Crop Improvement and Production Technology of Horticultural Crops : Proceedings of the First Indian Horticulture Congress-2004 Held on 6-9 November, 2004, New Delhi (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: I. Genetic resources and crop improvement: 1. Mutation assisted breeding for productivity and quality improvement of horticultural crops/B.S. Ahloowalia. 2. Collection, conservation and utilization of indigenous horticultural crops germplasm/B.S. Dhillon, J.C. Rana and A.K. Singh. 3. Exploitation of native tropical and subtropical fruit species diversity: Asian perspective/V. Ramanatha Rao, Bhag Mal and Zhang Zongwen. 4. Introduction and exploitation of Musa Germplasm for invigorating Indian Banana Industry/A.B. Molina, S. Sathiamoorthy and I. Van Den Bergh. 5. Vegetable germplasm diversity in Asia and its use in India/A.K. Singh and Chitra Pandey. 6. Exploitation of heterosis in vegetables for improving productivity and quality/K.V. Peter, T.E. George and T.R. Gopalakrishnan. 7. Development of tuber crop varieties for high productivity and quality/K. Abraham, S.K. Naskar, C.S. Easwari Amma, M.T. Sreekumari and B. Vimala. 8. Achievements in spice crop improvement and future strategies/V.A. Parthasarathy, K.V. Saji and B. Sasikumar. 9. Development of promising genotypes of medicinal and aromatic plants for global placement/S.P.S. Khanuja, A. Kalra and R.K. Lal. 10. Molecular characterization of germplasm for improving productivity and quality of horticultural crops/J.L. Karihaloo and K.V. Bhat. 11. Search for novel genes for use in plant molecular biology with special reference to horticultural crops/Lalitha Anand. 12. Genetic engineering for pest and disease resistance in horticultural crops/Akella Vani. II. Planting Material: 1. Advances in micro-propagation technology for commercial exploitation in horticultural crops/Renu Swarup. 2. Production of superior quality disease-free planting material/Vibha Dhawan and Sanjay Saxena. 3. Strategies for ensuring freedom from disease in micropropagated plants/Y.S. Ahlawat, V.K. Baranwal and D.R. Das. 4. Production of disease-free planting material in citrus: present status and future strategies/H. Ravishankar. 5. Rootstocks and interstocks for Pome and stone fruits in India: present status and future opportunities/A.A. Sofi. 6. Recent innovations in hybrid seed production in vegetables/O.P. Dutta. 7. Quality vegetable seedling production/B.S. Prabhakara. 8. Achieving self-sufficiency in quality seed production in root and tuber crops with special reference to Potato/P.S. Naik. 9. Production of disease-free planting material in tuber crops: national strategies/S. Edison, C.S. Ravindran, R.S. Misra, M. Unnikrishnan and James George. 10. Production of quality planting material of oil plam in India/M. Kochu Babu, R.S.N. Pillai and P. Murugesan. III. Improved production technologies: 1. Improving productivity and quality of fruit crops through orchard management/B.S. Chundawat. 2. Use of plasticulture in horticulture/M.L. Choudhary and R.K. Shukla. 3. High density planting in horticultural crops/B.M.C. Reddy. 4. Strategies for Canopy management in tree fruit crops/R.P. Awasthi and Kuldeep Mehta. 5. Efficient Canopy Management strategies in horticultural vine crops/G.S. Prakash. 6. Rejuvenation of Senile horticultural plantations for improved productivity and quality/R.K. Pathak. 7. Strategies for regulation of flowering in fruit crops/Y.N. Reddy. 8. Innovations in structure and designs for greenhouse cultivation of horticultural crops in different agro-ecological regions/Pitam Chandra. 9. Cropping systems in horticultural crops/V.S. Korikanthimath. 10. Productivity in temperate fruits with special reference to apple under changing climatic scenario: a case analysis/K.K. Jindal and M.S. Mankotia. 11. Harnessing bamboo: the green gold/Jose C. Samuel. V. Input management: 1. Leaf analysis for nutrient diagnosis and recommendations in fruit crops/B.S. Bhargava and A.K. Srivastava. 2. Efficient water management strategies in horticultural crops/H.P. Singh. 3. Micro-irrigation in horticultural crops: achievements and future strategies/S.S. Magar. 4. Fertigation in horticultural crops/K. Srinivas. 5. Use of bio-regulators for improving quality in horticultural crops/S.N. Pandey. 6. Microbes for improving productivity and quality in horticultural crops/Sukhada Mohandas. 7. Recent advances in composting technology/B.D. Kaushik. 8. Improvement in production and productivity of horticultural crops in cold arid regions of India/Brahma Singh, S.K. Dwivedi and O.P. Chaurasia. VI. Management of biotic stresses and national problems: 1. Management of citrus decline in India/S.P. Ghosh. 2. Plant disease management to improve production and quality of horticultural crops/R.D. Rawal. 3. Role of biocontrol agents in enhancing productivity and improving quality of horticultural crops/R.J. Rabindra, T. Venkatesan and B. Ramanujam. 4. Integrated pest management in horticultural crops: a wide area approach/Amerika Singh, T.P. Trivedi, H.R. Sardana, Naved Sabir, P.N. Krishnamoorthy, K.K. Pandey, A. Sengupta, L.N. Kadu and D.K. Singh. 5. Management of Guava Wilt: current status/Shivendra Kumar. 6. Current status in management of root (Wilt) disease and Eriophyid mite affecting coconut/C.P.R. Nair, P. Rajan, R. Chandramohanan and P. Anithakumari. 7. Initiatives for the management of Potato Late blight/B.P. Singh and M. Narayana Bhat. 8. Initiatives for management of phytophthora problems in horticultural crops/M. Anandaraj. 9. Management of vectorborne diseases in horticultural crops/M.S. Palaniswami, T. Makeshkumar and Vinayaka Hegde. 10. Efficient spray technologies for horticultural crops/S.C. Mandhar. 11. Integrated forecasting as a tool for disease management in horticultural crops/Vijay Singh Thakur and Xiangming Xu.  

Vol. II: I. Post-harvest management: 1. Post-harvest management technologies for horticultural crops--an overview/A.S. Dhatt. 2. Influence of pre-harvest treatments on post-harvest quality of horticultural produce/K.P. Gopalakrishna Rao. 3. Maturity standards in fruits and vegetables/K.L. Chadha, S.K. Singh, Ram Asrey, V.B. Patel and Shruti Sethi. 4. Harvesting indices for plantation crops for fresh and processing purpose/V.Rajagopal, M.G. Bhat, D. Balasimha, M. Kochu Babu and S.J.D. Bosco. 5. Recent developments in On-farm storage of fresh fruits and vegetables/R. Ezekiel. 6. Irradiation of horticultural produce: technology development, issues including commercial application for domestic and international trade/Arun K. Sharma. 7. Latest development in packaging of horticultural produce/N.C. Saha. 8. Development of tools and machinery for efficient pre- and post-harvest operations in tuber crops/S.K. Nanda, J.T. Sheriff and M.S. Sajeev. II. Value addition: 1. Current status and future strategies of post-harvest management of fresh horticultural produce/V. Prakash. 2. Innovations in product development for defence forces from horticultural crops/A.S. Bawa and P.S. Raju. 3. Status of the grape raisin industry in India/P.G. Adsule, Kaushik Banerjee and G.S. Karibasappa. 4. Raisin making: an approach for value-addition and higher profits/Subhash D. Arve. 5. Product diversification and byproduct utilization: the elements for stabilizing the domestic coconut industry in India/M. Thomas Mathew. 6. Impact of indigenous varieties on potato processing industries in India/S.K. Pandey. 7. Value addition in onion/A.V. Dhake, V.R. Subramaniam and V.R. Balasubrahmanyam. 8. Value addition in tuber crops: achievements and opportunities/G. Padmaja, S.N. Moorthy, T. Premkumar and Bala Nambisan. Marketing and trade (I). 9. Arrival trends and prices of selected horticultural commodities in different Indian markets/K.L. Chadha and S. Arulraj. 10. Present status, constraints and prospects for export of fresh mangoes from India/R.M. Kharche. 11. What prevents India from exporting banana: critical analysis/R.R. Mohite. 12. Sustainable cultivation of pomegranate with market integration/G.K. Vasanthkumar. 13. Fruit flies and Indian fresh fruit exports/Abraham Verghese. 14. Present status, constraints and opportunities in export of fresh vegetables from India/U.B. Pandey. 15. Present status, constraints and opportunities in potato exports/S.M. Paul Khurana and R.K. Rana. 16. Present status, constraints and prospects in export of onion and garlic from India/K.E. Lawande. 17. Present status, constraints and opportunities in export of Orchids from India/R.C. Upadhyaya, V. Nagaraju and S.K. Mani. Marketing and trade (II): 18. Horticultural exports: issues and strategies in horticultural crops/K.S. Money. 19. Adoption of latest technologies for export of vegetables: current status, constraints and future strategies/Uday Singh. 20. Constraints and opportunities in value addition of Aonla for domestic and export markets/Sreekant S. Mehta, S.K. Singh and V.B. Patel. 21. Import and export of plantation crops and their products from India: present status and future strategies/P. Rethinam. 22. Present status, constraints and opportunities in import and export of cashew/M.G. Bhat. 23. Present status, constraints and opportunities in export of mushrooms/B.L. Dhar and R.P. Tewari. 24. Present status, constraints and opportunities in export of vanilla from India/P.K. Rajeevan and P.K. Valsalakumari. 25. Export potential of spice, floricultural and nutraceutical products from India/M.S.A. Kumar. III. Policy issues: 1. WTO and its implications on horticultural trade in India/Ramesh Chand. 2. Indian horticultural products: impact of TRIPS on UNCBD and ITPGR/J. George. 3. Biosafety of transgenic horticultural crops/P. Ananda Kumar. 4. Contract farming: status, its implication and future prospects in India/Rudra Pratap Singh. 5. Rationalisation of food laws for processed horticultural products/Gokul Patnaik. 6. Horticulture exports and export financing: opportunities and challenges/T.C. Venkat Subramanian. 7. Role of NABARD in financing programmes in improving productivity, quality and post-harvest technology in horticultural and plantation crops/M.R. Sharma. 8. Resources for horticultural research in India/Dayanatha Jha, Sant Kumar and Laxmi Joshi. 9. Impact of vegetables research on production, consumption, income and employment in India/Mruthyunjaya, Sant Kumar and Shalendra. Author index.