Ginger: the genus Zingiber

by Nirmal Babu, K. Ravindran, P. N.

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Title Statements

Full title :Ginger : the genus Zingiber / edited by P.N. Ravindran and K. Nirmal Babu.

Summary

"Ginger: The Genus Zingiber is the first comprehensive publication on ginger, which has been valued as a spice and medicinal plant from ancient times both in India and China, and continues to be used universally in modern life." "This book covers all aspects of ginger, including botany, crop improvement, chemistry, biotechnology, production technology in the major producing countries, diseases, pests, and harvesting. It also explores processing, products, economics and marketing, pharmacology, medicinal uses, and uses as a spice and flavoring. Experts in the areas of genetic resources, botany, crop improvement, and biotechnology of ginger give an in-depth analysis of these key aspects, and each chapter concludes with an extensive bibliography."--BOOK JACKET.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):CRC Press
Place of Publication:Boca Raton, Fla
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2005.

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 552 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0415324688, 9780415324687, 9781420023367, 1420023365
oclc:ocm55982085
LC Classification:SB307.G5
Dewey Decimal:633.8/3

1. Introduction / P. N. Ravindran and K. Nirmal Babu -- 2. Botany and crop improvement of ginger / P. N. Ravindran, K. Nirmal Babu and K. N. Shiva -- 3. Chemistry of ginger / Gaston Vernin and Cyril Parkanyi -- 4. Tissue culture and biotechnology of ginger / K. Nirmal Babu, K. Samsudeen, D. Minoo, S. P. Geetha and P. N. Ravindran -- 5. Ginger production in India and other South Asian countries / E. V. Nybe and N. Mini Raj -- 6. Ginger production in Southeast Asia / Ai Xizhen, Song Jinfeng and Xu Xia -- 7. Ginger in Africa and the Pacific Ocean Islands / P. A. Okwuowulu -- 8. Diseases of ginger / N. P. Dohroo -- 9. Bacterial diseases of ginger and their control / A. Kumar and A. C. Hayward -- 10. Insect pests of ginger / S. Devasahayam and K. M. Abdulla Koya -- 11. Postharvest and industrial processing of ginger / K. V. Balakrishnan -- 12. Production, marketing, and economics of ginger / M. S. Madan -- 13. Pharmacology of ginger / Ikuko Kimura, Leonara R. Pancho and Hiroshi Tsuneki -- 14. Properties and medicinal uses of ginger / R. Remadevi, E. Surendran and P. N. Ravindran -- 15. Ginger as a spice and flavorant / K. S. Premavalli -- 16. Yield gaps and constraints in ginger / K. V…