Ravindran Chandran

• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

We are delighted to publish our book entitled “Current Trends in Agriculture & Allied Sciences (Volume-1)”. This Books Provides basic ideas related to Recent Emerging Trends in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, Fishery, Forestry, Dairy Science and other allied sciences. The Book Chapter Consisting of different thematic areas i.e., Advance met...

Developing technologies to reduce the rate of increase of atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) from annual emissions of 8.6 Pg C yr-1 from energy, process industry, land-use conversion and soil cultivation is an important issue of the twenty-first century. The increase in atmospheric concentration of CO2 by 31% since 1750 from fossil f...

Fruit crops play a vital role in Indian Horticulture because of their high economic returns. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a favorite table fruit. In India, it is grown in Maharashtra followed by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat states. The total area under pomegranate is 88,500 ha with a production of 568.20 thousand metric tons. Pomegr...

Pre harvest sprays of cytokinins (CPPU and TDZ) and GA were evaluated for their effect on the post harvest quality and shelf life of two grape cultivars 'Anab-e-Shahi' and 'Dilkush' in 2002 at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. At the beginning of anthesis, 150 bunches each of both cultivars were sprayed with three growth regulator...