Plant spices grown in tropical countries on smallscale family farms of commercial farms, to provide foods for human or livestock, in dry or humid regions are highly abundant and taxonomicallydiversified. Vegetables comprise of a large number of plants, mostly annual, ofwhich different parts like leaf, steam, flowers, fruit, root etc. are eaten.They are rich in nutrients and are essential items of a balanced diet.Vegetables are called protective food as their consumption can prevent severaldiseases. Many vegetables are important items of commerce and thus can play amajor role in the economic development. Generally classification ofhorticulture plants are based on nature of growth climatic requirementcontinuation of growth types of fruit parts used botanical relationship,salinity tolerance, ripening behaviour , botanical relationship, hardness ortemperature tolerance, cool season vegtables, warm season vegetables, partsused as food, methods of raising, etc. Medicinal and aromatic plants are importantfor human health. These plants have been used from the prehistoric times topresent day. These plants based medicines are consumed in all civilizations. Itis believed that the herbal medicine can give good effect to body withoutcausing side effects to human life. Besides, the usage of medical plants hasbeen increasing as an important role that can support the economic system. Themedical and aromatic plants for health are used as herbal treatments andtherapies that can be new habits for culture. Medicinal and aromatic plantsconstitute a large segment of the flora, which provide raw materials for use byvarious industries. They have been used in the country for a long time fortheir medicinal properties. The decision to cultivate medicinal herbs shouldonly be made in response to demand for particular herbs. The market is verycompetitive and could easily be oversupplied.
This book majorly deals with classification ofhorticultural plants, classification of flowers, classification of spices, soiland climatic requirements of horticultural plants, beet root, bottle gourd,harvesting and post harvest management, poly house vegetable production intemperate regions, vegetables growing in containers, tea, performance of plantsfrom cutting, vegetative propagation, rubber Biofertilizers in vegetablecultivation, postharvest management of tropical tuber crops, etc.
