Hi-Tech Horticulture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789359194417)

Hi-tech Horticulture have been recommended in the curriculum of B.Sc. (Horticulture) courses of the state agricultural universities. The book has been divided into fourteen chapters covering very comprehensive information on all aspects of Hi-Tech Horticulture including introduction to hi-tech horticulture, hi-tech nursery management and mechanization, micropropagation of horticultural crops, hi-tech field preparation and planting methods, protected cultivation- advantage and constraints, micro-irrigation system and its components, canopy management, remote sensing and GIS in horticultural crops, precision farming, precision farming of fruit crops, precision farming of vegetables, precision farming in ornamental crops, mechanized harvesting of produce and postharvest management of horticultural produce. Related terminology, selected references and web links are also added for the easy understanding and further study on the subject. This book written in simple and understandable language; fully supported by figures and diagrams to help the beginners. This book will be highly useful for students, teachers, professionals, researchers and scholars involved in scientific activities of Hi-Tech Horticulture.