The agronomy and economy of turmeric and ginger the invaluable medicinal spice crops.

Turmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.C., while ginger has been used extensively throughout history for its medicinal purposes. The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger brings these two important plants together in one reference book, explaining the...

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Main Author Nair, K. P. Prabhakaran
Corporate Author Elsevier (firma)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Burlington : Elsevier Science, 2013.
Subjects
kurkuma
zázvor (rostlina)
pěstování rostlin
turmeric
ginger
plants cultivation
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9780123948243
9780123948014
Physical Description1 online zdroj (537 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Tumeric: Origin and history
  • The botany of tumeric
  • Genetics of tumeric
  • The chemistry of tumeric
  • The biotechnology of tumeric
  • The agronomy of tumeric
  • Nutrition and the nutrient management of tumeric
  • Tumeric entomology
  • Tumeric nematology
  • Diseases of tumeric
  • Harvesting and postharvest management of tumeric
  • Neutraceutical properties of tumeric
  • The ornamental curcuma
  • Tumeric in ayurveda
  • The agronomy and economy of ginger
  • The chemistry of ginger
  • Ginger physiology
  • Cropping zones and production technology
  • The biotechnology of ginger
  • Ginger nutrition
  • The diseases of ginger
  • The insect pests of ginger and their control
  • The postharvest and industrial processing of ginger
  • Production, marketing, and economics of ginger
  • Pharmacology and nutraceutical uses of ginger
  • Ginger as a spice and flavorant
  • Additional economically important ginger species.

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