Biodiversity in horticultural crops /
Stephen Morgan.
- Waltham Abbey Essex, United Kingdom : ED-Tech Press, c2021.
- 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Horticulture Workforce -- Tropical and Sub-tropical Fruits -- Fruit Crops -- Vegetable Crops -- Floriculture Crop -- Plantation Crops -- Genetically Modified Food Crops -- Diversity in Species and Cultivars -- Spices Crops
"Plant biodiversity is the single greatest resource that man garnered from nature during the long cultural development phase. Among horticultural crops, tropical fruits received high priority in agricultural development over decades. Horticulture consists of many factors which make it unique to other types of agricultural production. Perhaps the most obvious of these is the diversity of horticultural products, including vegetables, ornamental plants, fruits and nuts and other crops. All of these commodities are produced under very intensive cropping systems that usually require high capital investments and labour inputs. Intensive management is another key element associated with producing horticultural crops. Biodiversity is conceived as gift of nature for sustainability, nutritional security and above all to widen the food basket. Man lives not for food alone, but to enjoy nature's gifts-fruits, vegetables, flowering plants, foliages and so on. Genes for desirable traits are embedded in biodiversity and as such the present the volume throws open horticultural bioresources to human benefit. Among the natural resources, plant biodiversity is the key to human existence and survival. Horticultural crops contribute to nutritional and livelihood security. Mankind depends on near about 5000 plant species worldwide to meet food and other needs. This book deals with area, production and productivity of biodiversity and horticulture crops. Horticulture and biodiversity is the cultivation of garden plants, fruits, vegetables, flowers and shrubs. This book work for plant propagation, crop production, plant breeding, genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, storage, processing and transportation."--Back cover