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1. Fundamentals of Irrigation and Fertilizers By Ved Pal Singh

ISBN : 81-85290-00-8 (hb); 81-85290-01-6 (pb)

Price : US $ 30.00 (hb); US $ 18.00 (pb)

Discount to Book Sellers : 20%

 

CONTENTS

PART-A (Irrigation)

PART-B (Fertilizers)
  1. Sources of irrigation
  2. Irrigation and its history
  3. Water plant relationship
  4. Water requirement of crops
  5. Irrigation water efficiencies
  6. Duty of water
  7. Movement of soil water
  8. Forces of soil water retention by soil
  9. Classification of soil water
  10. Soil moisture constants
  11. Approaches for irrigation scheduling
  12. Measurement of soil moisture content
  13. Measurement of actual ET
  14. Determination of ET by empirical equations
  15. Methods of irrigation
  16. Measurement of irrigation water
  17. Quality of irrigation water
  18. Land Drainage.

  1. Mineral nutrition of plants
  2. Classification of fertilizers
  3. Single nutrient fertilizers (primary major)
  4. Secondary major and micro-nutrient fertilizers
  5. Poly-nutrient fertilizers
  6. NPK and mixed fertilizers
  7. Soil amendments
  8. Methods of fertilizer application
  9. Recovery of nutrient

 

2. Abstracts of Crop Research (Ed. Ved Pal Singh)

ISBN : 81-85290-05-9

Price : Rs. 1500.00 (India) and US $ 300.00 (other countries)

Discount to book sellers : 20%

This publication aims to meet the growing demand for abstracts of papers published in "Crop Research" journal (Vol. 1-14, 1988-97) on various aspects of crops including cereals, millets, pulses, oilseeds, fibres, sugar & starch, fodder, vegetables, fruits, condiments, spices, aromatic, medicinal, narcotics, flowering and ornamental plants and tree species. Total 1167 abstracts are given in this book.

This publication will serve as a useful reference book for all those scientists/students who are engaged in research on various aspects of crops.

3. Advances in Potato Science (Editors: R.K. Maiti and V.P.Singh)

ISBN : 81-85290-07-5 (hardcover)

Price : Rs. 750.00 (India) and US $ 150.00 (other countries)

Discount to book sellers : 20%

This book would be of great value to potato producers as well as an excellent academic support to Universities and Research Centres throughout the world.

ADVANCES IN POTATO SCIENCE

Edited by
Dr. R. K. Maiti
Professor
Departamento de Quimica Biologia
Universidad de las Americas-Puebla
Santa Cacarina Martir,
Cholula C. P. 72 820, Puebla, Mexico		 Dr. V. P. Singh
Professor
CCS Department of Agronomy
Haryana Agril. University Hisar - 125 004,
Haryana India
ABOUT THE BOOK

It is a comprehensive book on various aspects of potato. The contributors of different chapters have made every possible effort to present the material in a simple and lucid manner. The latest information has been put systmatically in different chapters. Special emphasis has been given on history and evolution, physiology and growth of potato plant, mineral nutrition, cytogenetics, breeding, biochemistry, quality, bio-technology and agro-technology. It would serve as a text-book to the students, a reference book to the teachers and researchers, and a manual to the extension workers, farmers and alike in the field of potato industry.

CONTENTS

  • · History and Evolution of Potato
  • · Physiology of Potato Plant
  • · Mineral Nutrition of Potato
  • · Potato Growth and Productivity
  • · Cytogenetics and Breeding in Potato
  • · Biochemistry of Potato
  • · Quality of Potato
  • · Potato Bio-technology
  • · Potato Agro-technology

2002 ISBN: 81-85290-07-5
Pages: xxxiii + 401
Size: 180 x 240 mm
Hard Bound Price Rs. 750 (US $ 150)

For copies, please send your order to:

The Managing Editor
 Gaurav Society of Agricultural Research Information Centre (ARIC)
 Systematic Printers, Near Video Market, Udayapuria Street
 Hisar - 125 001 (Haryana), India
Tel: 091-01662-230467/244049
E-mail: aricindia@hotmail.com or mdgsaric@yahoo.com
website: www.cropresearch.org

 

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