Overview
- A unique reference source for understanding the immense potential of medicinal spice crops
- Provides a tool for those engaged in the global turmeric and ginger trade
- A benchmark textbook for researchers and students in agriculture and food science
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
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 practices, pest management, post-harvest technology, pharmacology and nutraceutical uses. The book presents the economy, import-export and world markets involved with reference to turmeric and ginger. It would be a benchmark and an important reference source for scientists, students, both undergraduate and post graduate, studying agriculture and food sciences and policy makers. It would be of great interest to professionals and industry involved in spice trade.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Professor Nair was appointed to the National Chair of the Science Foundation, The Royal Society, Belgium, and, affiliated to the State University of Ghent. Subsequently worked as Professor & Head, Departments of Agriculture, Soil Sciences and Basic Sciences at the University Center, Dschang, The Republic of Cameroon, Senior Professor at the University of Fort Hare, Alice, The Republic of South Africa. Currently Chief Scientific Advisor, The Proletarian Foundation of India. Recipient of The Robertson Memorial Gold medal for outstanding work in Agronomy and many other national and international awards.
Professor Nair has authored more than 100 peer reviewed research papers published in prestigious international journals, nine books (three published by Elsevier) of which one “ISSUES IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE” was launched by India’s great President late Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. The only agricultural scientist in the world to have been invited six times to contribute invitational chapters to ADVANCES IN AGRONOMY, the magnum opus of agricultural science. “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept” project was shortlisted for the very prestigious U.S. $ 1 Million Rolex Awards For Enterprise 2012 of The Rolex Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland, for its originality from more than 3500 nominations worldwide, and is the only project selected for this coveted distinction from the Asian continent.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) - World's Invaluable Medicinal Spices
Book Subtitle: The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger
Authors: Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29189-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29188-4Published: 07 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-29191-4Published: 07 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-29189-1Published: 25 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 568
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Economic Geography, Biogeosciences, Agriculture, Plant Ecology, Food Science