About the Book
There is widespread concern about the shrinking food base that primarily consists of three crops: wheat, rice, and maize. To address this issue and cater to changing food habits and lifestyles, as well as the impact of climate change, there is a need to encourage the cultivation of new crops. One area that has received considerable attention is the promotion of underutilized horticultural crops. The journal HortScience, which has a high impact factor, published a review of underutilized and underexploited horticultural crops in volume II. This series examines the nutritional values, ecological compatibility, and optimal use of natural resources such as water, energy, space, and time for these crops. Volume 4 of the series focuses on edible plant foods in Africa, including African leafy vegetables, Amaranths, chilies, annual drumstick, clove bean, cluster bean, curry leaf, ivy gourd, snap melon, sweet gourd, teasel gourd, tree-borne vegetables, fruits of the North Eastern Region, dragon fruit, wood apple, strobilanthes, seed spices, yam bean, and trees for energy. The volume features 20 chapters written by eminent scientists in their respective crops. The aim of volume 4 is to envision a world free from hunger and malnutrition, where individuals can lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
Table of Contents:
1. Edible Plant Foods in South Africa: New Light from Ancient dwellers Dawn Young blood
Underexploited Vegetables:
2. African Leafy Vegetables John Van Densburg, W.S. and H.J. Varster
3. Amaranths Van den Hever, E. and S.L. Venter
4. Chillies Anu, A. and K.V. Peter
5. Annual Drumstick Prabhakar, M. and S.S. Hebbar
6. Clove bean Salikutty Joseph
7. Cluster bean Renugadevi, J., V. Vijayageetha and P. Srimathi
8. Curry leaf Salikutty Joseph
9. Ivy Gourd Li-ju Lin and C.G. Kuo
10. Snapmelon Dhillon, N.P.S.
11. Sweet Gourd Joseph John, K. and L.K. Bharathi
12. Teasles Gourd Joseph John, K.13. Tree borne vegetables Maurya, I.B. and Jitendra Singh
Underexploited Fruits:
14. Underexploited fruits of North Eastern Region Patel, R.K., Akath Singh, D.S. Yadav and L.C. Des
15. Dragon fruit Pushpakumara, D.K.N.G. and H.P.M. Gunasena
16. Wood apples Shukla, S.K. and A.K. Singh
Underexploited Ornamentals
17. Strobilanthes: Promising Indigenous ornamental plants from Western Ghats, India-Anitha, K., Shijo Joseph and S. Narendra Prasad
Underexploited Spices:
18. Underexploited seed spices - ajowan, anise, black caraway, caraway, celery, dill, nigella and parsley Suresh K. Malhotra
Underexploited Tuber Crops:
19. Yam bean Mukhopadhyay, S.K., Rajib Nath and W. SenUnderexploited Agro-Forestry Crops:
20. Underexploited trees for energy Felix Francis, K. Sudhakara and K.V. Peter
About the Author :
K.V.Peter: Former VC and Presently Professor of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur 680 656, Kerala, India
