This compendium presents comprehensive information on more than 25 important spice crops commercially grown in India and traded globally. In 50 chapters the book covers the achievements in research and development made in India for the past 75 years in various organizations including research institutes, agricultural universities and private sector laboratories.Spices are natural products of plant origin, used primarily for flavouring, seasoning or for adding pungency and flavour to foods and beverages. The flavour and fragrance of Indian spices had a magic spell on human culture since very...