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Full Description
Solanum melongena, commonly known as eggplant or brinjal, is a popular vegetable that is high in fibre and rich in vitamins and minerals. It is an essential source of income for small and marginal farmers in India and around the world. Eggplant is a good source of fibre, copper, manganese, B-6 and thiamine, and can help to lower one's risk of heart disease and control blood sugar. This book covers various aspects of eggplant, ranging from management of its production and cultivation, including details about the threat of diseases and parasites to this crop, to its economic, nutritional and medicinal impact.
Contents
Preface; Scope, Importance and Production Scenario of Solanum melongena L.; Botanical Classification, Taxonomy and Floral Biology of Solanum melongena L.; Mineral Composition, Nutritional Values and Common Uses of Solanum melongena L.; Medicinal Importance, Values for Human Health and Economic Importance of Solanum melongena L.; Culinary Use of Solanum melongena L. in India and Other Parts of the World; High Yielding Varieties of Solanum melongena L. and Their Yield Potential; Integrated Nutrient Management in Solanum melongena L.; Water Management in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Cultivation; Biotic and Abiotic Stresses in Solanum melongena L.; Recent Advances in Biotic and Abiotic Stresses of Solanum melongena L.; Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.): Status and Strategies; Diseases of Solanum melongena L. and their Management; System-Based Approach for the Management of Soil-Borne Diseases in Brinjal; Integrated Disease Management in Solanum melongena L.; Life Cycle of Important Insect-Pest of Eggplant and their Management Practices; Management of Important Insect-Pest of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); Root-Knot Nematodes: A Threat to Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Cultivation and its Eco-friendly Management; Integrated Phytoparasitic Nematodes Management in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); Biotechnological Interventions in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); Use of BT-Gene in the Solanum melongena L. and its Biological and Social Consequences; Exploring Socio-economic and Biological Issues in Adoption of Bt-Brinjal in India; Post-Harvest Management of the Produce of Solanum melongena L.; Processing and Value Addition of Solanum melongena L. Fruits; Recent Advances in the Hybrid Seed Production of Solanum melongena L.; Advances in the Breeding of Eggplant Against Bacterial Wilt; Mutation Breeding in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); Index.
