Production Technology of Stone Fruits

Globally stone fruits are emerging in the market due to the increased consumer’s desire for health-promoting foods. Stone fruits attract research attention, mainly due to the cultural and commercial aspects of the array of varieties that are grown. Being grown in wide range of environments, it is very important to understand what factors influence the production and quality attributes of stone fruits. There is a lack of systematic scientific information on strategic approach for production technologies of such fruits. This book will be first of its kind focusing on technological aspects of stone fruits especially on latest developments in present day horticulture. It will be an essential reference for professionals including academicians, scholars, researchers and industries working in the said area. We hope that readers will find this book a useful resource for their research or studies, and it will be helpful in the development of high quality stone fruits in future which will improve the economic and social life of people. Besides, this book fulfills the needs of a number of horticultural courses of Universities and will serving as a pomological manual for all occasions.

Mohammad Maqbool Mir, Ph.D., obtained his Ph.D. in Horticulture (Fruit Science) from Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad. At present, he is an Associate Professor cum Senior Scientist at the Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar. He is associated with many externally aided projects and also with research group working on canopy architectural management, production technology and standardization of production protocols for different fruits. He has supervised/co-supervised several M.Sc. and Ph.D. students besides postgraduate teaching. He is associated with many academic and professional societies and has more than 60 scientific publications in different reputed journals at national and international level and other 20 popular articles, book chapters, extension bulletins, and has edited one book.

Umar Iqbal, Ph.D., is an Assistantprofessor cum junior Scientist at the Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India. He has done his Ph.D Agriculture (Fruit Science) from SKUAST-Jammu. He was recipient of merit scholarship during Ph.D  programme. He has concluded satisfactorily two externally funded projects by HTM and MIDH as Principal Investigator and being Co-PI in another externally funded project by Potash Research Institute and International Potash Institute. Dr. Umar has supervised/co-supervised several MSc. and Ph.D. students in Fruit Science and has published more than  30 papers in Indian and foreign journals. Dr. Umar has contributed chapters in more than four books and is the co-author of one book on Fruit Science.

Shabir Ahmad Mir, PhD., obtained his PhD in Food Technology from Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. At present, he is an Assistant Professor at the Government College for Women, Srinagar, India. He has received the Best PhD Thesis Award 2016 for outstanding research work by the Whole Grain Research Foundation. He has organized several conferences and workshops in Food Science and Technology, Dr. Mir has published numerous international papers, book chapters, and edited five books.