Advances in Arid Horticulture : Vol. I : Present Status/P.L. Saroj, B.B. Vashishtha, D.G. Dhandar. Lucknow, International Book Distributing Co., 2004, 628 p., figs., tables, $88. ISBN 81-8189-030-2.

    Contents: 1. Changing scenario in arid horticulture/D.G. Dhandar and P.L. Saroj. 2. Climatic constraints and their management in the Indian arid zone/Y.S. Ramakrishna, G.G.S.N. Rao and A.V.R. Kesava Rao. 3. Arid zone soils: characteristics, constraints and management/M.L. Soni and R.K. Beniwal. 4. Cold arid horticulture: an overview/Sanjai K. Dwivedi and Deepa H. Dwivedi. 5. Genetic resources and conservation strategies in arid fruits/P.L. Saroj and O.P. Awasthi. 6. Under-exploited flora of arid ecosystem/Suneel Sharma. 7. Techniques of survey, collection and evaluation of horticultural crops germplasm/Mathura Rai and Vishal Nath. 8. Introduction of exotics/R.S. Singh and D.B. Singh. 9. Approaches for improvement of fruit crops/B.B. Vashishtha, Anil K. Shukla and A.K. Shukla. 10. Breeding for biotic stress in arid fruits/B.B. Vashishtha, Anil Kumar Shukla and Arun Kumar Shukla. 11. Improvement of arid vegetables/D.K. Samadia. 12. Ethnobotanical importance of cucurbits in India/J.P. Singh, R.K. Beniwal and N.D. Yadava. 13. Potentials of biotechnology in arid horticulture/S.C. Bhargava. 14. Nursery management in arid ecosystem/P.L. Saroj. 15. Advances in propagation of arid fruit crops/R.K. Tewari, P.L. Saroj and O.P. Awasthi. 16. Protected cultivation technology for arid regions of India/D.K. Samadia. 17. Branching pattern, bearing habit and crop regulation in ber and pomegranate/Y.N. Reddy. 18. Integrated nutrient management in arid horticultural crops/B.D. Sharma. 19. Irrigation management in fruit crops/B.D. Sharma and O.P. Awasthi. 20. Soil moisture management in arid zone fruits/K.D. Sharma. 21. Organic farming for arid fruits: status, issues and strategies/S.K. Sharma and A.K. Dahama. 22. Mulching for sustainable production of horticultural crops/O.P. Awasthi and I.S. Singh. 23. Scope of medicinal and aromatic plants in arid region/Ram Chandra and Dinesh Kumar. 24. Seed spices: problems and prospects in Indian arid zone/S.K. Malhotra and O.P. Vijay. 25. Prospects of floriculture in arid regions/D.B. Singh and R.S. Singh. 26. Resource management in horti-silvi-pastoral system/S.S. Hiwale. 27. Promotion of horticulture through watershed approach/R.K. Beniwal and N.D. Yadava. 28. Wasteland: a boon for commercial horticulture/R.K. Pathak. 29. Fruit-based agroforestry systems for arid regions/K.R. Solanki and Ram Newaj. 30. Nutritional security through horticulture/C. Dave. 31. Value addition in arid horticultural crops/Vishal Nath. 32. Processing, value addition and export of arid fruits/D.P. Waskar. 33. Processing technology for value added products of arid fruits/R.N. Prasad and B.B. Vashishtha. 34. Storage, packaging and marketing strategies/Susanta K. Roy. 35. Integrated pest management in arid fruits/B.G. Bagle. 36. Integrated disease management in fruits and vegetables/S.J. Singh. 37. Weed management in arid zone fruits/R.A. Kaushik. 38. Extension strategies for promotion of arid horticulture/K.N.K. Chauhan. 39. Relevance of gender in arid horticulture: status, needs and future thrust/Pratibha Tewari and Savita Singhal. 40. Participatory development  of horticulture in arid zone/Atul Chandra. Subject Index.

    "A vast land resource (39.54 m ha) in the country characterized as arid region is under utilized, having good potential for quality production of several horticultural crops. The horticulture can play vital role in diversification of these untapped natural resources. Despite immense potential, meager efforts have been made for sustainable production of horticultural commodities without any adverse effect on such complex-diverse-risk prone system, though the government is giving high emphasis on optimum utilization of the rainfed and marginal lands through horticulture. Since, the development of arid horticulture is comparatively recent, hence the published literature on this vital subject is also scanty. Therefore, an effort was made to compile the work done so far in the field of arid horticulture with special reference to Indian scenario in form of a book to develop the knowledge base of all those involved in research the development of arid horticulture. This book will be useful for the scientists, teachers, researchers, students, policy makers and also for the arid crop based industry personnel. The contributors of different chapters included in the book are eminent in their field."

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