H P Singh V a Parthasarathy Srinivasan (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/H.P. Singh and V.A. Parthasarathy. 2. Botany taxonomy and cytogenetics/P.J. Mathew and P.M. Mathew. 3. Crop improvement/K.V. Saji and B. Krishnamoorthy. 4. Biotechnology/K. Nirmal Babu, R.R. Nair, K.V. Saji and V.A. Parthasarathy. 5. Production and cropping systems/C.K. Thankamani and K. Kandiannan. 6. Nutrition and physiology/V. Srinivasan, R. Dinesh, K.S. krishnamurthy and S. Hamza. 7. Diseases/M. Anandaraj, R. Suseela Bhai and A.I. Bhat. 8. Insect and nematode pests/S. Devasahayam, Santosh J. Eapen, T.K. Jacob and Rashid Pervez. 9. Chemistry/T. John Zachariah and B. Chempakam. 10. Post harvest management/Jayashree E. and T. John Zachariah. 11. Nutraceutical and medicinal uses/Shamina and medicinal uses/Shamina Azeez and B. Chempakam. 12. Uses in Ayurvedic medicine/P. Ram Manohar. 13. Under exploited members/K.V. Saji. Index. Piperaceae is an economically important plant family. Members of this family grow in tropical forests from South Asia to Tropical America, including those of Africa and Australia. Several Piper spp. from India, southeast Asia and Africa are of economic importance since they are used as spices and traditional medicines. Many plant families have a global distribution, but a few have the rich ethnobotanical and ethno pharmaceutical history of Piperaceae. The pepper family Piperaceae in the order Piperales is commercially important because of Piper nigrum L. the source of black and white pepper. Betel leaf is another economically important product obtained from piper betle. The family comprises about 5 genera of which 2-Piper (about 2,000 species) and Peperomia (about 1,600 species)- are the most important. The plants grow as herbs vines shrubs, and trees and are widely distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics. The Piper belte L. P longum L. P. chaba Hunter are the some of the other important members of Piperacea family. The book contains useful information on various aspects of the family starting from taxonomy, botany cultivation to the medicine uses.

Contents Preface 1 Historical perspectives and usesB Chempakam and VA Parthasarathy 2 Botany and breedingR Ramakrishnan Nair and VA Parthasarathy 3 Genetic resourcesB Krishnamoorthy D Prasath and Utpala Parthasarathy 4 ChemistryT John Zachariah NK Leela and B Chempakam 5 BiotechnologyTE Sheeja and VA Parthasarathy 6 Production systemK Kandiannan V Srirnivasan S Hamza and CK Thankamani 7 Input use efficiencyV Srinivasan KS Krishnamurthy R Dinesh S Hamza and K Kandiannan 8 Insect and nematode pestsS Devasahayam and Santhosh J Eapen 9 DiseasesM Anandaraj and R Suseela Bhai 10 Post-harvest managementE Jayashree and T John Zacharia 11 Nutraceutical propertiesA Shamina and KN Shiva 12 Ornamental curcumaK Sujatha and Sujatha A Nair 13 Turmeric in AyurvedaP Ram Manohar and Srividya Subramanian Subject indexTurmeric Curcuma longa L is a spice and a medicine Research has revealed that curcumin has a wide range of beneficial properties including anti-inflammatory antioxidant chemo-preventive and chemotherapeutic activity It also serves as a multipurpose herbal remedy for practitioners of Ayurveda Siddha Unani and traditional Chinese medicine Turmeric has recently been nominated by the national cancer institute for more in-depth studies in developing curcumin as a drug for the treatment of cancer with its proven safety to humans Keeping this in mind this book has been edited with 13 chapters contributed by eminent scientists on all aspects covering history botany cultivation secondary agriculture and nutraceuticalsThe book describes historical perspective genetic resources and its uses details of the genus curcuma botany of curcuma and breeding of turmeric taxonomic puzzle existing among the different species of curcuma biotechnological tools for genetic improvement and exploitation of diversity biochemistry nutraceutical properties medicinal properties input use efficiency production systems diseases and their control insect and nematode pests curcuma spp and their control ornamental curcuma for cut flowers and post harvest processing and mechanization in operations of turmericThis book would be of immense value to all the turmeric workers specialists teachers students researchers extension workers and officials of department of horticultureagriculture and growers across the boundaries as it provides core of information on the above aspects in turmeric It will also serve as a good volume of information of planners and policy makers providing ample leads into the new avenues of scientific research jacket 222 pp.