The third edition of the present publication consists of 16 chapters, including 10 appendices. A total of 42 scientists from seven Institutes, State Agricultural Universities, and two organizations have contributed to this edition. The inclusion of a village market stocked with a diverse range of fruits, vegetables, tubers, and ornamentals serves as a testament to the progress made in the science and art of horticulture. Moreover, many educated youth are now pursuing horticulture as a profession. The application of basic sciences such as physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and biotechnology, bioinformatics, and economics has enhanced our understanding of horticultural crops. This third edition also includes five chapters on floriculture and landscaping, information on newly released varieties of all horticulture crops, color photographs, and updated data and references.

1. Science and Profession of Horticultures K.V. Peter, Binoo Bonny and T. Pradeepkumar 2. Horticulture and Climate Change G.S.L.H.V. Prasada Rao 3. Vegetable Science P. Hazra, A. Chattopadhyay, U.Thapa, M.K. Pandit and S. Dutta 4. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits T. Radha and Lila Mathew 5. Spices Biotechnology K. Mary Mathew, K. Pradeep Kumar, Swapna Sasidharan C.S. Anisha, Sherin Jose, Ramya Lakshmi and Y.S. Rao 6. Plantation Crops-Mechanization Shinoj Subramanian 7. Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables K.B. Sheela 8. Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables K.B. Sheela and P.B. Pushpalatha 9. Apomixis in Plants N.K. Parameswaran 10. Polyembryony in Horticultural Crops N.K. Parameswaran and K. Dhinesh Babu 11. Male Sterility and Self Incompatibility in Selected Vegetable Crops Hari Har Ram and M.N. Badukla 12. Pests Management in Horticultural Crops A.M. Ranjith 13. Nematodes Management in Horticultural Crops M.S. Sheela, T. Jiji, K.R. Remya and T. Bharati Meena 14. Biological Control in Vegetables T. Jiji, G. Suja and K.S. Meenakumari 15. Marketing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Binoi K. Menon and T.R. Gopalakrishnan 16. Floriculture-Global and Domestic Scenario V.L. Sheela 17. Features of A Garden S.S. Sindhu and Sapna Panwar 18. House Plants S.S. Sindu and Sapna Panwar 19. Care of Trees Sabeena Jose 20. Principles and Elements of Landscape Design S.S. Sindhu and Sapna Panwar 21. Glossary of Selected Horticultural Terms P.G. Sadhankumar and S. Nirmala Devi