Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom
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Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom

The "King and "Queen of Spices

  1. 380 pages
  2. English
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Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper and Cardamom

The "King and "Queen of Spices

About this book

Known as the "King" of spices, black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and the "Queen" of spices, cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum M.), both perennial crops of the tropics, are the most important and most widely sought after spice crops of the world. They both have many uses, for example, both are used as flavourings and as a medicine. This book provides a comprehensive review of these two very important spice crops, covering origin, history, geographical distribution, production, economy and their uses. - Discusses the two major spices of great economic value to the developing world - The author is an eminent scientist who has won numerous awards for his work in this area

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Front-matter
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. 1. The Agronomy and Economy of Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.)ā€”The ā€œKing of Spicesā€
  8. 1.1. Introduction
  9. 1.2. The Pepper Plantā€”Its Botany and Chemistry
  10. 1.3. Pepper Agronomy
  11. 1.4. The Role of the Nutrient Buffer Power Concept in Pepper Nutrition
  12. 1.5. Establishing a Pepper Plantation
  13. 1.6. Pepper Pests and Their Control
  14. 1.7. The Processing of Black Pepper on Farm
  15. 1.8. An Account of Indonesian Pepper Processing
  16. 1.9. Industrial Processing of Black Pepper
  17. 1.10. The Future of the Global Pepper Economy
  18. 1.11. Pepper Economy in India
  19. 1.12. Pepper Pharmacopoeia
  20. 1.13. Consumer Products Out of Black Pepper
  21. 1.14. Value Addition in Pepper
  22. 1.15. Conclusions and a Peep Into Pepperā€™s Future
  23. 2. The Agronomy and Economy of Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum M.): The ā€œQueen of Spicesā€
  24. 2.1. Introduction
  25. 2.2. Cardamom Botany
  26. 2.3. Cardamom Chemistry
  27. 2.4. The Agronomy of Cardamom
  28. 2.5. The Role of ā€œThe Nutrient Buffer Power Conceptā€ in Cardamom Nutrition
  29. 2.6. Cardamom Pathology
  30. 2.7. Cardamom Entomology
  31. 2.8. Harvesting and Processing of Cardamom
  32. 2.9. Industrial Processing of Cardamom and Cardamom Products
  33. 2.10. The Economy of Cardamom Production
  34. 2.11. Pharmacological Properties of Cardamom
  35. 2.12. A Peek into the Future of Cardamom
  36. 2.13. Large Cardamom (Amomum Subulatum Roxb.)
  37. 2.14. False Cardamom
  38. 2.15. Specification for Cardamom