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Daya Publishing House Biodiversity In Horticultural Crops Vol. 3 by Peter, K V
The UN is celebrating 2010 as International Year of Biodiversity and the theme is "Biodiversity is life; Biodiversity is our life". The 3rd Vol. of Biodiversity in Horticultural Crops published in 2010 highlights biodiversity of potential and future crops for livelihood and nutritional security. Fourteen crops including three vegetables, six fruit crops, three ornamentals, one spice and one medicinal plant Bombara Groundnut-uncommon to Asian readers but common in South Africa are elucidated by 28 eminent scientists from four countries including India. Cucurbits like ash gourd, satputia and watermelon find special attention in this volume for their importance in high content of fiber and captive water so important in health and wealth.