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SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE Volume 1: Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvement Innovations in Horticultural Science SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE Volume 1: Diversity, Production, and Crop Improvement Edited by Debashis Mandal, PhD Amritesh C. Shukla, DPhil, DSc Mohammed Wasim Siddiqui, PhD Apple Academic Press Inc. Apple Academic Press Inc. 3333 Mistwell Crescent 9 Spinnaker Way Oakville, ON L6L 0A2 Waretown, NJ 08758 Canada USA © 2019 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. Exclusive worldwide distribution by CRC Press, a member of Taylor & Francis Group No claim to original U.S. Government works International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-77188-646-8 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-315-14793-2 (eBook) All rights reserved. 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For information about Apple Academic Press products, visit our website at www.appleacademicpress.com and the CRC Press website at www.crcpress.com CONTENTS Innovations in Horticultural Science Book Series ..........................................xi Books in the Series ........................................................................................xiii About the Editors............................................................................................xv List of Contributors .......................................................................................xix List of Abbreviations ..................................................................................xxvii Preface ........................................................................................................xxxi PART I: GENETIC RESOURCES AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ........................................................................................1 1. Citrus Germplasm at Original Home Warrants Documentation and Conservation ...................................................................................................3 R. K. Bhattacharyya 2. Medicinal Orchids of Mizoram and Habitat Approach for Conservation ...............................................................................................15 Vanlalruati, T. Mandal, S. Pradhan, and Vanlalremruati Hnamte 3. Varietal Wealth of Turf Grasses at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute .........................................................................................................23 Babita Singh, S. S. Sindhu, and Namita 4. Local Germplasm and Landraces of Vegetables: Availability, Market Price, and Perception of Consumer ..............................................39 Anjana Pradhan, Laxuman Sharma, S. Manivannan, and Karma Diki Bhutia PART II: PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURE CROPS ......................................................................57 5. Horticulture for Sustainable Development in India ..................................59 K. L. Chadha 6. Organic Fruit Production in India: Present Situation and Future Prospects .......................................................................................................71 S. K. Mitra, Hidangmayun L. Devi, and K. S. Thingreingam Irenaeus vi Contents 7. Tropical Fruit Tree Architectural Management in Thailand ...................87 Narong Chomchalow, Prem Na Songkhla and Lop Phavaphutanon 8. Organizing Market Led Extension in Horticulture for Less Favored Areas (NEH): Challenges and Opportunities ...........................101 V. K. Jayaraghavendra Rao 9. Transforming Marketing Linkages in Horticulture Through Effective Institutions and Innovative Agri-Business Models ..................109 Vasant P. Gandhi 10. Status and Strategic Plan for the Sustainable Development of Horticulture Sector in Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Groups of Islands, India: Horticultural Development in Tropical Indian Islands ..............................................................................145 R. K. Gautam, S. Dam Roy, Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra, I. Jaisankar, V. Damodaran, K. and T. Bharathimeena 11. Organic Vegetables Farming and Its Prospects in Pakyong East District of Sikkim, India ............................................................................167 Anjana Pradhan, Deeki Lama Tamang, Sangay Gyampo Bhutia, and Pabitra Subba 12. Organic Nutrient Management for Improving the Fruit Quality of Mango cv. Alphonso ...............................................................................173 H. Lembisana Devi, Y. T. N. Reddy, Thejangulie Angami, Prativa Sahu, E. Reang, G. S. Yadav, and B. Das 13. Organic Production of Turmeric in Northeastern India: Constraints and Opportunities .................................................................185 Mary Chinneithiem Haokip, Akoijam Ranjita Devi, and Khumbar Debbarma 14. Organic Horticulture for Sustainable Development: Strategic Opportunities and Relevance in the Indian Perspective ........................195 T. K. Hazarika 15. Effect of Zinc and Boron on Growth, Yield and Economics of Cultivation of Onion (Allium cepa L.) cv. Agrifound Dark Red in Nagaland, India ..........................................................................................207 Khatemenla, V.B. Singh, Trudy A. Sangma, and Lalngaihwami Contents vii 16. Effect of Different Nutrient Management on Productivity of Potato (Var. Kufri Jyoti) and Soil Nutrient Status in New Alluvial Zone of West Bengal, India .................................................................................217 Priyanka Irungbam and Mahadev Pramanick 17. Impact of Enriched Composts and Bio-Inoculants on Symbiotic, Growth, Yield and Quality Parameters in Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Under Organic Farming Conditions ........................229 Sanjay Chadha, Akashdeep Singh, and Sangeeta Kanwar 18. Influence of Organic Wastes Amendment on the Soil of a Jhum Fallow ........................................................................................241 Angom Sarjubala Devi and Lalbiakdiki Royte 19. Effect of Biofertilizer Consortium, FYM, Enriched Compost, and Chemical Fertilizers on Sustainable Production and Profitability of Garden Pea (Pisum sativum L.) in the Plains of Assam, North-East India.........................................................................................253 Trudy A. Sangma, L. Saikia, Khatemenla, and Rokozeno 20. Kendu- An Underexploited Forest Fruit Species for Poverty Alleviation of Tribals ..................................................................................265 Debjit Roy, Subhasis Kundu and Bikash Ghosh 21. Proline Accumulation Under Drought Stress in Onion (Allium cepa L.) Cultivars..........................................................................277 K. Riazunnisa and G. Sai Sudha 22. A Statistical Study on Pineapple in North-Eastern States of India for Sustainable Policy Development .........................................................285 Krajairi Mog, Sh. Herojit Singh, and Anurup Majumder 23. Performance of Horticulture Crops under Sloping Agriculture Land Technology in Hilly Terrains of Mizoram, India ...........................297 F. Lalnunmawia, B. Gopichand, Tawnenga, R. Lalfakzuala, and F. Lalriliana 24. Changes in Vitamin C Content During the Various Stages of Ripening of Citrus grandis: A Major Fruit Crop of Sikkim, India .............................................................................................................307 Yengkokpam Ranjana Devi, Puthem Mineshwor, and Rocky Thokchom viii Contents 25. Fruit Setting, Yield and Economics of Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk) cv. ‘Bau Kul-1’ to the Exposure of Growth Regulators and Micronutrients ....................................................................................315 Sayan Sau, Debjit Roy, Bikash Ghosh, Indrani Majumder, Subhasis Kundu, and Sukamal Sarkar 26. Impact of Various Pruning Levels on Petiole Nutrient Status, Physiology, Yield and Quality of Grape (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Italia ......325 S. Senthilkumar, R. M. Vijayakumar, K. Soorianathasundaram, and D. Durga Devi 27. Green Space for Sustainable Disaster Management ...............................339 Jenny Zoremtluangi, Vanlalruati, and Vanlalremruati Hnamte 28. Effect of Organic and Inorganic Source of NPK on Plant Growth, Spike Yield, and Quality of Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus) cv. Jester ......................................................................................................349 V. M. Prasad, Devi Singh, and Balaji Vikram 29. Effect of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth, Flowering, and Corm Production of Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus) cv. Jester ........359 V. M. Prasad, Devi Singh, and Balaji Vikram 30. Effect of IBA and Different Rooting Media on Fig Cuttings ..................367 Megha H. Dahale, G. S. Shinde, S. G. Bharad, P. K. Nagre, and D. N. Muske PART III: CROP IMPROVEMENT AND BIOTECHNOLOGY .............377 31. New Dynamics in Breeding of Horticultural Crops ................................379 Thaneshwari and C. Aswath 32. Peppers (Capsicum spp.): Domestication and Breeding for Global Use .............................................................................................387 S. Kumar, H. C. Shieh, S. W. Lin, R. Schafleitner, L. Kenyon, R. Srinivasan, J. F. Wang, A. W. Ebert, and Y. Y. Chou 33. Detection of Phytophthora Using Molecular and Immunological Approaches in Citrus spp. ..........................................................................401 S. J. Gahukar, Deepa N. Muske, Amrapali A. Akhare, R. G. Dani, and R. M. Gade Contents ix 34. Discrimination of Phytophthora as a Devasting Fungus of Citrus Orchard from Other Fungi Using Molecular Approach ........................415 Deepa N. Muske, S. J. Gahukar, Amrapali A. Akhare, and R. G. Dani 35. Genetic Diversity and Heritability in Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Genotypes .......................................................427 Umakant Singh, Devi Singh, and V. M. Prasad 36. Performance Study of Tuberose in the Gangetic Plains of West Bengal, India .....................................................................................433 Vanlalruati, T. Mandal and Jenny Zoremtluangi 37. Genotypic Performance and Growth and Yield in Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.) Genotypes .......................................................443 Uma Kant Singh, Devi Singh, and V. M. Prasad Index .....................................................................................................................451