horticultural plants with special reference to Indian scenario in the form of a book to develop the knowledge base of all those involved in research and development of cold and hot arid lands.

Propagation of Horticultural Plants will be useful for the scientists, teachers, researchers, students, growers, policy makers and also for the personnel engaged in nursery management. The contributors of different s included in the book are well known personality in their field.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Propagation through Seeds by R. Bhargava
3. Vegetative Propagation by R. Bhargava
4. Micro Propagation of Horticultural Crops by Hare Krishna
5. Physiology of Rooting and Growth in Fruit Plants by Hare Krishna and S.K. Maheshwari
6. Role of Plant Growth Regulators in Propagation of Arid Fruit Plants by N.K.Gupta and Sunita Gupta
7. Nursery Management for Production of Quality Planting Materials by R. S. Singh and Hare Krishna
8. Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.) by R.S. Singh
9. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) by R. S. Singh and B.D. Sharma
10. Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by R.S. Singh
11. Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) by A.K. Singh and R.S. Singh
12. Bael (Aegle marmelos Correa.) by D. Pandey, S.K. Shukla and G. Pandey
13. Karonda (Carissa carandas L.) by K.K. Misra and Subhash Chandra Singh
14. Fig (Ficus carica L.) by R.S. Singh
15. Manila Tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce Roxb.) by R.S. Singh and S.K.Maheshwari
16. Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L .) by R.S. Singh and A.K. Singh
17. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) by J. Suresh, D. Sarla Devi, N. Kumar and S. Anbu
18. Wood Apple (Feronia limonia L.) by S.S. Hiwale
19. Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis DC.) by D. B. Singh
20. Gangana [Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori.] by J.P. Singh and R.S. Singh
21. Mulberry (Morus sp.) by R.S. Singh
22. Kair (Capparis decidua Forsk.) by R. Bhargava and R. S. Singh
23. Lasoda (Cordia myxa L.) by P.K.Yadav and Vartika Srivastava
24. Jamun (Syzygium cuminii Skeels.) by Sanjay Singh and A. K. Singh
25. Khirni (Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dub.) by Sanjay Singh and R. S. Singh
26. Citrus Fruits by Atul Chandra and M. K.Kaul
27. Kamrakh (Averrhoa carambola L.) Vishal Nath and Bikash Das
28. Chironji (Buchanania lanzan Spreng.) by Sanjay Singh and A. K. Singh
29. Salvadora (Salvadora oleoides) by J.C. Tewari and R. S. Singh
30. Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) by A.K. Singh
31. West Indian Cherry (Malphigia puncifolia L.) by Jasmine Jaya, Swaminathan, A. A. and S. Krishnasamy,
32. Mahua (Bassia latifolia Roxb.) by Sanjay Singh and A.K. Singh
33. Jojoba [Simmondsia chinensis (Link) Schn.] by J.C. Tewari and R. S. Singh
34. Cactus pear [Opuntia ficus indica (L.)Mill.] by R.S. Singh
35. Marula nut (Sclerocarya birrea sub sp. caffra) by R.S. Singh
36. Propagation of Less Known Shrubs of Hot Arid Region by J. P. Singh and V.S. Rathore
37. Propagation of Seed Spice Crops by S.K. Malhotra
38. Propagation of Ornamental Plants of Cold Arid Region by B.P. Sharma
39. Guggul [Commiphora wightii (Arnott.) Bhand.] by J. P. Singh and R. S. Singh
40. Senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.) by R.S. Singh and J. P. Singh
41. Henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) by R. S. Singh
42. Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) by J.C. Tewari and R.S. Singh
43. Indian Aloe (Aloe barbadensis Mill.) by R. S. Singh
44. Drumstick (Moringa oleifera Lam.) by K. Krishnakumary and K. V. Suresh Babu
45. Management of Diseases and Insects in Nursery Plants by S. K. Maheshwari and Hare Krishna

Customer Reviews