Comprehensive Fruit Science

The book is useful for NET, ARS, SRF, JRF, Ph.D. and M.Sc. entrance examinations of BHU, IARI, GBPUAT, IGKV. This book has been written to cater the needs of a student appearing for the different examination of horticulture and fruit science. The book contains all-important information about basic horticultural practices, orchard management, pre and post harvest technology of fruits and plantation crops. About the Author : Prabhakar Singh is working in the Department of Fruit Science, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur as Professor from 2006 and Head since, 2016. Inspite of teaching, he is doing research and extension activites of Horticultural crops. He was awarded M.Sc. (Ag.) degree in Horticulture in 1985 and Ph.D. degree in Horticulture in 1989 by Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad. He started his carrier as Assistant Professor in Department of Horticulture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur. He hold the positions of Director of Horticulture, Director of State Mission on Medicinal Plants, Mission Director of Jharkhand State Horticulture Mission and Chief executive Officer of Organic farming authority of Jharkhand, during which state got ‘Best performing state’ award by Govt. of India, New Delhi, ‘Leadership award-2012’ for the wasteland development by Soil Conservation Society of India and ‘Rashtriya Sahkarita Award’ by Adiwasi Krishiak Mahila Kalyan Parishad, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, New Delhi. He also got appreciation award for litchi research and development in Chhattisgarh by ICAR-NRC Litchi, Muzaffarpur.