Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Improving nutrition security and health for all: the important role of horticulture/Janice Albert. 2. Endophytic microorganisms in agriculture and horticulture/Pious Thomas. 3. Genetics of cytoplasmic male sterility as affected by temperature/B.V. Tembhune and R.L. Chavan. 4. Biointensive integrated pest management in horticultural crops/P. Parvatha Reddy. 5. In vitro breeding strategies in the development of Australian native plants/Zul Zulkarnain, Tanya Tapingkae and Acram Taji. 6. Science and polyembryony/R.K. Roshan and Nongallei Pebam. 7. Computational biology applications/Aimy Sebastian and Vibin Ramakrishnan. 8. Breeding methods of self pollinated crops/T. Vanaja. 9. Biochemistry and physiology of latex production in rubber Hevea brasiliensis/N. Usha Nair, Molly Thomas and S. Sreelatha. 10. Water requirement of horticultural crops/E.J. Joseph. 11. Rainwater harvesting methods/K.P. Visalakshi. 12. Biology of grafting in dicot plants/N.K. Parameswaran and Renish Jayaraj. 13. Basics of screening techniques for disease resistance against fungal and bacterial disease of vegetables/M.K. Naik, S.V. Manjunatha, Suresh Patil and Y.S. Amaresh. 14. Factors affecting shelf life of fruits/Ram Asrey and Kalyan Barman. 15. History of coconut breeding/R.V. Nair, K. Samsudeen and M. Shareefa. 16. History of nematology research/Jiji Rejmohan. 17. Marketing management/K.R. Ashok and K. Mani. Index.