Recent Advances in Seed Spices

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Seed spices research in Gujarat: present status, constraints and future strategies/S.B.S. Tikka, Y. Ravindrababu and D.B. Prajapati. 2. Cumin and fennel production in Gujarat and strategy/A.V. Agalodiya, N.R. Patel and R.K. Jaiman. 3. Seed production standards in seed spices/Y. Ravindrababu, G.M. Patel, K.P. Patel and B.S. Prajapati. 4. Plant genetic resources in improvement of spices in India: an overview/V.S. Parthasarathy. K.N. Shiva and B. Krishnamoorthy. 5. Status of characterization and evaluation in coriander/E.V. Divakara Sastry, Dhirendra Singh and Shyam Singh Rajput. 6. Breeding strategies in seed spices crops/R.K. Sharma. 7. Seed spices improvement through biotechnological tools/Ramavtar Sharma. 8. Action plan for organic seed spices production/Arun K. Sharma. 9. Irrigation: a key factor for seed spice crop production/A.U. Amin, P.K. Patel, S.G. Patel and S.P. Patel. 10. Integrated nutrient management in seed spices/M.M. Patel, A.U/ Amin, L.J. Desai, Manish M. Patel and S.M. Patel. 11. Natural resource management through seed spices and aromatic plants/O.P. Aishwath and M.M. Anwar. 12. Cumin Wilt and its management/S. Gangopadhyay and R.K. Jaiman. 13. Management of diseases in seed spices/R.L. Patel. R.K. Jaiman, N.R. Patel, K.D. Patel, D.K. Joshi and Y. Ravindrababu. 14. Management of insect pests in seed spices/G.M. Patel, B.R. Patel and J.K. Patel. 15. Nematodes diseases of seed spices and their management/Ashok D. Patel. 16. Status of pesticide residues in seed spices in India/P.G. Shah Kalpana Diwan and M.F. Raj. 17. Frm equipment and technologies for mechanization in major seed spices: prospects and opportunities/M.M.Pandey, Tarun Kapur, B.K. Garg and S.K. Rautaray. 18. Resource conservation technologies in seed spices: prospects and possibilities/S.K. Rautaray, B.K. Garg and Tarun Kapur. 19. Quality issues in seed spices for export/S. Siddaramappa. 20. Role of AICRPS in seed spices for export/S. Siddaramappa. 21. Development of seed spices in India/M. Tamil Selvam. 22. Postharvest handling of seed spices/G. Lal and M.M. Anwar. 23. Characterization and evaluation of indigenous dill seed (Anethum sowa Kurtz) germplasm under North Gujarat conditions/D.B. Prjapati, K.P. Patel and Y. Ravindrababu. 24. Association of characters and their direct and indirect contribution for fresh yield in Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)/Yudhvir Singh, Sunil Dutt and Madhu Sharma. 25. Field screening of Fenugreek genotypes against powdery mildew disease (Erysiphe polygoni)/D.B. Prajapati, S.N. Badaya, N.R. Patel and P.K. Patel. 26. Quality status of coriander in vertisols of South East Rajasthan/Vibha Doshi, Preeti Verma, Mashiat Ali and P.K. Gupta. 27. Gujarat Dill-3: a new Dwarf, Early dill cultivar having good economic traits in irrigated as well as rainfed conditions in Gujarat/D.B. Prajapati, K.P. Patel, N.R. Patel, A.V. Agalodiya and P.K. Patel. 28. Gujarat Methi-2: a newly bold seeded Fenugreek variety having high yield potential and disease resistance/D.B. Prajapati, A.V. Agalodiya, G.M. Patel, K.D. Patel and N.R. Patel. 29. Studies on character association in Fenugreek (Trigonella Foenum-gracecum L.)/D.B. Prajapati, S.N. Badaya and B.H. Prajapati. 30. Evaluation of half sib progenies in population of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)/Dhirendra Singh, Brijendra Pareek, E.V. Divakara Sastry and K.C. Sharma. 31. Organogenesis in callus cultures of cumin (cuminum cyminum L.)/M.L. Jakhar. 32. Effect of temperature and photoperiod on organogenesis of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.)/M.L. Jakhar. 33. Effect of levels and sources of sulphur on yield and chemical composition of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) in Loamy Sand/P.K. Patel, B.B. Patel, N.J. Jadav, R.P. Pavaya, M.V. Patel, V.R. Patel and C.H. Raval. 34. Response of Isabgol (Plantago oveta Forsk.) to nitrogen and iron application in Loamy sand/B.B. Patel, T.V. Gangwal. N.J. Jadav, R.P. Pavaya, M.V. Patel and V.R. Patel. 35. Cyclic mode of Sewage and well water irrigation with different levels of nitrogen in dill seed (Anethum graveolens)/M.M. Patel, P.T. Patel, M.M. Patel and S.M. Patel. 36. Effect of weedicides on cumin crop and its residual effect on greengram/S.M. Patel, J.C. Patel, M.M. Patel and H.D. Patel. 37. Effect of spacing and clove size on growth and yield of garlic under akola conditions/S.M. Ghawade, S.R. Dalal and S.R. Bhople. 38. Effect of sub-surface compaction and moisture regimes in fenugreek on highly permeable coarse textured soils/B.L. Kumawat, Arvind Kumawat, Arvind Kumawat, Amit Kumawat and Sangeeta Kumawat. 39. Role of Rhizobacteria in growth promotion of fenugreek/K.S. Shekhawat, Manoj Agarwal and Dhirendra Singh. 40. Efficacy of different acaricides against chilli yellow mite (Polyphagotarsonemus latus, Banks) and its safety to predatory mite/K.A. Patel, M.B. Patel. S.N. Gajjar, A.J. Patel and H.R. Desai. 41. Ecofriendly management of Dill seed Aphid, Hydaphis coriandari (Das) through seed treatments/M.N. Kapadia, P.G. Butani, V.R. Virani and D.M/ Jethva. 42. Ecofriendly management of cumin thrips, thrips tabaci lindeman through seed treatments/M.N. Kapadia, P.G. Butani. V.R. Virani and D.M. Jethva. 43. Ecofriendly management of Fenugreek Jassid, Empoasca Spinosa Dworowaska and Sohi through seed treatments/N. Kapadia, P.G. Butani. V.R. Virani and D.M. Jethva. 44. Coriander seed midge (Systole albipennis walker) emerging as important pest of corander in Rajasthan/V.K. Agrawal and M.G. Patel. 45. Antagonistic potentiality of Trichoderma spp. Against Fusarium oxysporum var cumini causing wilt of cumin and effect of temperature and pH on Mycelial growth of Trichoderma spp./R.K. Jaiman, S Gangopadhyay, S.K. Yadav and V.S. Yadav. 46. A video conference service: new ways to create more immediate, interactive links between the scientists and seed spices growers/L.D. Parmar, A.P. Prajapati, V.P. Prajapati and P.K. Patel. 47. E-commerce: a new market channel in seed spices for domestic and export market promotion/A.P. Prajapati and Y. Ravindrababu. 48. Technology adoption pattern of coriander production in humid South Eastern Plain of Rajasthan/Rajkumar and Pratap Singh. 49. Adoption of Kharif Fennel cultivation practices by Fennel growers of Banaskantha District of Gujarat State/S.V. Kaid, M.R. Prajapati and R.R. Prajapati. 50. Cyber extension: a useful ICT concept for transfer of technologies in seed spices crops/A.P. Prajapati, Y. Ravindrababu and D.B. Patel. 51. Evaluation of different transfer of technology of KVKS by using the developed instrument/A.S. Sheikh and S.S. Shekhawat. Author index. Subject index.

The present book Recent Advances in Seed Spices, utilization of genetic resources, production technologies for enhancement of productivity and quality, protection technologies for the management of various diseases and insects, technologies for farm mechanization in seed spices, post harvest technologies for minimization of post harvest losses, interventions of biotechnological tools for spices improvement in terms of quality, transfer of technologies from research farm to farmers field, and use of information technology for spices trade. Hope that this book will be very useful to the students, spices research workers, biotechnologists, traders and exporters.