Worldwide, mango fruit crop cultivation covered an area ca. 4946 thousand ha in 2010-11 & its production recorded 37 m tonnes. India occupies top position in the world, accounts ca. 40% of the total mango production. Mango processing occurs in India with the variety of fruit products starting from immature to ripe stages. Mango-peel waste may accounts ca. 25%. Presently, mango-peel waste gets dumped for field manure or as a stray cattle feed. It is excellent source of cellulose due to being ligno-cellulosic. An attempt has been made to use mango-peel waste for producing cellulases...

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana L.) is native to Ethiopian region of Africa. Some reports, however, indicate that the secondary centre of origin of this species is India or China. In India Finger millet is known as Ragi. The wide adaptability of the crop can be attributed to its C4 nature. It is rich in polyphenols and particular in calcium. Millets are important diet especially for pregnant women, nursing mother and children, daily consumption of millets reduces the incidence of cardiovascular disease; duodenal ulcer and hyperglycaemia (diabetes). It has been projected that global food...

India has one of the largest tribal communities with about 68 million tribal people, belonging to 227 ethnic groups and 573 tribal communities living in different geographical locations throughout the country. WHO estimated that up to 84% of the worlds population uses traditional medicine for primary health care for diverse health practices, approaches, knowledge and beliefs incorporating plants, animals and/or mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises applied in isolation or in combination to sustain well-beingness. Ethnobotanical informations extend vital...

Chrysanthemum is the world's second most important floriculture crop in India. The world trade in floriculture is over $ 100 billion and is growing at the rate of 15% per annum. The demand of Chrysanthemum in developed countries is more than 90% as one of the floriculture products. India's floriculture industry is likely to enhance flower business upto Rs.8000 crore by the year 2015, since, it is growing at a compound annual growth rate of ca.30%. The Indian floriculture industry is poised at about Rs.3700 crore, with just 0.61% share in the global floriculture sector which is also likely to...

Jatropha is a perennial shrub that belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae. The plant grows upto a height of 3-5m, but it can also reach heights of upto 8m under favourable conditions. It is recognized as a bioenergy crop in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Paraguay. It is raised on land unsuited to agriculture containing oil content in the seeds 35% with minimal irrigation and management. These characteristics have led to the scale-up of Jatropha plantations among millions of marginal farmers and landless people across India through attractive schemes. It is...