Production Management of Underutilized Vegetables
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Asparagus. 3. Baby corn. 4. Basella. 5. Broccoli. 6. Brussels sprouts. 7. Celery. 8. Chinese Cabbage. 9. Chinese radish. 10. Chow-Chow. 11. Coleus. 12. Curry leaf. 13. Drumstick. 14. Faba bean. 15. Globe artichoke. 16. Horse radish. 17. Jerusalem artichoke. 18. Kakrol. 19. Kale. 20. Knol khol. 21. Leek. 22. Lettuce. 23. Parsley. 24. Parsnip. 25. Pointed gourd. 26. Rhubarb. 27. Rutabaga. 28. Small gourd. 29. Snake gourd. 30. Spine gourd. 31. Turnip. 32. Yams. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
"Vegetables are very important to human health and national economy. Most of them are short duration and quick growing. Very convenient to raise even on small piece of land economically where other crops do not grow. They come under less carbohydrates and fat content group. The biological value of vegetable protein is high. Vegetables contain adequate quantity of vitamins and minerals, and have medicinal values. Therefore, these are known as protective foods.
The book "Production Management of Underutilized Vegetables" contains 31 under utilized vegetables belong to 13 botanical families. Almost all production management practices for each underutilized vegetable crop is given. For convenient to readers, crops are arranged alphabetically.
The book provides selected readings for consulting an alternative source, a glossary for meaning of several technical terms and appendices for other useful information and ends with index." (jacket)
