Genetic improvement of vegetable crops has played a vital role in enhancing the quality and yield potential of vegetable crops. There are numerous vegetable crops grown worldwide and variable degrees of research on genetics, breeding and biotechnology have been conducted by various research institutes. This book comprises various chapters and each chapter concentrate on one crop and covers origin, evolution, cytology, genetics, breeding objectives, germplasm resources/ centers, reproductive biology, breeding methods including biotecnology, species or varieties resistance to biotic and abiotic...

Modern lifestyle has initiated a vegan diet through the uptrend in plant-based or non-diary milk that is subsequently incorporated in Ice cream making. The aim of the study was to formulate a coconut milk-based Ice cream using natural sugars i.e., Palm Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) as an alternative to conventional ice cream and to compare and evaluate its physicochemical characteristics and sensory attributes with the conventional ice cream. The present study was undertaken with different proportions of date pulp and American sweet corn milk. The product obtained was analysed for sensory...