ABSTRACT

This book has been prepared to provide every production aspect of important vegetables along with information regarding origin and distribution, composition and uses, botany, varieties, climatic and soil requirement, cultivation practices, harvesting, post-harvest management, insect-pests and diseases along with their control measures. Its users would find this book very practical for raising vegetable crops profitably.

chapter 1|8 pages

New Zealand Spinach

ByS.K. Dhankhar, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 2|8 pages

Chinese Chive

ByDipika Sahoo, Manoj Kumar Nalla

chapter 3|6 pages

Asparagus

ByM.K. Rana, Shiwani Kamboj

chapter 4|6 pages

Chive

ByM.K. Rana, Navjot Singh Brar

chapter 5|8 pages

Leek

ByM.K. Rana, Pradeep Kumar Jatav

chapter 6|6 pages

Shallot

ByM.K. Rana, Harshita Mor

chapter 7|8 pages

Welsh Onion

ByM.K. Rana, Harshita Mor

chapter 8|14 pages

Amaranth

ByDipika Sahoo, Pradyumna Tripathy

chapter 9|8 pages

Sea Beet

ByM.K. Rana, Kiran Sagwal

chapter 10|6 pages

Elephant Foot Yam

ByM.K. Rana, V.P.S. Panghal

chapter 11|8 pages

Tannia

ByK.B. Jagtap, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 12|12 pages

Taro

ByM.K. Rana, P. Karthik Reddy

chapter 13|14 pages

Giant Taro

ByM.K. Rana, Archana Brar

chapter 14|8 pages

Giant Swamp Taro

ByM.K. Rana, Sachin S. Chikkeri

chapter 15|8 pages

Yam

ByM.K. Rana, Tarique Aslam

chapter 16|8 pages

Cardoon

ByM.K. Rana, Harshita Mor

chapter 17|8 pages

Chicory

ByM.K. Rana, Shiwani Kamboj

chapter 18|10 pages

Dandelion

ByM.K. Rana, D.S. Duhan

chapter 19|8 pages

Globe Artichoke

ByM.K. Rana, Tarique Aslam

chapter 20|6 pages

Jerusalem Artichoke

ByM.K. Rana, M.K. Shivaprasad

chapter 21|14 pages

Lettuce

ByBaseerat Afroza, M.K. Rana

chapter 22|8 pages

Salsify

ByM.K. Rana, V.P.S. Panghal

chapter 23|6 pages

Malabar Spinach

ByM.K. Rana, Ravindra Mulge, Shashikant Evoor

chapter 24|6 pages

Ulluco

ByRaj Kumar, Flemine Xavier

chapter 25|16 pages

Cactus

ByM.K. Rana, Bunty Sharma

chapter 26|8 pages

Chenopod

ByM.K. Rana, A.K. Pandav

chapter 27|14 pages

Spinach

ByBhupinder Singh Thakur

chapter 28|6 pages

Swiss Chard

ByM.K. Rana, Pooja Rani

chapter 29|14 pages

Beetroot

BySonia Sood, Nivedita Gupta

chapter 30|8 pages

Water Spinach

ByM.K. Rana, Navjot Singh Brar

chapter 31|8 pages

Arugula

ByM.K. Rana, Sunny Kumar

chapter 32|12 pages

Sprouting Broccoli

BySonia Sood, M.K. Rana

chapter 33|10 pages

Chinese Broccoli / Chinese Kale

ByM.K. Rana, P. Karthik Reddy

chapter 34|12 pages

Chinese Cabbage

ByR.K. Gupta, D.S. Khurana, Hira Singh

chapter 35|10 pages

Romanesco Broccoli

ByS.K. Dhankhar, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 36|14 pages

Brussels Sprout

BySonia Sood, M.K. Rana

chapter 37|10 pages

Collard

ByAkhilesh Sharma, Chanchal Rana

chapter 38|6 pages

Garden Cress

ByM.K. Rana, Naval Kishor Kamboj

chapter 39|8 pages

Upland Cress

ByM.K. Rana, Kiran Sagwal

chapter 40|8 pages

Watercress

ByM.K. Rana, P. Karthik Reddy

chapter 41|8 pages

Winter Cress

ByM.K. Rana, Pradeep Kumar Jatav

chapter 42|8 pages

Horseradish

ByM.K. Rana, Pooja Rani

chapter 43|10 pages

Kale

ByM.K. Rana, N.C. Mamatha

chapter 44|10 pages

Seakale

ByM.K. Rana, Archana Brar

chapter 45|16 pages

Mustard Greens

ByM.K. Rana, V.S. Hooda, Bunty Sharma

chapter 46|8 pages

Maca

ByS.A. Ranpise, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 47|10 pages

Rutabaga

BySonia Sood, Nivedita Gupta

chapter 48|10 pages

Gherkin

ByM.K. Rana, P. Jansirani, L. Pugalendhi, N. Meenakshi

chapter 49|10 pages

Cassabanana

ByM.K. Rana, Archana Brar

chapter 50|10 pages

Long Melon

ByB.R. Choudhary, S.M. Haldhar, Suresh Kumar

chapter 51|8 pages

Kachri

ByM.K. Rana, G.K. Sadananda

chapter 52|6 pages

Snap Melon

ByM.K. Rana, Navjot Singh Brar

chapter 53|8 pages

Oriental Pickling Melon

ByM.K. Rana, Manoj Kumar Nalla

chapter 54|12 pages

Ivy/Little Gourd

ByT. Saraswathi, K. Shoba Thingalmaniyan

chapter 55|6 pages

Malabar Gourd

ByM.K. Rana, Naval Kishor Kamboj

chapter 56|8 pages

Stuffing Cucumber

ByM.K. Rana, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 57|14 pages

Pointed Gourd

ByDipika Sahoo, J. Debata

chapter 58|8 pages

Spine Gourd

ByS.K. Bairwa, M.K. Rana

chapter 59|8 pages

Sweet Gourd

ByM.K. Rana, Baseerat Afroza, Sugani Devi

chapter 60|12 pages

Snake Gourd

ByPradyumna Tripathy, Monalisha Pradhan

chapter 61|8 pages

Winter Squash

ByM.K. Rana, Naval Kishor Kamboj

chapter 62|8 pages

Chayote (Chow Chow)

ByRuchi Sood, M.K. Rana

chapter 63|10 pages

Zucchini

ByRuchi Sood, Surbhi Gupta, M.K. Rana

chapter 64|8 pages

Chinese Water Chestnuts

ByM.K. Rana, Naval Kishor Kamboj

chapter 65|8 pages

East Indian Arrowroot

ByM.K. Rana, Sanjay Kumar

chapter 66|6 pages

Chekkurmanis

ByM.K. Rana, A.K. Pandav

chapter 67|20 pages

Tapioca (Cassava)

ByT. Saraswathi, L. Pugalendhi

chapter 68|12 pages

Baby Corn

BySonia Sood, Nivedita Gupta

chapter 69|8 pages

False Yam

ByRaj Kumar, Flemine Xavier

chapter 70|8 pages

Chinese Artichoke

ByM.K. Rana, Neha Yadav

chapter 71|8 pages

Agathi

ByA. Vijayakumar, R. Sridevi

chapter 72|8 pages

Chinese Potato

ByM.K. Rana, Mekala Srikanth

chapter 73|6 pages

Adzuki Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Naval Kishor Kamboj

chapter 74|8 pages

African Yam Bean

ByM.K. Rana, N.C. Mamatha

chapter 75|10 pages

Broad Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 76|8 pages

Jack Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Manoj Kumar Nalla

chapter 77|14 pages

Lima Bean

BySonia Sood, Nivedita Gupta

chapter 78|8 pages

Pigeon Pea

ByM.K. Rana, Prashant Kaushik

chapter 79|10 pages

Rice Bean

ByM.K. Rana, P. Karthik Reddy, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 80|12 pages

Scarlet Runner Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 81|14 pages

Snap Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Naval Kishor Kamboj

chapter 82|8 pages

Sword Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Mahesh Badiger

chapter 83|8 pages

Tepary Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Pradeep Kumar Jatav

chapter 84|8 pages

Soybean

ByA.T. Sadashiva, M.V. Bharathkumar

chapter 85|8 pages

Velvet Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Neha Yadav

chapter 86|8 pages

Winged Bean

ByG.L. Sharma, K.L. Patel

chapter 87|6 pages

Yam Bean

ByM.K. Rana, N.C. Mamatha

chapter 88|10 pages

Yard Long Bean

ByM.K. Rana, Neha Yadav

chapter 89|12 pages

Roselle

ByM.K. Rana, R. Sridevi

chapter 90|6 pages

Arrowroot

ByM.K. Rana, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 91|6 pages

Japanese Arrowroot

ByA.T. Sadashiva, M.V. Bharathkumar

chapter 92|10 pages

Miner's Lettuce

ByM.K. Rana, Neha Yadav

chapter 93|8 pages

Lotus Root

ByM.K. Rana, Shiwani Kamboj

chapter 94|8 pages

Oca

ByM.K. Rana, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 95|10 pages

Endive

ByM.K. Rana, D.S. Duhan

chapter 96|10 pages

Rhubarb

ByM.K. Rana, D.S. Duhan

chapter 97|6 pages

Sorrel

ByAkhilesh Sharma

chapter 98|6 pages

Ceylon Spinach

ByM.K. Rana, Navjot Singh Brar

chapter 99|4 pages

Purslane

ByM.K. Rana, Mahesh Badiger

chapter 100|14 pages

Pepino

ByM.K. Rana, Archana Brar

chapter 101|8 pages

Tree Tomato

ByM.K. Rana, Navjot Singh Brar

chapter 102|10 pages

Arracacha

ByM.K. Rana, Sanjay Kumar

chapter 103|6 pages

Celery

ByM.K. Rana, Naval Kishor Kamboj

chapter 104|14 pages

Celeriac

ByM.K. Rana, Neha Yadav

chapter 105|6 pages

Garden Chervil

ByM.K. Rana, Pooja Rani

chapter 106|8 pages

Florence Fennel

ByM.K. Rana, Chandanshive Aniket Vilas

chapter 107|8 pages

Parsley

ByM.K. Rana, Sachin S. Chikkeri

chapter 108|8 pages

Parsnip

ByM.K. Rana, V.P.S. Panghal

chapter 109|8 pages

Zedoary

ByM.K. Rana, Neha Yadav

chapter 110|18 pages

Drumstick

ByB. Varalakshmi, Deven Verma

chapter 111|14 pages

Bay Leaf

ByPradyumna Tripathy, A.K. Pandav

chapter 112|12 pages

Breadfruit

ByR.K. Tarai, Dipika Sahoo, Asish Kumar Panda

chapter 113|12 pages

Jackfruit

ByR.K. Tarai, D.K. Dora, S.C. Swain, Asish Kumar Panda

chapter 114|18 pages

Plantain

ByS.C. Swain, R.K. Tarai, Asish Kumar Panda, D.K. Dora