An Introduction to Cucurbits
Among the vegetables, cucurbits form one of the largest groups with their wide adaptation from arid climates to the humid tropics. The family Cucurbitaceae consists of about 825 species in around 118 genera. In Asia, nearly 23 edible major and minor cucur
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resses of Cucurbits: Current Status and Management
Stresses of Cucurbits: Current Status and Management
Bholanath Mondal • Chandan Kumar Mondal • Palash Mondal
Stresses of Cucurbits: Current Status and Management
Bholanath Mondal Department of Plant Pathology Palli-Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati Bolpur, West Bengal, India
Chandan Kumar Mondal Department of Horticulture Ramkrishna Ashram Krishi Vigyan Kendra Nimpith, West Bengal, India
Palash Mondal Department of Agricultural Entomology Palli-Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati Bolpur, West Bengal, India
ISBN 978-981-15-7890-8 ISBN 978-981-15-7891-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7891-5
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Foreword
Agricultural land is shrinking day by day due to the modernization of our society. This has resulted in a drastic reduction of per capita cultivable land holding capacity in the world. Though vegetables still now have not come under staple food for the vast population of the world, it potentially plays a major role in global food security. Cucurbits are a vast group of vegetables grown almost throughout the world. Part of the daily diet of the majority of people around the world is comprised of cucurbitaceous vegetables. The vegetables are a very good source of nutrients and can be a remedy for those people who are suffering from undernourishment. It gives me a full satisfaction that the book entitled “STRESSES OF CUCURBITS: CURRENT STATUS AND MANAGEMENT” is an excellent combined effort by the authors to enlighten every aspect for successful production of these veget
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