The Geography of Cardamom (Elettaria Cardamomum M.): The Queen of Spices - Volume 2

ISBN-13: 9783030544768 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021

Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair

Opis

This book catalogues the multi-scale impact of agronomy and economy on Cardamom, known as the “Queen” of spices. Cardamom is the second most important spice crop in the world, after Black pepper, known as the “King” of spices. Spices were the symbols of luxury and royalty, and cardamom was used in the manufacture of perfumes during the Greek and Roman times. It became one of the most important Oriental spices used in both Greek and Roman cuisine as well as its pharmacological applications. The book is divided into 15 chapters and concentrates on aspects of cardamom production and processing, the taxonomic aspects of cardamom, chemistry, pathology, entomology and is concluded with the future of cardamom. Special emphasis is given to the utility of “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept”, a soil management technique in precise fertilizer management, especially with regard to Potassic fertilizers in cardamom production.  

Spis treści

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Cardamom botany

Chapter 3: Cardamom chemistry:

Chapter 4: The agronomy of cardamom

Chapter 5: The role of “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept” in cardamom nutrition

Chapter 6: Cardamom pathology

Chapter 7: Cardamom entomology

Chapter 8: Harvesting and processing of cardamom

Chapter 9  Industrial processing of cardamom and cardamom products

Chapter10: The economy of cardamom production

Chapter11: Pharmacological properties of cardamom

Chapter12: A peek into the future of cardamom

Chapter13: Large cardamom

Chapter14: False cardamom

Chapter15: Specification for cardamom   

 

Research Highlights in Cardamom

Efficacy of The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept in cardamom nutrition

Research Innovations in cardamom production for farmers' benefit

 

O autorze

Kodoth Prabhakaran Nair is an eminent international agricultural scientist who has worked in Europe, Africa and Asia for more than three decades, during which time he has held a number of prominent academic positions, including the National Chair of the Science Foundation, The Royal Society, Belgium; Professor and Head of the Departments of Agriculture, Soil Sciences and Basic Sciences at The University Center, The Republic of Cameroon; and Senior Professor at the University of Fort Hare, Republic of South Africa – the alma mater of the late Nelson Mandela, and where he began the struggle against apartheid. 

Professor Nair is best known, globally, for developing “The Nutrient Buffer Power Concept”, a revolutionary soil management technique that is changing the face of modern farming in the developing world. The recipient of several national and international awards for developing this concept and currently nominated for the 2020 Volvo Environment Prize, he has authored ten books, including “ISSUES IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE”, which was launched by India’s great President, the late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Raj Bhavan, Chennai. He has received six invitations to contribute invitational chapters to ADVANCES IN AGRONOMY, the magnum opus of agricultural science, a world record. He is also a Senior Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Foundation. Currently pursuing global agricultural research, he lives with his wife, Dr Pankajam Nair, a nematologist trained in Europe, in Calicut, Kerala State, India.