Temperate Nut Crops (eBook, ePUB)

Cultivation, Science, and Innovation
Redaktion: Wani, Ab Waheed; Ahmad, Faheem; Rajan, Rajni

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Providing comprehensive coverage of the captivating world of temperate nut-bearing trees, delving into the intricate aspects of these remarkable plants, this volume offers a holistic exploration of their cultivation and utilization. It provides an overview of the importance, history, and scope of temperate nut crops and covers topics that include floral biology and pollination of tree nuts, plant growth regulators, the phytochemical properties and their culinary and medicinal applications, and the microbial diversity of nut crops. The volume explores the transformative role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in advancing research, cultivation, and management of temperate nut crops along with the latest techniques and innovations in propagation, from traditional methods to cutting-edge micropropagation techniques.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 614
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040424971
• Artikelnr.: 74869334

Autorenporträt

Ab Waheed Wani, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Horticulture at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. He is an expert in areas of population genetics, genomics and metabolomics, particularly in walnuts, almonds, apples etc., and also in saffron for distinctness, uniformity, and stability guidelines. He has published articles and review papers in journals and conferences as well as book chapters. He has attended several advanced conferences and training programs in the areas of fruit science, molecular biology, and artificial intelligence. He is working on different projects related to production technology and breeding of fruit crops. Rajni Rajan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor (Fruit Science) in the Department of Horticulture at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. Her research focuses on fruit breeding, biotechnology, tissue culture, abiotic stress management, and mutation breeding in fruit crops. She is also exploring the area of genomics, metabolomics, genome editing, and the implication of AI in fruit crops. She published research papers, book chapters, and popular articles in journals and magazines. She also has published two patents and has one design patent. Faheem Ahmad, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India. His research is focused on the study of plant-pathogen interaction, biotic and abiotic stress management, and agricultural biotechnology. He is the author of journal papers, associate editor of the Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection, and academic editor of Peer J-Life & Environment. Dr. Ahmad has guided one PhD student and several MSc students to date. He is a recipient of several fellowships and awards and is a fellow of the International Society for Development and Sustainability (Japan) and Bose Science Society (India).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Vishwa Bandhu Patel Preface 1. Introduction, Importance,
History, and Scope of Temperate Nut Crops 2. Floral Biology, Pollination,
and Genetic Resource in Nut Crops 3. Role of Plant Growth Regulators on
Growth and Development of Temperate Nuts 4. Phytochemical Properties and
Their Utilization in Temperate Nut Crops 5. Scope of AI- and ML-Mediated
Advancement in Temperate Nut Crops 6. Microbial Diversity in Nut Crops:
Understanding Plant-Microbiome Association 7. Advancement of Propagation in
Temperate Nut Crops 8. Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of
Temperate Nut Crops 9. Disease and Pest Management in Temperate Nut Crops
10. Pest Status and Its Management in Temperate Nut Crops: Opportunities
and Challenges 11. Pre-Harvest Factors Influencing the Production and
Quality Attributes in Fruit Crops 12. Preharvest, Postharvest, and
Processing Factors Influencing the Phytochemicals and Fatty Acids of
Temperate Nuts 13. Genetic Diversity, Breeding Challenges, and Achievements
of Temperate Nut Crops 14. Advancement in the Micropropagation of Temperate
Nut Crops 15. Omics Technology for Elite Temperate Nut Crop Development 16.
Genetic Manipulation and Genome Editing in Temperate Nut Crops