Management of Pest and Soil in Horticultural Crops

Description

The cultivation of plants, primarily for food, building materials, comfort, and ornamentation, is known as horticulture. Crops grown for horticulture are a significant source of vitamins, minerals, organic acids, carbs, and proteins for human nutrition. Any animal or plant that poses a risk to people or their interests, including animals, crops, and trees, is considered a pest. Pests harm people by eating all types of plants, including crop plants, forest trees, medicinal plants, and even stored goods. This includes significant financial loss and a decline in the quality of food. Whether caused by pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms, plant diseases can occur. Horticultural crops are, by their very nature, perishable; as a result, after harvest, they breathe, transpire, and ripen, decreasing their nutritional value for human use. Given the preceding, the current book discusses productivity-boosting technologies such as high-yielding varieties and hybrids, high-density planting, micro-irrigation, fertigation, protected cultivation, biotechnological approaches, and integrated nutrient, weed, pest, disease, and nematode management in general and crop-wise in particular. The book's great photography further enhances the publication's quality. The book includes actionable tips for increasing productivity in a clear, simple-to-understand writing style. Scientists, educators, research planners, and researchers will all greatly benefit from it.