Biodiversity in HORTICULTURAL CROPS Volume 3

• Other Authors: Peter, K.V (Editor)
• Format: Manuscript Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi, India DAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE 2011
• Subjects: Horticultural Crops > Asia; Horticultural Crops > Variation > Asia; Tropical Fruit > Variation > Asia
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• Physical Description: xxiv, 336 pages colour illustrations 25 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references adn index
• ISBN: 9788170356721

The UN is celebrating 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity and the theme is Biodiversity is life ; Biodiversity is our life. The 3rd vol. of Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops published in 2010 highlights biodiversity of potential and future crops of livelihood and nutritional security. Fourteen crops including three vegetables, six fruit crops, three ornamentals, one spice and one medicinal plantBombara Groundnut-uncommon to Asian readers but common in South Africa are elucidated by 28 eminent scientists from four countries including India.