Propagation of Horticultural Plants : Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
Contents: Introduction. 1. Propagation through seeds/R. Bhargava . 2. Vegetative propagation/R. Bhargava. 3. Micro propagation of horticultural crops/Hare Krishna. 4. Physiology of rooting and growth in fruit plants/Hare Krishna and S.K. Maheshwari. 5. Role of plant growth regulators in propagation of arid fruit plants/N.K. Gupta and Sunita Gupta. 6. Nursery management for production of quality planting materials/R.S. Singh and Hare Krishna. 7. Ber (Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk.)/R.S. Singh. 8. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)/R.S. Singh and B.D. Sharma. 9. Date Plam (Phoenix dactylifera L.)/R.S. Singh. 10. Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.)/A.K. Singh and R.S. Singh. 11. Bael (Aegle marmelos Correa.)/D. Pandey, S.K. Shukla and G. Pandey. 12. Karonda (Carissa carandas L.)/K.K. Misra and Subhash Chandra Singh. 13. Fig (Ficus carica L.)/R.S. Singh. 14. Manila Tamarind (Pithecellobium ducle Roxb.)/R.S. Singh and S.K. Maheshwari. 15. Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L.)/R.S. Singh and A. K. Singh. 16. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.)/J. Suresh, D.Sarla Devi, N. Kumar and S. Anbu. 17. Wood Apple (Feronia Limonia L.)/S.S. Hiwale. 18. Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis DC)/D.B. Singh. 19. Gangana [Grewia tenax (Forsk.) Fiori.]/J.P. Singh and R.S. Singh. 20. Mulberry (Morus sp.)/R.S. Singh……
In semi arid and arid regions of the country, a vast land resource (39.54 m ha) is available which is underutilized, having good potential of expansion for quality production of several horticultural, medicinal, spices, ornamental and crops of economic importance. The horticulture can play vital role in diversification of these untapped natural resources.
The development of arid horticulture is not very old; the published literature on many crops of economic importance and their multiplication is also scanty. Looking to prospects of such underutilized crop, its propagation methodology should be standardized for large scale plantation through availability of quality planting material. The work on production technology of underutilized arid horticultural crops in limited and scattered. Therefore, an effort was made to compile the work done so far in the field of multiplication of semi- arid and arid horticultural plants with special reference to Indian scenario in the form of a book to develop the knowledge base of all those involved in research and development of cold and hot arid lands.
This book will be useful for the scientists, teachers, researchers, students, growers, policy makers and also for the personnel engaged in nursery management. The contributors of different chapters included in the book are well known personality in their field.
