Vegetable Crops: Edited By : Bose, T.K. et., al 1 TO 4 VOLUMES

'Specific emphasis has been placed long back through the education on vegetable science with the publication of the text-cum reference book in a single volume Vegetable Crops in India as early as 1986. Keeping the demand and interest of the stakeholders in view, this book was revised further in 1993 and 2003 under three volumes in the name Vegetable Crops. Wide array of modern research approaches on vegetable crops in India and abroad during last two decades warrants further revision of the book in fourth edition in four volumes. In this fourth edition, every aspect of production, protection, breeding and biotechnology of more than 50 major and minor vegetable crops (Volume 1: Leguminous vegetables and root crops; Volume 2: Cole crops, okra and tropical tuber crops; Volume 3: Solanaceous fruit vegetables, salad crops and leafy greens and Volume 4: Cucurbits, bulb crops and perennial Read more

Professor T.K. Bose obtained his M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. degree from Calcutta University, West Bengal, India. Trained at the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, UK. Former Secretary of the Agri-Horticultural Society of India; Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Floriculture Improvement Project (ICAR); Professor and Head, Department of Horticulture; Dean, Faculty of Agriculture; Director of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal; Member of Scientific Advisory Committees of ICAR, CSIR (Govt. of India) and Government of West Bengal. Awarded Honoris Causa (D.Sc.) from OUAT, Bhubaneshwar and UBKV, Coochbehar, India. Guided around 45 Ph.D. students, published more than 250 research papers and authored 30 books on horticultural crops. Prof. M.G. Som served as former Vice-Chancellor, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Professor of Vegetable Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi
Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from ICAR-IARI, New Delhi. He received fellowship in 1997 and Plaque in 1998 from the Indian Society of Vegetable Science (ISVS). He served as FAO expert in Bangladesh for increasing the vegetable production. Prof. Som acted as a member of governing body of the ICAR, New Delhi; member of Advisory Research Council, ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi, and ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, Andaman. He has published more than 100 research papers, written 8 books, 2 monographs and few bulletins and several popular articles. He has guided 14 Ph.D. students and more than 50 M.Sc (Ag.) students. In 2019, ISVS felicitated Prof. Som for his outstanding contribution in the field of vegetable research and education.

CONTENTS Volume 1

From the Desk of Editor Emeritus v From the Desk of Senior Editor vii Preface to the Fourth Edition from Editors ix List of Contributors xv Leguminous Crops 1. Pea 1 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Taxonomy 4.0 Botany 5.0 Cultivars 6.0 Soil and Climate 7.0 Cultivation 8.0 Harvesting, Yield and Storage 9.0 Diseases and Pests 10.0 Seed Production 11.0 Crop Improvement 12.0 Biotechnology 13.0 References. 2. French Bean 101 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Taxonomy 4.0 Cultivars 5.0 Soil and Climate 6.0 Cultivation 7.0 Harvesting and Yield 8.0 Diseases and Pests 9.0 Seed Production 10.0 Crop Improvement 11.0 Biotechnology 12.0 References. 3. Cowpea 195 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Taxonomy 4.0 Cultivars 5.0 Soil and Climate 6.0 Cultivation 7.0 Harvesting and Yield 8.0 Diseases
and Pests 9.0 Seed Production 10.0 Crop Improvement 11.0 Biotechnology 12.0 References. 4. Cluster Bean 255 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin, Taxonomy and Morphology 4.0 Cultivars 5.0 Soil and Climate 6.0 Cultivation 7.0 Harvesting, Yield and Storage 8.0 Diseases and Pests 9.0 Seed Production 10.0 Crop Improvement 11.0 References. 5. Lablab Bean 291 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Taxonomy 4.0 Cultivars 5.0 Soil and Climate 6.0 Cultivation 7.0 Harvesting and Yield 8.0 Diseases and Pests 9.0 Seed Production 10.0 Crop Improvement 11.0 Biotechnology 12.0 References. 6. Winged Bean 327 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin, Distribution and Taxonomy 4.0 Morphology and Nodulation 5.0 Cultivars 6.0 Soil and Climate 7.0 Cultivation 8.0 Harvesting and Yield 9.0 Diseases and Pests 10.0 Seed Production 11.0 Crop Improvement 12.0 Biotechnology 13.0 References. 7. Jack Bean 359 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin, Classification and Morphology 4.0 Soil and Climate 5.0 Cultivation 6.0 Harvesting and Yield 7.0 Diseases and Pests 8.0 Crop Improvement 9.0 References. 8. Yam Bean 371 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin, Distribution and Taxonomy 4.0 Species, Types and Cultivars 5.0 Growth and Development 6.0 Soil and Climate 7.0 Cultivation 8.0 Harvesting and Yield 9.0 Diseases and Pests 10.0 Crop Improvement 11.0 References. 9. Faba Bean 415 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Taxonomy 4.0 Cultivars 5.0 Soil and Climate 6.0 Cultivation 7.0 Harvesting and Yield 8.0 Diseases and Pests 9.0 Seed Production 10.0 Crop Improvement 11.0 Biotechnology 12.0 References. Root Crops 10. Carrot 455 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin, Distribution and Evolution 4.0 Taxonomy and Domestication 5.0 Cytogenetics 6.0 Morphology 7.0 Growth and Development 8.0 Cultivars 9.0 Soil and Climate 10.0 Cultivation 11.0 Harvesting, Yield and Storage 12.0 Diseases, Pests and Disorders 13.0 Seed Production 14.0 Crop Improvement 15.0 Biotechnology 16.0 References. 11. Radish 557 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 History, Origin, Evolution, Taxonomy and Cytology 4.0 Morphology 5.0 Cultivars 6.0 Soil and Climate 7.0 Cultivation 8.0 Harvesting, Yield and Storage 9.0 Diseases and Pests 11.0 Hybrid Seed Production 12.0 Crop Improvement 13.0 Biotechnology 14.0 References. 12. Beetroot 629 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Taxonomy 4.0 Morphology 5.0 Cultivars 6.0 Soil and Climate 7.0 Cultivation 8.0 Harvesting and Yield 9.0 Diseases, Pests and Physiological Disorders 10.0 Seed Production 11.0 Crop Improvement 12.0 References. 13. Turnip 663 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 History, Origin, Taxonomy and Cytology 4.0 Botany 5.0 Cultivars 7.0 Cultivation 8.0 Harvesting, Yield and Storage 9.0 Diseases and Pests 10.0 Seed Production 11.0 Crop Improvement 12.0 References. Index 689
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