Agri-Horticultural Biodiverstiy of Temperate and Cold Arid Regions

by Ahmed Zeerak Nazeer

ISBN: 9789351243960
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Imprint : NIPA
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 8455.00
Biblio : 302 pages,25cm

Author Profile

Nazir Ahmed Zeerak: Professor, Division of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus-191 121, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India Shafiq A. Wani: Director Research, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus-191 121, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India

About The Book

The book describes the existing Plant Biodiversity of Agri-horticultural importance of temperate (Kashmir) and cold arid (Ladakh) Himalayan regions of India. The diversity presented is based on actual survey conducted by the authors across the regions over the last several yeaThe contents of the book include the available varietal wealth, both in wild as well cultivated forms, existing within all major economic plant groups of the regions viz Cereals, Pulses, Oilseeds, Spice and Condiments, Fora

Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter-1: Cereals Chapter-2: Pulses Chapter-3: Oilseeds Chapter-4 : Spices & Condiments Chapter-5: Fruits and Nuts Chapter-6: Vegetables Chapter-7 : Forages Chapter-8: Medicinal Plants Chapter-9: Ornamental Plants Chapter-10: Lesser Known and Underutilized Plants Chapter-11: Native Plant Bio-diversity of Indian Sub-Himalayan Regions - An Overview "