Contents: Preface. I. Strategies: 1. Horticulture, best suited avocation for hills/V.K. Sharma. 2. Scope and future strategies of temperate nut crops cultivation in Himachal Pradesh/S.D. Sharma and K. Kumar. 3. Import of germplasm for rejuvenation of fruit industry in Himachal Pradesh/K. Kumar and S.D. Sharma. 4. Effective transfer of technology package for sustainable horticulture development in hills/O.P. Sharma, Sandeep Kansal and K.K. Raina. 5. Role of NBPGR, regional station, Shimla in the development of horticulture in Himachal Pradesh/B.D. Sharma and J.C. Rana. 6. Present status and future strategies of development of horticulture in Himachal Pradesh/P.S. Thakur and Prabal Thakur. 7. Exploitation of hybrid seed for improved production and productivity of horticultural crops--issues and strategies/O.P. Dutta. 8. Present status and future strategies for popularising medicinal and aromatic plants in Himachal Pradesh/N.S. Chauhan. 9. Horticulture vision of hills: Himachal Pradesh/K.C. Azad. II. Production: 10. Sustainable potato production in India: issues and strategies/S.M. Paul Khurana and Anil Kumar. 11. Apple industry: challenges before us/V.K. Sharma. 12. Some salient problems of the horticulture industry of Himachal Pradesh and suggestions/K.C. Azad. 13. Improved varieties of apple/B.K. Karkara. 14. Diagnosing nutrient deficiencies in kiwifruit/Uday Sharma and Bunty Shylla. 15. Vegetable production in Himachal Pradesh: present scenario and future prospects/J.C. Rana. 16. Exotic vegetables in hills/D.K. Sharma and D.R. Chaudhary. 17. Vegetable seed production in Himachal Pradesh/B.N. Korla. 18. Native and exotic ornamental trees of hilly area/Priyanka Kashyap, Y.D. Sharma and S.R. Dhiman. 19. Indian mushroom industry: contribution and potential of Himachal Pradesh/R.N. Verma. 20. Present status of morchella/T.R. Shandilya and Vijay Kumar Thakur. 21. Mushroom industry of Himachal Pradesh: past and present/T.R. Shandilya and Vijay Kumar Thakur. 22. Present status and future prospects of casing research in India/T.R. Shandilya. 23. Tea industry of Himachal Pradesh/K.L. Sharma. 24. High density plantations of apple in hilly areas/P.S. Thakur and Prabal Thakur. 25. Problems of low productivity in temperate fruits and approaches for its improvement/T.R. Chadha and Sanjay Chadha. 26. Spur type apple cultivars: boon for mid-hills/L.K. Sharma and J.S. Chauhan. III. Plant protection: 27. Development of an integrated forecasting and management system on apple crop yield, diseases and insect-pests for sustainable production in India/Vijay Singh Thakur. 28. Environmental consequences of pesticides usage in agriculture/Dharmesh Gupta and Sapna Mahajan. 29. Biotechnology: applications in fruit disease: diagnosis and management/R.C. Sharma and J.N. Sharma. 30. Virus-free horticultural plants: biotechnological perspective/Anil Handa, Bunty Shylla and Promil Kapoor. 31. Role of pesticides in horticulture/A. Nath. 32. Protect pruning cuts with protective pastes/Y.P. Sharma, D.K. Kishore and K.K. Pramanick. 33. Bird pests of fruit and field crops and their management/R.S. Rana and M.L. Narang. 34. Insect-pests of fruits, vegetables and flowers/K.L. Kakar. 35. Replant problem in apple: causes and management/S.S. Bhardwaj and I.M. Sharma. IV. Value addition: 36. Quality in relation to consumer acceptability of apples/S.P.S. Guleria. 37. Marketing of perishable horticultural produce: role of corporate and co-operative sector/Gian C. Chauhan. 38. Fight malnutrition through value addition/S.P.S. Guleria. V. General: 39. Our ailing planet/Shuchi Sharma. 40. Water harvesting technology in hills/B.C. Thakur and A.R. Bhandari. 41. In Situ moisture conservation for rainfed horticulture/M.L. Verma. 42. Apiculture in Himachal Pradesh/B.S. Rana and J.K. Gupta. 43. Introduction of improved grasses in grasslands/forest areas of different agro-climatic zones/Janak Raj Sharma. 44. Seed certification programme in Himachal Pradesh/Y.P. Gupta. 45. Forest scenario: changing pattern in Himachal Pradesh/R.N. Sehgal and H.P. Sankhyan. Index.
"Horticulture has a special significance for the economic development, especially of the hilly regions. Most of the people, though hard working and face the calamities of nature and live in harsh conditions, yet produce lot of fruits, vegetables and other flowering and ornamental plants including the medicinal and aromatic plants. In order to increase the productivity of horticultural crops growers must take the advantage of the expertise of scientists. Keeping this idea in focus, the present book has been compiled which contains experiences of the scientists and guidelines for the farmers to boost their economy apart from maintaining the ecology of the hills and plains. The book covers advances in strategies, production, plant protection, value addition and other important areas of horticulture development." (jacket)
