Genetic Variability in Different Genotypes of Onion

ISBN-13: 9783659906947 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 92 str.

Mukesh Kumar Jat; Gajanand Nagal

Opis

Onion is an important underground vegetable bulb crop of tropical and subtropical part of the world. Onion is considered to be the second most important vegetable crop grown in the world after tomatoes. It is an indispensable item in every kitchen as vegetable and condiment used to flavor many of the food stuffs. Therefore, onion is popularly referred as 'Queen of the kitchen'. In addition, onion is used as salad and pickle. Recently onion is being employed by processing industry to a greater extent for preparing dehydrated onion forms like powder and flakes. In the world, India stands first in area and ranks second in production after China. This book will serve as a valuable reference for the students as well as research scholars of Horticulture.

O autorze

Mukesh Kumar Jat is postgraduate from SHIATS, Allahbad (U.P.) and graduate from SKRAU, Bikaner (Rajasthan). He is currently working as S.R.F. at Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura- Jaipur. This work would have been impossible without the guidance and inspiration of Dr. V.M. Prasad, Dr. Balaji Vikram and Gajanand Nagal.