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The book captures the existing inequalities among farm households in Indian Punjab and proposes viable policy solutions to address them in the rural landscape. These households predominantly belonged...

Astral IVPI provides ready access to key information on the selection, prescribing, dispensing and administration of products Formulations, generally prescribed across India are included Basic...

This book is an attempt to familiarize the readers with the concept of innovation and its various dimensions and the changing views on innovation in the field of agriculture. Beginning with the...

Agricultural science is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and plant sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of...

Spectroscopic techniques are used in various branches of modern biology, life sciences, chemistry, physics, etc. A clear understanding of the underlying principles is vital to learning their...

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of library technology and the use of ICT in modern libraries. The articles included in the book are written by experts in the field and...

The institute (ICAR-CIFE) has continuously adopted itself to meet the current needs, methodological challenges, and quality enhancement in fisheries education with the advances in information...

The present publication attempts to document floristic diversity of medicinal plants from Indian heritage. The book pertains to an effort to cohere indepth systematic as well as auxiliary knowledge...

This present book "Molar Volumes and Jone Dole Coefficients of Dihydropyrimidines and its Derivatives". The book describes the synthesis and characterization of biologically active dihydropyrimidines...

This book provides an in-depth overview of the principles and practices involved in plant breeding. It covers topics such as plant genetics, breeding objectives, selection methods, and the use of...

Book is to provide an overview of the potential role and challenges of organic farming in this global perspective, as seen from different perspectives such as sustainability, food security and fair...

In this book, an attempt has been made to cover the most important aspects of postharvest management of tropical fruits and vegetables including new development in postharvest technology along with...

Potato is the third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption. The book "Potato: Improvement, Production and Utilization Technologies" is based on...

The Panchayati Raj System has been acclaimed as an essential element of Indian democracy. The book offers detail information about the sixth schedule and the 73rd Amendment, critical assessment of...

The book covers a wide range of topics related to vegetable crop production, including plant breeding, plant physiology, soil management, pest and disease control, irrigation, and post- harvest...

The hills and oceans of India contain a variety of medicinal plants, which have been used traditionally for treatment of various diseases. Most of these plants are known to the local tribes and...

To generate an excellent research output, we need to train up our scholars with advanced and appropriate research methodology. Even with a big research project, the outputs are poor because of a...

Rice is the primary food of the Asians and over 85 per cent of the rice is produced in the continent. India ranks second in both production and area in the World. It contributes over 40 per cent to...

Seed Physiology will give an insight into fundamentals of seed science. The first evergreen revolution bloomed as a result of development of high yielding varieties and timely availability of good...

Soft Power has the ability to affect others to obtain the outcomes one wants through attraction rather than coercion. India's soft power assets are derived from its rich historical and cultural past...

Bamboos have for long, eluded classification mainly because of their unique flowering pattern. Attempts by early researchers such as Munro, Gamble, Bentham and other who practiced the orthodox system...

In the race of food security for fast expanding human population, the natural resources were overused and exhausted that resulted into tumbling of efficient gains and swelling of challenges of...

The subject of Dairy Engineering being taught for the under graduate students of Dairy Technology, is a unique combination of both basic and applied engineering subjects. This text book gives the...

This book has been designed to cover undergraduate syllabus of Organic Farming as per ICAR 5th Deans Committee report. It covers the entire syllabus in one compact volume of 11 chapters viz...

Pteridophytes comprise vascular plants which do not produce flowers but reproduce by spores. They are commonly placed along with Bryophytes and Gymnosperms under Archegoniates - a group of plants...

The book "Tools and Techniques of Social Research" is specifically written for the scholars of social science to conduct research. The book highlights key to understand what is social research, how...

Water is of the prime importance for all the human activities and so its management and conservation is most essential. In this present age, when every man is aware of the importance of sustainable...