Ranjan Kumar Tarai – författare

The book Temperate Fruits has 15 chapters. Part-I deals with General Considerations, and Part-II with Production Technology of 14 temperate fruits including eight rosaceous (Apple, Pear, Peach, Apricot, Plum, Cherry, Strawberry and Almond), one ebenaceous (Persimmon), one actinidiaceous (Kiwifruit), two juglandaceous (Walnut and Pecannut), one betulaceous (Hazelnut) and one fagaceous (Chestnuts) fruits. Each fruit crop is dealt under Introduction; Origin and Distribution; Choice of Cultivars; Climate and Soil Requirements; Propagation and Rootstocks; Planting; Cropping Systems; Nutrient Management; Water Management; Training and Pruning; Orchard Floor Management; Use of Growth Regulators; Floral Biology and Pollination; Crop Protection; Maturity, Harvesting and Yield; Post-Harvest Handling; and Storage.Simple and lucid language has been followed for easy understanding of the beginners. The book is illustrated with tables, photographs, figures, abbreviations and symbols, glossary, index etc. Questions are set at the end of each chapter under outcomes assessment to assess the understanding of the students. The questions include true/false questions, one/two sentence answer questions, short notes, and multiple- choice questions (MCQs).

This book Fundamentals of Horticulture covers the entire scope and importance, classification, role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition, economic geography of horticulture, nursery techniques and their management, soil and climate, gardening, orchard management, planting system and density, training and pruning, growth regulators, management of water, weed and fertility; cropping systems, mulching, bearing habit, rejuvenation of orchards, and organic farming. Simple and lucid language has been used for easy understanding of the beginners.The book is illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Questions are set at the end of each chapter to assess the understanding of the students.

The text discusses the various topics covered in the book Orchard and Estate Management, which includes an overview, clean cultivation, sod culture and sod mulch, herbicides, inorganic and organic mulches, horticultural systems, systems of irrigation, soil management, fruitfulness and unfruitfulness, rejuvenation of old orchards, integrated nutrient management, integrated pest management, utilization of resource constraints in existing systems, and climate aberrations and mitigation measures of horticultural crops. The author has used simple and lucid language to ensure easy understanding of the concepts for beginners. The book is also illustrated with photographs and diagrams to provide visual aids to the reader. Furthermore, the book includes questions at the end of each chapter to help assess the understanding of the students. It is intended for students and may also serve as a helpful resource for post-graduate students.

A Textbook of Plantation Crops is a comprehensive guide to the cultivation and production of coconut, arecanut, oil palm, palmyrah palm, date palm, cashewnut, coffee, tea, cocoa, and rubber. The author has used clear and concise language to make the information accessible to beginners. The book includes photographs and diagrams to aid in understanding, and each chapter concludes with a set of questions for the Outcomes Assessment to test the readers comprehension.