Fundamentals of Vegetable Production

Contents Preface 1 Prospects and scope of vegetable farming in IndiaMK Pandit BK Das and AB Sharangi 2 Constraints in vegetable productionDeep Punia Sapna and RK Punia 3 Extension approaches and models trends and application in vegetable cultivationIndu Grover 4 Importance of vegetables in human nutrition and healthSudesh Jood and Neelam Khetarpaul 5 Classification of vegetablesMK Rana 6 Types of vegetable gardeningMK Rana and MK Pandit 7 Climatic impact on vegetable productionMK Rana Surender Singh and Raj Singh 8 Seed treatment in vegetable cropsP Srimathi G Sasthri VA Sathiyamurthy and L Pugalendhi 9 Nursery managment in vegetablesMK Rana and Sonia Sood 10 Sowing and transplanting of vegetable cropsSonia Sood and Ruchi Sood 11 Manure for vegetable productionPabitra Kumar Mani 12 Fertilizers in vegetable productionPabitra Kumar Mani 13 Biofertilizers in vegetable productionKS Yadav 14 Water management in vegetable cropsSher Singh RK Pannu and Ashok Yadav 15 Mulching in vegetable cropsN Rai IS Singh OP Awasthi CPN Singh RK Singh and PK Singh 16 Weed management in vegetable cropsMK Rana Sonia Sood and Ruchi Sood IndexThis book on fundamentals of vegetable production includes the chapter on prospects and scope of vegetable farming constraints in vegetable production importance of vegetables in human nutrition classification of vegetables types of vegetable gardening climatic impact on vegetable production seed treatment nursery management sowing and transplanting manures fertilizers biofertilizers water management mulching and weed management in vegetable crops since the information on the previously mentioned aspects is scattered at diverse sourcesThis book is self contained document aimed at imparting elementary knowledge to the undergraduate and postgraduate students horticulture development officers of the State Horticulture Department and others who have interest in gaining basic knowledge in the field of vegetable crop production Adoption of scientific knowledge will definitely be rewarding to the vegetable growers and the nation which ultimately achieves the goal of obtaining higher productionThis book is aimed at providing systematic information on all modern principles of vegetable production at a single source The book contains latest information on fundamentals of vegetable production The book has been written in a very simple language which is easy to understand It is believed that this book will find wide acceptability and undoubtedly assist the students in developing knowledge skills and expertise regarding principle aspects of vegetable production This book will prove to be a milestone for the undergraduate students of agriculture and postgraduate students of vegetable science teachers horticulture extension specialists horticulture development officers of the state horticulture department and it can also be of great use to the progressive farmers who are intended to take up vegetable cultivation either on a small or commercial scale 534 pp.…