Production Technology of Fruit and Plantation Crops (As Per ICAR 6th Deans’ Committee Report)

Production Technology of Fruit and Plantation Crops is a comprehensive resource for undergraduate students in agriculture and horticulture. It covers the cultivation of major fruit and plantation crops grown across diverse agro-climatic zones in India.

The book discusses the scope and importance of fruit cultivation, fruit classification, tropical, subtropical, and temperate fruit crops, and plantation crops including coconut, arecanut, oil palm, palmyrah, tea, coffee, cocoa, cashew, and rubber. It covers origin and distribution, soil and climatic requirements, varieties, propagation, planting, nutrient and water management, pruning, training, harvesting, yield, post-harvest handling, pests, diseases, and physiological disorders.