Vegetables Crops of India

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Cucurbitaceous crops. 3. Leafy vegetables. 4. Roots and tuber crops. 5. Leguminous crops. 6. Miscellaneous vegetables. 7. Post-harvest management of vegetables. 8. Post-harvest technology of vegetables. Index.

The vegetables have always been considered as source of nutrients and play pivotal role in the supply of the vitamins and other minerals. Therefore, skipped the attentions of planners and more so in case of vegetables which remained neglected even by researchers who gave priority to high value vegetables like cucurbitaceous crops, leafy vegetables, roots and tuber crops, leguminous crops, miscellaneous vegetables.

Present book deals with the vegetables in a specific group like Cucurbitaceous crops, leafy vegetables, roots and tuber crops, leguminous crops, miscellaneous vegetables. Besides post-harvest management of vegetables and post-harvest technology of vegetables have also been discussed. (jacket)