This book, which focuses on the fundamentals of vegetable production, is a comprehensive resource that includes information on the prospects and scope of vegetable farming, constraints in vegetable production, the importance of vegetables in human nutrition, the 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. The author aimed to create a self-contained document that would provide elementary knowledge to undergraduate and postgraduate students, Horticulture Development Officers of the State Horticulture Department, and others who have an interest in gaining basic knowledge in the field of vegetable crop production.

The book is designed to offer systematic information on all modern principles of vegetable production at a single source. It contains the latest information on the fundamentals of vegetable production, and the language used is simple and easy to understand. The author believes that this book will be widely accepted and will help students develop knowledge, skills, and expertise in the principle aspects of vegetable production.

This book is essential for undergraduate students of Agriculture and postgraduate students of Vegetable Science, teachers, Horticulture Extension Specialists, Horticulture Development Officers of the State Horticulture Department, and progressive farmers who are planning to take up vegetable cultivation either on a small or commercial scale. The book is a milestone in the field of vegetable production and will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in this area.

1. Prospects and scope of vegetable farming in India by M.K. Pandit, B.K. Das and A.B. Sharangi 2. Constraints in vegetable production by Deep Punia, Sapna and R.K. Punia 3. Extension approaches and models: trends and application in vegetable cultivation by Indu Grover 4. Importance of vegetables in human nutrition and health by Sudesh Jood and Neelam Khetarpaul 5. Classification of vegetables by M.K. Rana 6. Types of vegetable gardening by M.K. Rana and M.K. Pandit 7. Climatic impact on vegetable production by M.K. Rana, Surender Singh and Raj Singh 8. Seed treatment in vegetable crops by P. Srimathi, G. Sasthri, V.A. Sathiyamurthy and L. Pugalendhi 9. Nursery managment in vegetables by M.K. Rana and Sonia Sood 10. Sowing and transplanting of vegetable crops by Sonia Sood and Ruchi Sood 11. Manure for vegetable production by Pabitra Kumar Mani 12. Fertilizers in vegetable production by Pabitra Kumar Mani 13. Biofertilizers in vegetable production by K.S. Yadav 14. Water management in vegetable crops by Sher Singh, R.K. Pannu and Ashok Yadav 15. Mulching in vegetable crops by N. Rai, I.S. Singh, O.P. Awasthi, C.P.N. Singh, R.K. Singh and P.K. Singh 16. Weed management in vegetable crops by M.K. Rana, Sonia Sood and Ruchi Sood.