Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) - World's Invaluable Medicinal Spices The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Nair, Kodoth Prabhakaran (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Plant science.; Botany.; Economic geography.; Geobiology.; Agriculture.; Plant ecology.; Food-Biotechnology.; Plant Sciences.; Economic Geography.; Biogeosciences.; Plant Ecology.; Food Science.

This book discusses the various aspects, from production to marketing of turmeric and ginger, the world's two most important and invaluable medicinal spice crops. The book begins with their origin and history, global spread, and goes on to describe the botany, production agronomy, fertilizer pr...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1: Origin and history
• 2: The Botany of Turmeric:
• 3: The genetics of Turmeric
• 4: The chemistry of Turmeric
• 5: The biotechnology of turmeric
• 6: The Agronomy of Turmeric
• 7: Nutrition and nutrition management in Turmeric;- 8: Turmeric Entomology
• 9: Turmeric Nematology
• 10: Diseases of Turmeric
• 11: Harvesting and Post-harvest management of Turmeric
• 12: Nutraceutical properties of turmeric
• 13: The ornamental Curcuma
• 14: Turmeric in Ayurveda: Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine
• 15: The Ginger: History and Origins
• 16: The chemistry of ginger
• 17: Ginger physiology.-18: Cropping zones and production technology of ginger
• 19; The biotechnology of ginger
• 20: Ginger nutrition
• 21: The chapter will discuss diseases caused by oomycetes and True Fungi, soft rot of ginger and diseases caused by nematodes
• 22: The insect pests of ginger and their control
• 23: The post-harvest and industrial production of ginger
• 24: Production, marketing and economics of ginger
• 25: Pharmacology and nutraceutical uses of ginger
• 26: Ginger as a spice and flavorant
• 27: Additional Economically Important Ginger Species
• Conclusions.