"Horticulture: Basic Principles and Recent Approaches" is a comprehensive resource designed for students, teachers, research scholars, and aspiring horticulturists. This book delves into a broad range of topics within horticulture, covering both traditional and modern approaches. The authors have made a concerted effort to explain both technical terms and concepts, while maintaining the accuracy of scientific rigor. The book's primary objective is to simplify complex ideas and help students grasp basic and advanced techniques and their practical applications.
1. Horticulture: Importance and Scope
Pranava Pandey
2. Novel Approaches for Sustainable Development of Horticulture
Sanjeev Kumar, Alka Singh, T.R. Ahlawat, Shailendra K. Dwivedi and Dushyant D. Champaneri
3. Horticultural and Botanical Classification of Plants
Pranava Pandey
4. Seed Dormancy and Germination
Hetal Rathod, A.K. Pandey, Mital Dudhat and Madineni Tejaswini
5. Nursery Management
S.K. Acharya, R.K. Jat, Mukesh Kumar and Dhara J. Barot
6. Plant Propagation
Pranava Pandey and A.K. Pandey
7. Establishment of An Orchard
Pranava Pandey
8. Training and Pruning
Pranava Pandey and A.K. Pandey
9. High Density Plantation
R.K. Jat, M.L. Jat, S.K. Acharya and Mukesh Kumar
10. Water Management in Horticultural Crops
Amit Kumar and Jagdeesh P. Rathore
11. Fertilizer Application in Horticultural Crops
Pranava Pandey
12. Juvenility and Flower Bud Differentiation
Pranava Pandey
13. Unfruitfulness
Pranava Pandey
14. Post Harvest Management of Horticultural Crops
Shailendra K. Dwivedi, A.K. Pandey, Ankit Pandey and Vivek Tiwari
15. Maturity Indices of Fruits and Vegetables
Pranava Pandey
16. Precision Farming and Protected Cultivation Concepts and Analysis
Sanjeev Kumar, A.K. Pandey, Hetal Rathod, Dushyant D. Champaneri and S.N. Saravaiya
17. Insect Pest Management in Fruit Crops
Snehal M. Patel, H.V. Pandya, V.P. Prajapati, P.R. Patel and Hemant Sharma
18. Disease Management in Fruit Crops
V.P. Prajapati, P.R. Patel, Hemant Sharma, H.V. Pandya and Snehal M. Patel