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Wrappers. Condition: Acceptable. Helminthological Society of India, Lucknow, Published 1952. Wraps, 60 pp.; 25 cm; illustrated with detailed black-and-white anatomical line drawings throughout (parasite eggs, miracidia, redia, cercariae, and adult worms across several plates). In Acceptable condition. Cream-colored paper wraps with title and editor information printed in black; some chipping to the paper over the spine, a few small nicks and tears with light creasing along edges; light overall toning and soiling to covers, with light foxing along the bottom edge and a small dark mark at the bottom-left corner of the front cover; handwritten ink notation at the top edge of the front cover identifying the lead article authors and year, along with two stamped accession numbers (one struck through). Staple binding tight. Pages lightly toned. Otherwise unmarked. Single issue (Vol. IV, No. 2, September 1952) of the Indian Journal of Helminthology, edited by Gobind Singh Thapar, Professor of Zoology, University of Lucknow. This issue contains the type description of the genus Thaparocleidus Jain, 1952 (Article III, pp. 43-48), a still-valid monogenean genus that has nomenclatural priority over the later Silurodiscoides Gussev, 1976, and is regularly cited in modern parasitology literature. Contents: On the Life-history of Liver-Fluke, Fasciola Gigantica Cobbold, 1855 in India by G. S. Thapar and R. S. Tandon; Monogenea of Indian Fresh-Water Fishes I. Haplocleidus Gomtius n. sp. (Sub-Family: Tetraonchinae) from the gills of Wallagonia Attu (Bloch), from Lucknow by S. L. Jain; Monogenea of Indian Fresh-Water Fishes II. Thaparocleidus Wallagonius n. g., n. sp., (Sub-Family: Tetraonchinae) from the Gills of Wallagonia Attu (Bloch), from Lucknow by S. L. Jain; On a new Avain Nematode, Dispharynx Ketupae n. sp., (Sub-Family Acuariinae, Railliet, Henry & Sisoff, 1912) from the brown fish-owl, Ketupa Zeylonensis (Gmelin) by K. C. Sanwal; On a new Avain Nematode, Krusadia Indica n. g., n. sp. (Sub-Family Schistorophinae Travassos 1918) from the Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus Indicus) by K. C. Sanwal.…

Condition: New. pp. xxvi + 308 Index 1st Edition.

Condition: New. pp. xxvi + 308.

Condition: New. pp. xxvi + 308.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9788177543773,334pp.

Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Underutilized species importance and strategies for development and conservation. 3. Underutilized cucurbits importance and strategies for improvement and conservation. 4. Chow Chow. 5. Sweet Gourd. 6. Snake gourd. 7. Kachari. 8. Fig leaf squash or Malabar Gourd. 9. Stuffing cucumber (Meetha Karela). 10. Underutilized legumes importance and strategies for improvement and conservation. 11. Jack Bean and sword bean. 12. Winged bean. 13. Yam Bean. 14. Tree bean. 15. Lablab Bean. 16. Velvet Bean. 17. Broad Bean. 18. Lima Bean. I. Underutilized solanaceous vegetable crops 19. Tree tomato. 20. Bird eye Chilli. 21. King Chilli (World's Hottest Chilli). 22. Bitter brinjal. II. Underutilized tuber crops 23. Elephant foot yam. 24. Cassava. 25. Colocasia. 26. Coleus. 27. Alocasia. 28. Underutilized leafy vegetables Importance and strategies for improvement and conservation. 29. Curry leaf. 30. Basella. 31. Amaranthus. 32. Moringa. 33. Bathua. III. Underutilized shoots grain and fruit crops 34. Buckwheat. 35. Bamboo shoot. 36. Giant Granadilla. IV. Underutilized bulb crop 37. Leek. 38. Hookerii. V. Underutilized spices crop 39. Mango ginger. 40. Black ginger. 41. Long coriander. Subject index. A balanced diet is one which ensures at least a minimum supply of carbohydrates proteins fats vitamins and minerals. Underutilized vegetables can supply all the food elements needed both qualitatively and quantitatively. Major contribution of vegetables to human health is the large amount of Vitamin C and A and folic acid as well as good amount of dietary fibres and minerals. The phytochemicals in vegetables protect the human body from cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Leafy greens are rich source of calcium phosphorus and iron while leguminous vegetables are rich in protein content. Cucurbitaceous vegetables are very rich in fiber content. Underutilized vegetables and spices have immense potential to contribute location specific food production as they are well adapted to existing and adverse environmental conditions and generally resistant to pests and diseases. Furthermore these crops have long been a traditional part of cropping systems especially in home gardens. Their cultivation utilization and acceptability should not be a problem. This book comprises 37 under utilized vegetable and spice crops belong to 11 botanical families and present an expanded coverage of fundamental and practical aspects of qualitative vegetables and spices production. Exhaustive information has been given about the composition and potential utilization of different underutilized crops. The first chapter is an introductory while chapter second is of general nature which gives a detailed treatment on definition importance and strategies for development and conservation of underutilized vegetable and spice crops. 308 pp. …

paperback. Condition: New. NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.