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ISBN | 9789386479891 |
Author | N.S. SUBBA RAO |
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Binding | Paperback |
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Copyright Year | 2025 |
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The present enlarged edition covers four aspects in Horticulture viz., Fundamentals of Horticulture, Plant Propagation, Pomology and Ornamental Horticulture. It caters to the students of undergraduate programmes in Horticulture being offered in State Agricultural universities and Botany courses of the conventional universities. In this edition Multiple Choice Questions have been included for the benefit of the students. Brief Contents: Introduction • Soil, the Natural Medium for Plant Growth • Soil Microorganisms • The Rhizosphere and the Phyllosphere • Nitrogen Fixation in Free-living and Associative Symbiotic Bacteria • Nitrogen Fixation by Free-living Blue-Green Algae • Nitrogen Fixation by Symbiotic Blue-Green Algae • Rhizobium and Legume Root Nodulation • Actinorhizal Plants (Frankia-Induced Nodulation) • Organic Matter Decomposition • Nitrification and Denitrification • Microbial Products Influencing Plant Growth • Sulphur, Phosphorus and Trace Element Nutrition • Biodegradation of Pesticides and Pollutants • Mycorrhizae • Biotechnology in Agriculture.