Indian spices : the legacy, production and processing of India's treasured export / Amit Baran Sharangi, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharangi, A. B. (Amit Baran), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spice trade--India.

Spice trade.

India.

Physical Description:

xiv, 461 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

This work comprehensively covers the production, processing and post harvest technology of Indian spices with an added focus on the history and uniqueness of this legendary regional product. Individual chapters describe the unique aspects of these spices and their production, post harvest technology and value addition, molecular breeding, organic farming aspects, climate change effects and bioactive compounds. Seasonal, preparatory, and storage conditions resulting in composition variations are explored. Indian Spices: The Legacy, Production and Processing of India's Treasured Export begins by outlining the historical legacy of Indian spices and describing the many aspects that make this product so unique and highly valued. The abundance and variety of these spices are also delineated. Further chapters focus on current research involving the production technology involved in production, management, harvesting and processing of Indian spices along with post harvest processes, storage and transportation. Important and effective trends such as molecular breeding for spice crop improvement, tissue culture, climate change impacts, organic spices, extension strategies and secondary metabolites receive dedicated chapters. A valuable aspect of this work is the presentation of value chains for these spices, with extensive research presented on the marketing and export of the product. With the shift from localized distribution networks to a fully globalized industry, this book comes at an important time of growth for Indian spices and will be of major value to any researcher with interest in the past, present and future of this product.

Contents:

Spices in India and beyond: the origin, history, tradition and culture / Amit Baran Sharangi, S.K. Acharya

Legacy of Indian spices : its production and processing / Minoo Divakaran, E. Jayasree, K. Nirmal Babu, K.V. Peter

Why spices are unique? / Ak Ranjita Devi, Meinam Chanchan, Amit Baran Sharangi

Promising spices of North East India : India's flavourful contribution to the world / Kalkame Ch. Momin, C.P. Suresh, Y.S. Singh, Baggio Ch. Momin

Wonders of spices in Sri Lanka / G.A.S. Ginigaddara

Production technology of some major and minor spice crops / M. Anitha, J.K. Hore

Organic spices / P. Choudhuri, Suddhasuchi Das, Amit Baran Sharangi

Plant health management in major spice crops / Rashid Pervez

Post harvest technology and value addition of spices / Ankan Das, Amit Baran Sharangi

Spices : secondary metabolites and medicinal properties / T. John Zachariah, N.K. Leela

Recent advances on molecular breeding for spice crop improvement / Tapas Paul, Sandip Debnath

Supply chain and marketing of spices / Amit Baran Sharangi, M.K. Pandit

Export of onion, garlic and chilli : three essential spices in daily kitchen / T. Seth, Y.A. Lyngdoh, A. Chattopadhyay, Amit Baran Sharangi, G.P. Mishra

Impact of climate change on spice crops / Suddhasuchi Das, Amit Baran Sharangi

Plant tissue culture as potential option in developing climate resilient spices / Md. Nasim Ali, Syandan Sinha Ray

Exploration and extrapolation of extension strategy for promotion of spice production and processing in India / K. Pradhan

Visioning future: the directions and strategies / S.K. Acharya, Amit Baran Sharangi.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3319750151

9783319750156

OCLC:

1017918717