The Science of Horticulture, Vol. I

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgement. I. General horticulture science: 1. Geographical indications and TRIPS Agreement/Latha R. Nair. 2. Principles of Hi-Tech horticulture/Patil A.A., Mantur S.M., Biradar, M.S. and Mannikeri, I.M. 3. Science behind tracer studies in horticulture/S.C. Kotur. 4. Principles of Germplasm conservation/S.D. Doijode. 5. Advances in research on male sterility/R.K. Dhall. 6. The polyembryony : the basics/Kundan Kishore. 7. Principles of food irradiation/P.C. Tripathi. 8. History of plant pathology of horticultural crops/Veena Ashok. Vegetable science: 9. History of plant breeding with emphasis on vegetables/Peter K.V. and Pradeep Kumar T. 10. Basics in vegetable seed technology/Kanwar J.S. and Geetha Bassi. 11. Use of plant growth promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) in vegetable crops/Sadhan Kumar P.G. and Nirmala Devi S. III. Horticulture biotechnology: 12. Methodology for gene sequencing in plants/Jayalakshmy V.G. 13. Molecular tools for characterization of horticultural crops/Behera, T.K. and Sabina Islam. 14. Transgenic ornamentals with reduced ethylene production and perception/Shigeru Satoh, Yusuke Kosugi and Takako Narumi. 15. Tuber crops biotechnology/Sheela M.N. and Rajmohan K.  IV. Fruit science: 16. Viticulture in the Napa Valley: a farmers perspective/Richard Mendelson and Robert Steinhauer.

From the Preface: "The Science of Horticulture' exposes all the stake holders-students, scientists, extension officers, farmers, policy planners to recent scientific research findings in horticulture. Marketing of horticulture produces has assumed prime importance in a global market with establishment of World Trade Organisation (WTO). Many trade related agreements were signed among over 110 countries. The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) specifically represents the resolve of al member countries to use intellectual property as one of the means of achieving economic balance and diminishing the trade barriers. The legislative history elaborates the genesis of TRIPS agreement, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Madrid Agreement, Chairman's draft, Dunkel draft, general protection under article 22 and certain aspects of TRIPS definition. Malabar Pepper, Alleppy Green Cardamom, Assam Tea, Darjeeling Tea, Nilgiri Tea and Coorge Orange are a few horticultural crops which got registered under Gi appellation. The chapter I is contributed by Latha S. Nair, Intellectual Property Firm, Gurgaon.