Return to Plant Sciences catalogueAdvances in Oilseed Research: Vol. 1 : Rapeseeds and Mustard/edited by D. Kumar & M. Rai. 1992, 400 p., figs., tables, $30.
Contents: Preface. 1. Technology mission on oilseeds and rapeseed-mustard improvement/M. Rai. 2. Methods of genetic improvement in oleiferous Brassica/Hari Singh & D. Singh. 3. Role of radiations and isotopes in increasing productivity and quality of Indian mustard/V. Abraham. 4. Production technology of yield enhancement of Indian mustard under irrigated conditions/Arvind Kumar. 5. Production technology for yield enhancement of Indian mustard under rainfed conditions/S.S. Rathore & B.S. Kumpawat. 6. Technological advances in pest management in rapeseed and mustard/D.R.C. Bakhetia & Joginder Singh. 7. Management of rapeseed and mustard diseases/G.S. Saharan. 8. Present status of rapeseed and mustard germplasm in India/R.S. Rana & Ranbir Singh. 9. Review on rapeseed and mustard for yield enhancement of saline and sodic conditions/D. Kumar. 10. Occurrence of frost in North India and management of injury in crop plants/A.K. Dhawan.
11. Oil quality of Indian mustard-challenges and prospects of improvement/P.B. Varade. 12. Genetic and agronomic improvements in toria (Brassica campestris (L) Var. toria)/Y.S. Chauhan & D. Singh. 13. Yellow sarson (Brassica campestris (L) var. yellow sarson) the prospective oleiferous Brassica of India/S.D. Chatterjee. 14. Taramira (Eruca sativa Mill.) research in India present status and future programme on yield enhancement/D. Kumar & I.S. Yadav. 15. Management of rodent pests in oilseed crops/A.P. Jain & R.S. Tripathi. 16. Effective approach on transfer of technology for boosting the production of Indian mustard in arid environment: a gainful experience/K.D. Kokate, D. Kumar & K.N.K. Chouhan. Subject index.
"Present compilation with a coverage of 400 pages in credited with inclusion of 16 chapters writen by the eminent Brassica workers in their respective fields. The chapters relate to oilseeds mission, genetic improvement, crop husbandry (irrigated and rainfed conditions), plant protection, germplasm management, specific traits and situations (quality, frost and salinity), extension approaches and rodents control in Indian mustard; & also on toria, taramira and yellow sarson. The contents of the book are informative, convenient and have practical relevance in context of enhanced production of rapeseed and mustard." (jacket)
[D. Kumar is a Sr. Scientist with the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur.] No. 7191