Underexploited Spice Crops

Spices provide our food with nutraceutical value rather than actual nutrition. But apart from the popular and major spices, there are several other spices, which, in spite of their enormous contribution to human health, remain underexploited or underutilized. This new volume, Underexploited Spice Crops: Present Status, Agrotechnology, and Future Research Directions, is a valuable compilation of agrotechniques coupled with background information, research works, and scientific discussions on these spices. It will include in-depth narration on underexploited spice crops as products in influencing present-day the global export market and the renewed interest in these crops throughout the world. The volume deals with the scientific approach of growing underexploited spices with the intention of popularizing them. Separate chapters on the importance of each spice, methods of growing and harvesting, and recent research from around the world along with future strategies are covered.

Spices provide our food with nutraceutical value rather than actual nutrition. But apart from the popular and major spices, there are several other spices, which, in spite of their enormous contribution to human health, remain underexploited or underutilized. This new volume, Underexploited Spice Crops: Present Status, Agrotechnology, and Future Research Directions, is a valuable compilation of agrotechniques coupled with background information, research works, and scientific discussions on these spices. It will include in-depth narration on underexploited spice crops as products in influencing present-day the global export market and the renewed interest in these crops throughout the world. The volume deals with the scientific approach of growing underexploited spices with the intention of popularizing them. Separate chapters on the importance of each spice, methods of growing and harvesting, and recent research from around the world along with future strategies are covered. This book will be a valuable resource for higher-level undergraduate and graduate courses as well as for researchers in the area of underexploited spices. The volume will help to fill the gap of a long-felt need for technological information on underexploited spices.

Many plants have been used for centuries as sources of spices for culinary use. Recently there has been an upsurge of interest in diversifying the range of such spices and in their agronomy, as alternative crops, in both temperate and tropical countries. This book provides a scientific review and guide to the botany and agronomy of the major families of plants used for the production of spices. Contents include: world production and trade; and chapters on Cruciferae, Lauraceae, Leguminosae, Piperaceae, Solanaceae, Unbelliferae, Zingiberaceae, and Minor crops.

There Is Global Concern On Shrinking Food Base Depending On A Meager Three Crops-Wheat, Rice And Maize-.New Crops Are To Be Encouraged To Fit Into The Changing Food Habits, Life Styles And Above All Climate Change. Underutilized Horticultural Crops Are Getting Attention World Around. The High Impact Journal Hortscience Reviewed Vol. Ii Underutilized And Underexploited Horticultural Crops And Reported Its Global Value. The Series Projects The Nutritional Values, Ecological Compatibility, Fitness To Ecological Niches And Above All Optimum Uses Of Natural Resources Like Water, Energy, Space And Time. Volume 4 Deals With Edible Plant Foods In Africa, African Leafy Vegetables, Amaranths, Chilies, Annual Drumstick, Clove Bean, Cluster Bean, Curry Leaf, Ivy Gourd, Snap Melon, Sweet Gourd, Teasles Gourd, Tree Borne Vegetables, Fruits Of North Eastern Region, Dragon Fruit, Wood Apple, Strobilanthes, Seed Spices, Yam Bean And Trees For Energy. Twenty Chapters In The 4Th Volume Are Compiled By The Eminent Scientists In The Respective Crops. The Volume 4 Envisages A World Free From Hunger And Under Nutrition And Full Of Health And Wellness.

Contains information on the following crops: tubers, ornamentals, herbs, spices, vegetables, fruits, energy plants, root crops, flowers, trees, plantation crops, and agroforestry crops.

India Enjoys Ubiquitous Agri-Horti Diversity. Too Many Horticultural Crops, May It Be Annual Or Perennial Are Grown Across The Biotic Realms Of Different Agro-Eco Regions Of The Country. It Has Favourably Placed The Nation As One Of The Leading Producers Of Horticultural Crops Including That Of Spices And Plantation Crops. However, Being Widely Divergent In Nature As Such, Simple Description On Spices And Plantation Crop Is Lacking. However, Due To Uncessant Effort Being Made Towards The Improvement, Lot Of Informations Have Been Generated In Different Arena Of Spices And Plantation Crops. Such Development On Time Scale Provides Impetus To The Writers And Accordingly An Idea To Compile The Manuscript On Spices And Plantation Crops Was Conceived. Covering 28 Chapters; Status Of Spices And Plantation Crops In India, Coriander, Cumin, Fennel, Fenugreek, Black-Pepper, Small Cardamom, Large Cardamom, Clove, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Turmeric, Saffron, Vanilla, Tamarind, Black-Caraway, Celery, Under-Exploited Spices- Aniseed, Caraway, Parsley And Nigella, Coconut, Cashewnut, Arecanut, Tea, Coffee, Oil Palm, Cocoa, Betelvine And Rubber, The Content Of The Book Has Been Manoeuvred In A Way So As To Suit The Requirements Of Different Category Of Readers, The Inclusion Of Colour Plates Of The Crops Covered And Glossary Of Impregnated Words Appearing Invariably In The Text Is Expected To Ad Clarity Of The Subject. Subject Index Has Been Incorporated In The Last To Help Locate The Readers, A Topic Of Their Interest. The Book Will Be Useful To Researchers, Students And Scholars Of Horticulture, Agriclutre And Allied Disciplines.

The present book is the second volume in the series Underutilized and Underexploited Horticultural Crops edited by Prof. K.V.Peter. As in the 1st volume the present volume also covers 6 chapters on underexploited fruits, 5 on vegetables, 1 on tuber crops, 3 each on flowers and trees and 2 on spices. Dr. Bhuwon Sthapit, IPGRI, Malaysia contributes a chapter on In Situ Conservation of Horticultural Crops. Underutilized fruits of Andaman and Nicobar Islands are dealt with in detail by Dr. D.R. Singh, Giant Granadilla, Apricot, Low Chilling Peaches, Aonla and Ber are dealt by eminent scientists in respective crops. Dr. Umesh Srivastava, ICAR, New Delhi deals Genetic Resource Management in Cucurbits. Dr. Samadia from Central Institute of Arid Horticulture, Bikaner writes on Arid Vegetables. Dr. S.K. Pandey, Director, CPRI, Shimla elaborates Taxonomy of Temperate Underutilized Root and Tuber Crops. Underutilized flowers surrounding the homesteads are narrated by Dr. U. Sreelatha, Kerala Agricultural University. An overview on Liliums is given by Dr. K. Valliappan, Mahua, Chironji and Drumstick are the trees dealt with. Turmeric and Long Coriander are elucidated by Dr. A.M. Rao and Dr. P. Indira respectively.

Contains information on the following crops: tubers, ornamentals, herbs, spices, vegetables, fruits, energy plants, root crops, flowers, trees, plantation crops, and agroforestry crops.