Cape Gooseberry

Cape gooseberry (Physalis periviana) is endeavour herbaceous crop grown for edible fruit. The fruit is rich in vitamins A, B, and C and polyphenols can be eaten raw, as a dessert, an appetizer or used as dish decorator and in making jams, dehydrated products and slices. Its wide range of versatile adaptation, used for taste purpose and processing and increasing demand in exotic fruit market gains good prospects for the expansion of Cape gooseberry as new cash crop in temperate regions. The book "Cape gooseberry" is unique of its kind and provides information on scientific production and its processing for making novel value added products. The book will act as guide line and manual for the growers, researchers and entrepreneurs for scientifically cultivation and processing for novel products.

Author: Desh Beer &. Nazeer Ahmed Singh

Publisher: Daya Publishing House

Publication Date: Jan 01, 2015

Number of Pages: 102 pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 935130678X

ISBN-13: 9789351306788