Biotechnology in horticulture : methods and applications K. V. Peter

With advancement in science and technology, there has been significant demand for books and serials on Horticulture Science especially molecular biology, breeding for re-salience, bio-fortification, ideotypes for mechanization, amenability for long term storage, novelty, uniformity, distinctiveness and stability etc. The book contains 16 exhaustive articles contributed by 24 experts from premier institutes from across the globe.

CONTENT 01. Transgenic Ornamentals with Reduced Ethylene Production and Perception by Shigeru Satoh, Yusuke Kosugi and Takako Narumi 02. DNA Barcoding and its Applications in Horticultural Crops by Deepu Mathew 03. Genome Mapping and Gene Tagging for Marker Assisted Selection by R. Sujatha and K.V. Peter 04. Climate Change Research Amenities with Special Emphasis on CO2 Fertilization Effect Debashis by Chakraborty and Sourav Saha 05. Advances in Molecular Breeding of Perennial Spice Crops by K. Nirmal Babu, V.A. Parthasarathy and K.V. Peter 06. Molecular Stress Biology of Spice Plants- A New Frontier of Plant Improvement E V Soniya and Sweda Sreekumar 07. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis for Sustainable Horticulture D. J. Bagyaraj 08. Carbohydrate Metabolism During Fruit Spoilage Neelima Garg and V.K.Singh 09. Processing Potatoes in Sub-Tropical Climates Dinesh Kumar, Parveen Kumar, SK Pandey and SV Singh 10. Postharvest Physiology and Technology of Pomegranate Fruit Sunil Pareek 11. Probiotic Functional Foods in Recent Times Renu Agrawal 12. Recent Trends in Food Biotechnology for Value Addition with Special Reference to Probiotics Renu Agrawal 13. Aflatoxin Contamination in Chilli and its Management S. Sudha and M. K. Naik 14. Hybrid Vigour in Ash Gourd L.Pugalendhi, V.Rajashree, S.Praneetha and S.Natarajan 15. Safe Management of Borers in Vegetables R. Srinivasan 16. Mode and Mechanism of Pollination in Horticultural Crops Vanaja, T.