Hi-Tech Farming for Enhancing Horticulture Productivity

P. Parvatha Reddy formerly served as the Director of the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore and was also the Head of the Division of Entomology and Nematology at IIHR. He has almost 34 years of experience working with horticultural crops and is involved in developing an F1 tomato hybrid resistant to root-knot nematodes.

Preface

About the Author

1. Hi-tech horticulture: An overview

2. Varietal improvement: High yields, biotic and abiotic resistance

3. Genetically modified crops: Introduce new traits more quickly and precisely

4. Optimum crop density: Improves resource use efficiency

5. Efficient water management: More crop per drop

6. Integrated nutrient management: Balanced fertilization

7. Fertigation: Enhancing irrigation water and nutrient use efficiency

8. Plant bioregulators: Enhanced crop growth and development

9. Protected cultivation: Enhancing productivity and off-season production

10. Precision horticulture: Optimize use of resources on a site-specific level

11. Nanotechnology: Increase input use efficiency and minimize post-harvest losses

12. Horticulture-based integrated farming systems: Viable option for economic prosperity

13. Integrated insect pest management: An eco-friendly option

14. Integrated disease management: Foundation for scientific crop protection

15. Integrated nematode management: A paradigm shift in crop protection

16. Integrated weed management: Coordinated optimal use of multiple tactics

17. Post-harvest losses: Global food security concern

18. Post-harvest management strategies: Reduction of post-harvest losses and value addition

19. Marketing of horticultural produce: Economic upliftment of farmers

20. Food and nutrition security: Prevention of hunger and malnutrition

21. The road map ahead: Towards attaining food and nutrition security

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Subject Index