Advances
in Citriculture/edited by Shyam Singh, V.J. Shivankar, A.K. Srivastava and I.P.
Singh. Delhi, Jagmander Book Agency, 2004, xxvi,
687 p., figs., tables, $132. ISBN 81-86095-09-8.
Advances
in Citriculture/edited by Shyam Singh, V.J. Shivankar, A.K. Srivastava and I.P.
Singh. Delhi, Jagmander Book Agency, 2004, xxvi,
687 p., figs., tables, $132. ISBN 81-86095-09-8.
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Origin, botanical classification and geographical distribution of citrus/Orlando S. Passo. 2. Citrus industry of India and overseas/Shyam Singh and A.K. Srivastava. 3. Climate and soil for citriculture/M. Edward Raja. 4. Role of soil survey in assessing citrus growing environments: an experience in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India/M. Velayuthum, O. Challa, D.S. Mohekar and S.S. Pustole. 5. Citrus rootstocks/R.K. Arora. 6. Citrus biotechnology/V.A. Parthasarthy. 7. Applications of DNA fingerprinting in citrus/J.L. Karihaloo and Sunil Archak. 8. Citrus propagation/L.V. Kulwal. 9. Training and pruning/B.M.C. Reddy and Prakash Patil. 10. High density planting/S.K. Saxena and R.R. Sharma. 11. Orchard establishment/S.G. Gupta. 12. Water management in citrus/Yoseph Levy and Brian Boman. 13. Citrus nutrition/A.K. Srivastava and Shyam Singh. 14. Use of radioisotopes in citrus research/S.V. Keshava Murthy. 15. Intercropping in citrus/B.S. Chundawat and D.V.R. Rao. 16. Fruit drop in citrus and its management/Ranvir Singh, K.K. Misra and Rajan Srivastava. 17. Organic citrus cultivation/P. Bhattacharya. 18. Stress physiology, and growth regulators/Ranvir Singh, Rajan Srivastava and K.K. Misra. 19. Citrus breeding/Awtar Singh. 20. Insect pests of citrus and their management/V.J. Shivankar. 21. Biological suppression of pests of citrus/S.P. Singh. 22. Phytophthora diseases of citrus/P. Sinha, S.K. Biswas and Y.S. Ahlawat. 23. Bacterial diseases in citrus and their management/S. Mukhopadhyay. 24. Virus and virus like diseases of citrus – the Indian scenario/Y.S. Ahlawat and R.P. Pant. 25. Citrus nematodes/S.B. Sharma and Renu Sharma. 26. Storage of citrus fruits/M.S. Ladaniya. 27. Glimpses of citrus fruit marketing in India/T. Satyanarayana. 28. Citrus processing, waste utilization and value addition/S.B. Maini and M.S. Ladaniya. 29. Citriculture management information system (CMIS) in geographical information systems/A.K. Maji.
"The "Advances in Citriculture" brings you a wealth of information catalogued chronologically the advances made in global citriculture on 29 subject areas of major importance to citrus growers, scientists, students, planners, and administrators. A team of national and internationally renowned citrus experts presenting an incisive analysis of different core issues right from the history of citrus cultivation to post-harvest management including the use of latest techniques like bio-informatics and other recent advanced techniques, have been clinically portrayed. The publication features an exhaustive citation of work emerged from across the six citrus growing continents of the world. The book promises to be truly a milestone for the future citriculture." (jacket)