Jute Development : Technological Interface Between Tradition and Modernity

Contents: 1. Traditional base: launching pad for jute development/Debabrata Das Gupta. 2. Soil and climate for jute/Goutam Kumar Ghosh and Ganesh Chandra Malik. 3. Jute biology/Md. Nasim ali. 4. Jute physiology/Debasish Panda, Binoy Kumar Saren and Kalipada Pramanik. 5. Varietal development of jute/Ganesh Chandra Malik and Mohua Banerjee. 6. Agronomy of jute/Rambilash Mallick. 7. Water management of jute/Hirak Banerjee. 8. Integrated plant nutrient management on Jute. 9. Weed management in Jute/Ratikanta Ghosh. 10. Jute pests and their management/Polash Mondal, Bholanath Mondal, Hirak Chatterjee and Kanchan Baral. 11. Jute pathology/Ranjan Nath. 12. Value addition in jute and manufacture of innovative value added jute products/Sadhan Chandra Ray. 13. Development perspectives of jute culture: a case study in West Bengal/Debabrata Das Gupta, Swapan Behari Mukhopadhyay and Sanjib Chatterjee. 14. Strategic interventions for jute development/Debabrata Das Gupta. 15. Appendices. Subject Index. Vast body of literature establishes the fact that jute has a deep root in Indian heritage. Standing on such strong base of tradition leading and governing Indian culture from time to time, growing jut as an important cash crop has undergone a sea change through R & D activities. Such journeymove with the time gave birth a series of technologies of noble nature. This justifies to evolve an objective, practicable and comprehensive strategy for jute development. Such development on holistic sense requires mix-up of rich tradition/culture with appropriate technological innovations. (jacket).…