Dimensions: 14 X 23
Cover: Hardcover
Year of publication: 2008
Pages: 155
Author(s): Virendra Singh
Seabuckthorn: Modern Cultivation Technologies
Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L) is a multipurpose, nitrogen-fixing deciduous plant found in the cold regions of the Indian Himalayas, China, Central Asia, Russia and Europe. Seabuckthorn fruit and leaves are very rich in a variety of vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids and sterols, etc., with potential applications in the health food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Seabuckthorn is also an excellent source of fuelwood and fodder, and helps bind soil.
This book, "Seabuckthorn: Modern Cultivation Technologies," has been written by world-renowned seabuckthorn experts. It contains eighteen chapters covering various aspects of seabuckthorn cultivation: Introduction, Plant Characteristics, Biochemical Changes During Fruit Ripening, Use in Health Industries, Fodder and Feed, Fuelwood, Environmental Conservation, Climatic Requirements, Global Distribution, Taxonomy, Breeding Strategies, Propagation, Field Development, Plantation Methods, Management Practices, Fruit Harvesting and Post-Harvest Handling.
This book will be a very useful resource for the commercial cultivation of seabuckthorn and is intended primarily for growers, students and scientists.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Kalliergitis
- Type
- Agriculture, Geography, Medicine - Therapies
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Hardcover
- Number of Pages
- 155
- Release Date
- 06/07/2008
- Publication Date
- 2008
- Dimensions
- 20x4 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9788170355212
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