Doubling Farmers Income Through Horticulture
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Doubling Farmers Income Through Horticulture

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Doubling Farmers Income Through Horticulture

About this book

This book is a compendium of 108 lead papers presented by R&D workers from various national and international institutions including industry during the four day 7th Indian Horticulture Congress-2016 held from November 15-18, 2016 by the Horticultural Society of India, New Delhi to commemorate its Diamond Jubilee. The book analyses the contribution which various strategies can make to doubling of farmers income by 2022 as envisioned by the Prime Minister of India. Contribution cover role of improved varieties, technologies, input management, disease and pest management, mechanization, quality improvement, post-harvest management, value-addition, marketing and trade, skill development and policy interventions and frontier technologies in different horticultural crops. It is hoped that the book will be of interest to all interested in technology-led Horticulture development and benefit the researchers, students, teachers, development workers, policy makers, and all amateurs and professional.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. The Editors
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Preface
  7. Contents
  8. List of Contributors
  9. — Improving Availability and Quality of Planting Materials and Seeds —
  10. 1. Production of Quality Planting Material in Fruit Crops: A Pre-Requisite for High Productivity
  11. 2. An Integrated Citrus Propagation Programme for Improving Production and ProfitabilityÁ
  12. 3. Improving Availability and Quality of Vegetable Seeds for Higher ProfitabilityÁ
  13. 4. Plug Plant Production of Horticultural Crops through Hi-Tech Nursery RaisingÁ
  14. 5. Grafting for High Productivity and Profitability in Vegetable CropsÁ
  15. 6. Micropropagation for Mass Production of Horticultural CropsÁ
  16. 7. Diagnostics for Management of Viral Diseases in Horticultural CropsÁ
  17. — Biotechnological Interventions —
  18. 8. Role of Biotechnology for the Improvement of Production, Productivity and ResistanceÁin Vegetable Crops
  19. 9. Role and Status of Genome Sequencing and Post-genomic Research in Improving Productivity
  20. 10. Vegetable Breeding through New Techniques for Higher ProductivityÁ
  21. 11. Molecular Breeding for Hastening Varietal Development in Horticultural CropsÁ
  22. 12. Biotechnological Interventions in Canopy Architecture of Tree FruitsÁ
  23. 13. Silencing the Pathogen in a Non-transgenic Scion through SiRNAÁ
  24. — Technology Innovations —
  25. 14. Technology Driven Horticulture Development: Suggested Model for Small andÁMarginal Farmers
  26. 15. Crop Regulation in Fruit Crops for Improving Quality and Income of FarmersÁ
  27. 16. Innovative Technologies for Improving P-roduction and Economic Security of Banana Farmers ÁS. Uma
  28. 17. Technological Innovations for Bridging the Yield Gap in Spices
  29. 18. Technology Options for Doubling Farmers’ Income in Cashew CultivationÁ
  30. 19. Development of Technologies for Increasing Productivity and Availability of OnionÁ
  31. 20. Development of Orchid Biodiversity-based Microenterprises for ConservationÁ and Income Generation
  32. — HDP and Canopy Management —
  33. 21. Canopy Architecture and HDP in Temperate Fruits: An Innovative Approach forÁDoubling Farmers’ Income
  34. 22. Canopy Architecture Management for Doubling India‘s Fruit ProductionÁ
  35. 23. Canopy Management, High Density Planting and Advanced Production Systems in CitrusÁ
  36. 24. Role of Pollinizers and Pollinators in Enhancing Horticulture Crop ProductivityÁ
  37. 25. Rejuvenation of Fruit Plants as a Means of Improving Productivity and ProfitabilityÁ
  38. 26. Effect of Cycocel on Suppression of Post-monsoon Vegetative Growth of Mango cv. Alphonso
  39. — Crop Management —
  40. 27. Increasing Farmers Income from Mango and Guava in Sub-tropicsÁ
  41. 28. Improving Profitability through Enhanced Nutrient Use Efficiency in Horticultural CropsÁ
  42. 29. Harnessing Heterosis in Vegetable Crops: A Means for Achieving High ProductivityÁ and Profitability
  43. 30. Utilizing Indigenous Flowers for Livelihood Security of FarmersÁ
  44. 31. Cultural Practices and Disease Management in Mushroom for Improving Proftability
  45. 32. Production of Seed Spices through Hi-Tech Interventions for Enhancing Farmers IncomeÁ
  46. — Nutrient and Water Management —
  47. 33. Soil Health Management for Raising Profitable Horticultural CropsÁ
  48. 34. Soil Fertility Management for Better Productivity of Fruit CropsÁ
  49. 35. Microbial Consortia in Bio-capsule for Enhancing the Farmers’ Income in SpicesÁ
  50. 36. Improving Productivity and Income of Horticultural Crops from Degraded LandsÁ
  51. 37. Improving Productivity and Profitability of Horticultural Crops throughÁ Micro-Irrigation Technologies
  52. 38. Deficiencies and Management of Micronutrients in Horticultural CropsÁA.N. Ganeshamurthy, T.R. Rupa, H.B. Raghupathi, G.C. Satisha and Mahendra Kumar
  53. 39. Fertigation and Innovative Approach for Fertilizer Use Efficiency in Horticultural CropsÁ
  54. 40. Micro-Irrigation Systems for Enhancing Input Use Efficiency in Horticultural CropsÁ
  55. — Managing Emerging Insect Pests —
  56. 41. Biological Control of Pests in Horticultural Crops to Improve Profitability and QualityÁ
  57. 42. Role of IPM Protocols in Horticultural Crops for Improving ProfitabilityÁ
  58. 43. Integrated Management of Fruit Flies in Horticultural CropsÁ
  59. 44. Strategies for Managing Sap Sucking Pests in Horticultural CropsÁ
  60. 45. Nematode Management in Horticultural Crops for Improving ProductivityÁ
  61. — Managing Emerging Diseases and Disorders —
  62. 46. Online Advisory for Disease Management in Horticultural Crops
  63. 47. Minimizing Pesticide Residues in Horticulture Produce for Ensuring Higher ReturnsÁ in Exports
  64. 48. Management of Guava Wilt for Improving ProductivityÁ
  65. 49. Major Physiological Disorders in Horticulture Crops Focus Spongy Tissue inÁ Mango
  66. 50. Slow Release Nano-formulations of Bio-active Molecules from Horticultural CropsÁN.A. Shakil
  67. — Ensuring Higher Price of Farm Produce and Products —
  68. 51. Role of Credit and Price Policy in Development of HorticultureÁ
  69. 52. National Agriculture Market: Status and Future ProspectsÁ
  70. 53. Re-Orienting Horticultural Extension Services for Doubling Farmers IncomeÁ
  71. 54. Innovations in Horticulture Markets and Value Chains DevelopmentÁ
  72. — Technology-led Organic Horticulture and Safe Food —
  73. 55. Food Safety begets Food SecurityÁ
  74. 56. Income-Assisted Safe Food Production for Remunerative Organic HorticultureÁ
  75. 57. Organic Cultivation of Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsÁ
  76. 58. Role of Weather Factors in the Progression of Leaf Blight in MangoÁ
  77. 59. Green Technologies for Production of Clean and Safe Food SpicesÁ
  78. — Promoting Innovative Production Systems —
  79. 60. Innovative Protected Horticulture and its Potential for Doubling Farmers’ Income
  80. 61. Technologies for Hybrid Seed Production of Vegetable Crops under Protected ConditionsÁ for Improving Farmer’s Income
  81. 62. Role of Urban and Peri-urban Horticulture (UPH) for Meeting Aesthetics, NutritionalÁand Livelihood Security
  82. 63. Agroforestry Interventions in Fruit Orchards for Improving Productivity,ÁProfitability and Sustainability
  83. 64. Horticulture Based Integrated Farming Systems: A Way Forward in Doubling Farm IncomeÁ
  84. 65. Aeroponics: A Soilless Method of Potato MinitubersÁ
  85. 66. IPM and GAP in Protected CultivationÁ
  86. — Reducing Post-Harvest Losses —
  87. 67. Infrastructure Requirements in Post-harvest Management for Horticultural CropsÁ
  88. 68. Post-harvest Losses and their Mitigation to Improve Farmers’ IncomeÁ
  89. 69. Harnessing Profit through New Innovations in Storage of Horticultural ProduceÁ
  90. 70. Ethylene Management for Effective Post-harvest Handling of Horticultural ProduceÁ
  91. 71. Nanotechnology Interventions in Post-harvest Management of Horticultural CropsÁ
  92. — Adding Value to Produce-I —
  93. 72. Value-addition in Floriculture for Nutraceuticals
  94. 73. Tuber Crop Based Novel Products and Functional Foods for Improving ProfitabilityÁ
  95. 74. Waste Utilisation in Horticultural Crops for Supplementing Farmers Income
  96. 75. Value-addition in Vegetables for Increasing Farmers’ IncomeÁ
  97. 76. Utilisation of Winery By-products: Initiatives and Future StrategiesÁ
  98. 77. Probiotic Micro-organisms: Avenue for Processing and Value-addition inÁ Horticultural Produce
  99. — Adding Value to Produce-II —
  100. 78. Exploitation of Natural Colours and Dyes from Horticultural CropsÁ
  101. 79. Phytomedicines from Horticultural Crops for Human Health and ProsperityÁ
  102. 80. Intrinsic Quality and Phytochemical Profiling of Major Horticultural CropsÁ
  103. — Reducing Drudgery through Mechanization —
  104. 81. Initiatives on Reduction of Drudgery through Mechanisation in HorticultureÁ
  105. 82. Reducing Drudgery through User Friendly Equipment in HorticultureÁ
  106. 83. Precision Agriculture Applications in HorticultureÁ
  107. 84. Role of Primary Processing in Improving Income from Horticulture Crop ProductionÁ
  108. 85. Machine Vision and Sensor-based Applications for Pre- and Post-HarvestÁ Operations in Horticulture
  109. — Managing Climate Risks —
  110. 86. Climate Resilience in Horticulture: A Way Forward in Improving Farmers IncomeÁ
  111. 87. Development of Abiotic Stress Tolerant Climate Smart Varieties of Horticultural CropsÁ
  112. 88. Mango Production in the Emerging Climate Change for Ensuring SustainabilityÁ
  113. 89. Climate Change: Management Strategies in Potato ProductionÁ
  114. 90. Carbon Sequestration Potential in Perennial Horticultural Trees for ManagingÁ Global Warming Issues
  115. 91. Impact of Climate Change on Apple Production and Strategies to Mitigate its EffectsÁJ.I. Mir, D.B. Singh, N. Ahmed, O.C. Sharma, A. Sharma, S. Lal, W. H. Raja and Aarifa Jan
  116. — Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth —
  117. 92. Horticulture Information System Network (HORTNET) 2.0 for Increasing Farmers’ÁIncomes through Digital India Programme
  118. 93. Fruit Nursery Production: An Attractive Entrepreneurship Venture for YouthÁ
  119. 94. Vegetable Seed Production: A Remunerative Entrepreneurial VentureÁ
  120. 95. Mushroom Production: A Viable and Profitable Avocation for Educated YouthÁ
  121. 96. Beekeeping as an Attractive Agro-based Enterprise for Youths, Especially in Rural Areas:Á Perspectives and Opportunities
  122. 97. Custom Hiring of Farm Machinery/Equipment/Implements: A Way for Increasing FarmÁEfficiency and Enhancing Profitability
  123. 98. Horti-Tourism: A Venture in India for Creating Employment Opportunities for YouthÁ
  124. 99. Quality Seed Production and Profitability of Horticultural Crops in Northern KarnatakaÁ
  125. 100. Production of Bioagents: A Potential Enterprise for Youth
  126. 101. Value-addition in Horticultural Crops as an Entrepreneurial Option for Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth
  127. — Developing Horticulture in North East India —
  128. 102. Horticulture in North Eastern Region of India
  129. 103. Horticulture Based Farming Systems: The Engine for Prosperity in Northeast India
  130. 104. Floriculture in North Eastern States of India: Prospects and Challenges
  131. 105. Marketing and Market Infrastructure Development for Improving Farmer’s Income
  132. 106. Nutritional Security of Tribals of NEH Region of India through Underutilized Vegetables
  133. 107. Kiwi: A Potential Fruit Crop, in North East India
  134. 108. Revisiting Citrus Genetic Resources of Northeast India