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Daya Publishing House, 2011. Hardcover. New. The UN is celebrating 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity and the theme is Biodiversity is life; Biodiversity is our life. The 3rd Vo… Mehr…

Daya Publishing House, 2011. Hardcover. New. The UN is celebrating 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity and the theme is Biodiversity is life; Biodiversity is our life. The 3rd Vol. of Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops published in 2010 highlights biodiversity of potential and future crops for livelihood and nutritional security. Fourteen crops including three vegetables, six fruit crops, three ornamentals, one spice and one medicinal plant-Bombara Groundnut-uncommon to Asian readers but common in South Africa are elucidated by 28 eminent scientists from four countries including India. Cucurbits like ashgourd, satputia and watermelon find special attention in this volume for their importance in high content of fibre and captive water so important in health and wealth. Cranberry is getting attention for its rich content of Vitamin C and minerals. Jamun is popularized for its hypoglycaemic property. Value added products from Jamun are capturing urban markets. Litchi and mangoes are sub-tropical fruits of economic importance to India. National Research Centre on Litchi at Bihar and Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture at UP are established to conduct research on litchi and mangoes respectively and are the ex situ gene depositories. Noni is a wonder plant of present and future. It\`s fruits contain more than 160 neutraceuticals, antioxidants, micro-nutrients and is called the fruit of the millennium. Andaman and Nicobar Islands possess considerable variability and also species. Pomegranate is both a fruit and spice. Medicinal value of pomegranate is mentioned in Charaka Samhita. Heliconia, marigold and zinnia are ornamentals with potential as cutflowers and as sources of pigments and lipids. Byadgi chilli is low pungent and a high colour speciality spice very localized in Karnataka. It has prospect to replace Paprikas of Spain for international trade. Bambara ground nut is a common legume cum medicinal plant in South Africa. During drought and related national calamities, bombara ground nut is the main source of protein and energy. Venter, Heever and Swanevelder from South Africa contributed the chapter on Bombara groundnut.;;;Contents;Chapter 1: Ashgourd by I. Sreelathakumary; Chapter 2: Satputia by B.R. Choudhary and P.K. Singh; Chapter 3: Watermelon by B.R. Choudhary and P.K. Singh; Chapter 4: : Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait) by Hilary A. Sandler, Carolyn J. DeMoranville, Yu Zhou, Robert R. Boulanger, Jr and Bal Ram Singh; Chapter 5: Jamun by A.K. Singh and Anju Bajpai; Chapter 6: Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) by Rajesh Kumar; Chapter 7: Mangoes of Western Ghats by S.P. Singh; Chapter 8: Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) by D.R. Singh; Chapter 9: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) by V.T. Ram Chandra, P. Kumar Jadhav and K. Dhinesh Babu; Chapter 10: Heliconia by T. Janakiram and Anuradha Sane; Chapter 11: Marigold by Namita, Kanwar P. Singh and V.S. Raju Dantuluri; Chapter 12: Zinnia by R. Crofton Sloan; Chapter 13: Byadgi Chillies by H.D. Mohan Kumar, M. Shivaprased, M.H. Tatanaga and R.K. Mesta; Chapter 14: Bambara Groundnut by S.L. Venter, E van den Heever and C.J. Swanevelder. ;; Printed Pages: 360., Daya Publishing House, 2011, Daya Publishing House, 2011. Hardcover. New. The UN is celebrating 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity and the theme is Biodiversity is life; Biodiversity is our life. The 3rd Vol. of Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops published in 2010 highlights biodiversity of potential and future crops for livelihood and nutritional security. Fourteen crops including three vegetables, six fruit crops, three ornamentals, one spice and one medicinal plant-Bombara Groundnut-uncommon to Asian readers but common in South Africa are elucidated by 28 eminent scientists from four countries including India. Cucurbits like ashgourd, satputia and watermelon find special attention in this volume for their importance in high content of fibre and captive water so important in health and wealth. Cranberry is getting attention for its rich content of Vitamin C and minerals. Jamun is popularized for its hypoglycaemic property. Value added products from Jamun are capturing urban markets. Litchi and mangoes are sub-tropical fruits of economic importance to India. National Research Centre on Litchi at Bihar and Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture at UP are established to conduct research on litchi and mangoes respectively and are the ex situ gene depositories. Noni is a wonder plant of present and future. It\`s fruits contain more than 160 neutraceuticals, antioxidants, micro-nutrients and is called the fruit of the millennium. Andaman and Nicobar Islands possess considerable variability and also species. Pomegranate is both a fruit and spice. Medicinal value of pomegranate is mentioned in Charaka Samhita. Heliconia, marigold and zinnia are ornamentals with potential as cutflowers and as sources of pigments and lipids. Byadgi chilli is low pungent and a high colour speciality spice very localized in Karnataka. It has prospect to replace Paprikas of Spain for international trade. Bambara ground nut is a common legume cum medicinal plant in South Africa. During drought and related national calamities, bombara ground nut is the main source of protein and energy. Venter, Heever and Swanevelder from South Africa contributed the chapter on Bombara groundnut.;;;Contents;Chapter 1: Ashgourd by I. Sreelathakumary; Chapter 2: Satputia by B.R. Choudhary and P.K. Singh; Chapter 3: Watermelon by B.R. Choudhary and P.K. Singh; Chapter 4: : Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait) by Hilary A. Sandler, Carolyn J. DeMoranville, Yu Zhou, Robert R. Boulanger, Jr and Bal Ram Singh; Chapter 5: Jamun by A.K. Singh and Anju Bajpai; Chapter 6: Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) by Rajesh Kumar; Chapter 7: Mangoes of Western Ghats by S.P. Singh; Chapter 8: Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) by D.R. Singh; Chapter 9: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) by V.T. Ram Chandra, P. Kumar Jadhav and K. Dhinesh Babu; Chapter 10: Heliconia by T. Janakiram and Anuradha Sane; Chapter 11: Marigold by Namita, Kanwar P. Singh and V.S. Raju Dantuluri; Chapter 12: Zinnia by R. Crofton Sloan; Chapter 13: Byadgi Chillies by H.D. Mohan Kumar, M. Shivaprased, M.H. Tatanaga and R.K. Mesta; Chapter 14: Bambara Groundnut by S.L. Venter, E van den Heever and C.J. Swanevelder. ;; Printed Pages: 360., Daya Publishing House, 2011, Daya Publishing House, 2011. Hardcover. New. The UN is celebrating 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity and the theme is Biodiversity is life; Biodiversity is our life. The 3rd Vol. of Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops published in 2010 highlights biodiversity of potential and future crops for livelihood and nutritional security. Fourteen crops including three vegetables, six fruit crops, three ornamentals, one spice and one medicinal plant-Bombara Groundnut-uncommon to Asian readers but common in South Africa are elucidated by 28 eminent scientists from four countries including India. Cucurbits like ashgourd, satputia and watermelon find special attention in this volume for their importance in high content of fibre and captive water so important in health and wealth. Cranberry is getting attention for its rich content of Vitamin C and minerals. Jamun is popularized for its hypoglycaemic property. Value added products from Jamun are capturing urban markets. Litchi and mangoes are sub-tropical fruits of economic importance to India. National Research Centre on Litchi at Bihar and Central Institute for Sub-Tropical Horticulture at UP are established to conduct research on litchi and mangoes respectively and are the ex situ gene depositories. Noni is a wonder plant of present and future. It\`s fruits contain more than 160 neutraceuticals, antioxidants, micro-nutrients and is called the fruit of the millennium. Andaman and Nicobar Islands possess considerable variability and also species. Pomegranate is both a fruit and spice. Medicinal value of pomegranate is mentioned in Charaka Samhita. Heliconia, marigold and zinnia are ornamentals with potential as cutflowers and as sources of pigments and lipids. Byadgi chilli is low pungent and a high colour speciality spice very localized in Karnataka. It has prospect to replace Paprikas of Spain for international trade. Bambara ground nut is a common legume cum medicinal plant in South Africa. During drought and related national calamities, bombara ground nut is the main source of protein and energy. Venter, Heever and Swanevelder from South Africa contributed the chapter on Bombara groundnut.;;;Contents;Chapter 1: Ashgourd by I. Sreelathakumary; Chapter 2: Satputia by B.R. Choudhary and P.K. Singh; Chapter 3: Watermelon by B.R. Choudhary and P.K. Singh; Chapter 4: : Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait) by Hilary A. Sandler, Carolyn J. DeMoranville, Yu Zhou, Robert R. Boulanger, Jr and Bal Ram Singh; Chapter 5: Jamun by A.K. Singh and Anju Bajpai; Chapter 6: Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) by Rajesh Kumar; Chapter 7: Mangoes of Western Ghats by S.P. Singh; Chapter 8: Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) by D.R. Singh; Chapter 9: Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) by V.T. Ram Chandra, P. Kumar Jadhav and K. Dhinesh Babu; Chapter 10: Heliconia by T. Janakiram and Anuradha Sane; Chapter 11: Marigold by Namita, Kanwar P. Singh and V.S. Raju Dantuluri; Chapter 12: Zinnia by R. Crofton Sloan; Chapter 13: Byadgi Chillies by H.D. Mohan Kumar, M. Shivaprased, M.H. Tatanaga and R.K. Mesta; Chapter 14: Bambara Groundnut by S.L. Venter, E van den Heever and C.J. Swanevelder. ;; Printed Pages: 360. Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops, Volume 3K.V. Peter9788170356721, Daya Publishing House, 2011, CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2012. Hardcover. New. The genus Thymus consists of about 350 species of perennial, aromatic herbs and subshrubs native to Europe and North Africa. Various types of thyme are used all over the globe as condiments, ornamentals and sources of essential oil. Thyme oil (distilled from its leaves) is among the world`s top ten essential oils, displaying antibacterial, antimycotic, antioxidative, food preservative and mammalian age-delaying properties. Because of the wide variety of its applications, the demand for thyme oil is growing; hence thyme commands an important place in an expanding world market. This comprehensive volume covers all aspects of the biology, cultivation, pharmacology, chemistry and industrial processing of the genus Thymus. It is the most up-to-date overview of current knowledge in thyme use, and will be an invaluable reference source to those interested in medicinal plants, natural products, pharmacy, pharmacognosy and agronomy. Printed Pages: 0., CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2012<