About the Book
Horticulture is emerging as the best option among the various enterprises of Agriculture. India is the largest producer of mango, banana, coconut, cashew nuts, ginger, turmeric and black pepper and the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables. India accounts for 10 % of the world fruit production and is the second largest producer of vegetables with 113 mt, contributing to 14.4% of total world production. The area and production of flowers, spices and condiment, mushrooms, coconut and cashew also indicated three fold increase in last few decades. All research institutes are maintaining a large gene pool in the form of genetic resources. The information would be of great use to students, researchers and industry. The present book is a compilation of all the varieties developed in different horticultural crops detailing their specific traits along with the breeding methodology used to develop them. Every crop is dealt with a brief account of breeding methods followed by the varieties developed in the country. There are information on the varieties developed using various methods.