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Sustainable Horticulture in Semiarid Dry Lands

This book discusses ways of increasing production/unit area by making full use of the soil and water under the harsh climatic conditions of semiarid areas. This leads to improved sustainability, increased availability of fresh produce, which is vital for human health and higher incomes for small and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hiwale, Shrikant (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- Part 1: Sustainable Horticulture -- 2. Problems of Horticulture in Semiarid rain fed areas -- 3. Scope and importance of Horticulture -- Part 2: Crop specific production technologies for semiarid rain fed areas -- 4. Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk.) -- 5. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) -- 6. Aonla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) -- 7. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) -- 8. Sapota [Manilkara achrus (Mill) Forsberg] -- 9. Custard Apple (Annona squamosa L.) -- 10. Phalsa  (Grewia asiatica) -- 11. Fig (Ficus carica) -- 12. Bael (Aegel marmelos Correa.) -- 13. Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) -- 14. Guava (Psidium guajava ) -- 15. Wood apple (Feronia limonia Linn.) -- 16. Jamun (Syzygium cuminii) -- 17. Chironji (Buchanania lanzan Spreng.) -- 18. Mahua (Bassia latifolia Roxb.) -- 19. Non Traditional crops: Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) -- 20. Non Traditional crops: Manila tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) -- Part 3: Agro forestry species -- 21. Neem (Azadirachata indica) -- 22. Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) -- 23.  Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.) -- 24. Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris sp.) -- 25. Pasture species-Cenchrus -- 26. Pasture species-Stylosanthes -- Part 4: Alternate land use systems semiarid rain fed areas (Horti -Agri, Horti-Silvi- Pastoral, Horti-silvi) -- 27. Alternate Land use systems or sustainable Development -- Part 5: Post harvest studies -- 28. Prolonging shelf life of some semi arid fruits -- 29. Post harvest enzymatic activity of some arid zone fruits as influenced by chemical treatments and storage period -- 30. Value addition in underutilized fruits. 
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