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Spice Crops Production Technology (Hardback)

Spice Crops Production Technology (Hardback)

P C Das
2535 3250 (22% off)
ISBN 13
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9788172338732
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2018
Spices are very important as food and as medicine, and they bring out the unique natural taste of cuisines and could be used to change the look of the food to make it more attractive in colour. The book is written in simple and lucid language to provide basic information about cultivation of spice crops. Contents: 1. Introduction 1.1. Uses of spices 1.2. Classification of spices 1.3. Properties of spices 1. CARDAMOM 1.1. Composition of cardamom 1.2. Origin and distribution 1.3. Botanical description 1.4. Climate 1.5. Soil 1.6. Land preparation 1.7. Propagation 1.8. Planting 1.9. Manuring 1.10. Intercultural operation 1.11. Irrigation 1.12. Harvesting 1.13. Processing 1.14. Bleaching 1.15. Storage 1.16. Yield 1.17. Uses 1.18. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 2. Black Pepper 2.1. Origin and distribution 2.2. Botanical description 2.3. Climate 2.4. Soil 2.5. Propagation 2.6. Planting 2.7. Manuring 2.8. Intercultural operation 2.9. Harvesting 2.10. Processing 2.11. Yield 2.12. Uses 2.13. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 3. Ginger 3.1. Origin and distribution 3.2. Botanical description 3.3. Climate 3.4. Soil 3.5. Propagation 3.6. Planting 3.7. Manuring 3.8. Irrigation 3.9. Intercultural operation 3.10. Yield 3.11. Harvesting 3.12. Storage of seed rhizome 3.13. Uses 3.14. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 4. Turmeric 4.1. Botanical description 4.2. Origin and distribution 4.3. Climate 4.4. Soil 4.5. Land preparation 4.6. Planting 4.7. Manuring 4.8. Intercultural operation 4.9. Irrigation 4.10. Mixed cropping 4.11. Harvesting 4.12. Yield 4.13. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 4.14. Processing 4.15. Uses 5. Coriander 5.1. Origin and distribution 5.2. Botanical description 5.3. Climate 5.4. Soil 5.5. Land preparation 5.6. Sowing of seed 5.7. Manuring 5.8. Intercultural operation 5.9. Irrigation 5.10. Harvesting 5.11. Yield 5.12. Varieties 5.13. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 6. Fenugreek 6.1. Origin and distribution 6.2. Climate 6.3. Soil 6.4. Sowing of seed 6.5. Manuring 6.6. Intercultural operation 6.7. Irrigation 6.8. Harvesting 6.9. Yield 6.10. Varieties 6.11. Uses 6.12. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 7. Cumin 7.1. Climate 7.2. Soil 7.3. Sowing of seed 7.4. Manuring 7.5. Intercultural operation 7.6. Irrigation 7.7. Harvesting 7.8. Yield 7.9. Varieties 7.10. Uses 7.11. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 8. Anise 8.1. Botanical description 8.2. Composition 8.3. Origin and distribution 8.4. Climate 8.5. Soil 8.6. Land preparation 8.7. Sowing of seed 8.8. Manuring 8.9. Intercultural operation 8.10. Irrigation 8.11. Harvesting 8.12. Yield 8.13. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 8.14. Uses 9. Fennel 9.1. Origin and distribution 9.2. Botanical description 9.3. Climate 9.4. Soil 9.5. Land preparation 9.6. Sowing of seed 9.7. Transplanting 9.8. Manuring 9.9. Intercultural operation 9.10. Irrigation 9.11. Harvesting 9.12. Yield 9.13. Varieties 9.14. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 10. Dill 10.1. Origin and distribution 10.2. Climate 10.3. Soil 10.4. Propagation 10.5. Sowing of seed 10.6. Intercultural operation 10.7. Irrigation 10.8. Harvesting 10.9. Yield 10.10. Uses 10.11. Plant protection 11. Cloves 11.1. Composition 11.2. Botanical description 11.3. Origin and distribution 11.4. Climate 11.5. Soil 11.6. Propagation 11.7. Planting 11.8. Manuring 11.9. Intercultural operation 11.10. Irrigation 11.11. Harvesting 11.12. Yield 11.13. Uses 11.14. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 12. Cinnamon 12.1. Climate 12.2. Soil 12.3. Propagation 12.4. Manuring 12.5. Intercultural operation 12.6. Irrigation 12.7. Harvesting 12.8. Yield 12.9. Varieties 12.10. Medicinal value 12.11. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 13. Garlic 13.1. Origin and distribution 13.2. Climate 13.3. Soil 13.4. Land preparation 13.5. Planting 13.6. Manuring 13.7. Irrigation 13.8. Intercultural operation 13.9. Harvesting and curing 13.10. Varieties 13.11. Yield 13.12. Uses 13.13. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 14. Onion 14.1. Climate 14.2. Soil 14.3. Land preparation 14.4. Propagation 14.5. Manuring 14.6. Season 14.7. Harvesting 14.8. Varieties 14.9. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 15. Celery 15.1. Botanical descrtption 15.2. Origin and distribution 15.3. Climate 15.4. Soil 15.5. Sowing of seed 15.6. Planting 15.7. Manuring 15.8. Intercultural operation 15.9. Irrigation 15.10. Harvesting 15.11. Yield 15.12. Varieties 15.13. Plant protection 16. Nutmeg 16.1. Climate 16.2. Soil 16.3. Land preparation 16.4. Propagation 16.5. Planting 16.6. Manuring 16.7. Irrigation 16.8. Harvesting 16.9. Yield 16.10. Varieties 16.11. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 17. Allspice 17.1. Origin and distribution 17.2. Botanical description 17.3. Climate 17.4. Soil 17.5. Propagation 17.6. Planting 17.7. Manuring 17.8. Intercultural operation 17.9. Harvesting 17.10. Yield 18. Curry Leaf 18.1. Origin and distribution 18.2. Botanical description 18.3. Climate 18.4. Soil 18.5. Propagation 18.6. Planting 18.7. Manuring 18.8. Intercultural operation 18.9. Irrigation 18.10. Havesting 18.11. Yield 18.12. Varieties 18.13. Uses 19. GARCINIA 19.1. Climate 19.2. Soil 19.3. Propagation 19.4. Intercultural operation 19.5. Irrigation 19.6. Manuring 19.7. Yield 19.8. Uses 20. Mustard and Rapeseed 20.1. Botanical description 20.2. Origin and distribution 20.3. Climate 20.4. Soil 20.5. Land preparation 20.6. Sowing of seed 20.7. Manuring 20.8. Intercultural operation 20.9. Irrigation 20.10. Harvesting 20.11. Threshing 20.12. Yield 20.13. Storage of seed 20.14. Varieties 20.15. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 21. Bay Leaf 21.1. Origin and distribution 21.2. Climate 21.3. Soil 21.4. Propagation 21.5. Planting 21.6. Manuring 21.7. Intercultural operation 21.8. Irrigation 21.9. Harvesting 21.10. Yield 21.11. Uses 22. Saffron 22.1. Origin and distribution 22.2. Climate 22.3. Soil 22.4. Land preparation 22.5. Propagation 22.6. Manuring 22.7. Harvesting 22.8. Uses 22.9. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 23. Vanilla 23.1. Origin and distribution 23.2. Types of vanilla 23.3. Botanical description 23.4. Climate 23.5. Soil 23.6. Land preparation 23.7. Propagation 23.8. Manuring 23.9. Intercultural operation 23.10. Irrigation 23.11. Harvesting 23.12. Yield 23.13. Uses 23.14. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 24. Asafoetida 24.1. Origin and distribution 24.2. Soil 24.3. Planting 24.4. Varieties 24.5. Harvesting 24.6. Uses 25. Capsicum 25.1. Origin 25.2. Climate 25.3. Soil 25.4. Land preparation 25.5. Sowing of seed 25.6. Transplanting 25.7. Manuring 25.8. Irrigation 25.9. Intercultural operation 25.10. Harvesting 25.11. Yield 25.12. Varieties 26. CHILLI 26.1. Climate 26.2. Soil 26.3. Land preparation 26.4. Sowing of seed 26.5. Transplanting 26.6. Manuring 26.7. Irrigation 26.8. Intercultural operation 26.9. Harvesting 26.10. Yield 26.11. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 27. Basil 27.1. Climate 27.2. Soil 27.3. Land preparation 27.4. Planting 27.5. Manuring 27.6. Irrigation 27.7. Intercultural operation 27.8. Cultivars /varieties 27.9. Harvesting 28. Marjoram 28.1. Soil 28.2. Land preparation 28.3. Propagation 28.4. Manuring 28.5. Intercultural operation 28.6. Irrigation 28.7. Harvesting 28.8. Varieties 29. Oregano 30. Mint 30.1. Climate 30.2. Soil 30.3. Land preparation 30.4. Propagation 30.5. Manuring 30.6. Intercultural operation 30.7. Irrigation 30.8. Harvesting 30.9. Uses 30.10. Diseases 31. Parsley 31.1. Climate 31.2. Soil 31.3. Propagation 31.4. Manuring 31.5. Intercultural operation 31.6. Irrigation 31.7. Harvesting 31.8. Varieties 32. Ajowan 32.1. Origin and distribution 32.2. Climate 32.3. Soil 32.4. Land preparation 32.5. Sowing of seeds 32.6. Manuring 32.7. Intercultural operation 32.8. Irrigation 32.9. Harvesting 32.10. Yield 32.11. Varieties 32.12. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 33. Tamarind 33.1. Climate 33.2. Soil 33.3. Propagation 33.4. Manuring 33.5. Irrigation 33.6. Harvesting 33.7. Processing 33.8. Yield 33.9. Varieties 33.10. Uses 34. Horseradish 34.1. Climate 34.2. Soil 34.3. Planting 34.4. Manuring 34.5. Harvesting 34.6. Yield 34.7. Plant protection Insect-pests Diseases 35. Rosemary 35.1. Climate 35.2. Soil 35.3. Land preparation 35.4. Propagation 35.5. Manuring 35.6. After cultivation 35.7. Harvesting 35.8. Yield 35.9. Varieties 36. Thyme 37. Sage 38. Tarragon References Appendices Appendix - 1 1. Land and its measurement 2. Weights: Its units & conversion 3. Length : Its units and conversion 4. Liquid : Its units and conversion 5. Weight per acre with kilogram per hectare Appendix - 2. Nutrients content in manures Appendix - 3. Nutrients content in fertilizers Appendix - 4. Universities and their addresses Appendix - 5(1). List of some pesticides/Pesticides formulation banded in India Appendix - 5(2). List of Pesticides with refused registration/ pesticides restricted for use in India Appendix - 6. Toxicity label of Pesticides INDEX