{"_id":"6ab014d3f09e7fbdbd4ee9a5","bookName":"Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies","slug":"advances-in-vegetable-science-and-smart-technologies","authors":[{"authorPhoto":"/uploads/PublishedBook/Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies_Dr. Biju Sidharthan.png","aboutAuthor":"Dr. Biju Sidharthan, S/o Prof. K. Sidharthan MA.ML.  is a \r\ndistinguished Scientist in the Department of Plant Breeding \r\n& Genetics at the College of Agriculture, Thrissur, under \r\nKerala Agricultural University. With a rich career spanning \r\nover fourteen years of teaching and research at KAU and an \r\nadditional five years as an Assistant Professor and Research \r\nAssociate at TNAU, Dr. Sidharthan brings a wealth of \r\nexpertise to his field. He has excelled academically, \r\nsecuring the prestigious CSIR UGC NET and achieving the \r\nsecond rank in the All-India PG Entrance at GBPUA&T, \r\nalongside receiving the Best Library User Award. His \r\nacademic repertoire includes a PG Diploma in \r\nBioinformatics and offering courses on Genetics, Plant \r\nbreeding and Intellectual Property Rights to undergraduate, \r\npostgraduate, and Ph.D. students. Dr. Sidharthan has served \r\nin various academic administrative roles and is a seasoned \r\nresearcher with numerous publications in national and \r\ninternational journals also authored Book Chapters and \r\nBooks. An experienced Plant breeder, he has contributed \r\nsignificantly to the release of the hybrid rice variety CORH3 \r\nfrom TNAU. His current research projects focus on genome \r\nediting and genomic interventions for crop improvement, \r\nincluding a network project on these technologies for major \r\ncrops in Kerala and an exploration of functional SNPs \r\nrelated to flavonoid biosynthetic genes in Njavara. Dr. \r\nSidharthan is also actively involved in peer reviewing for \r\nscientific journals and has participated in various national\r\nlevel trainings, seminars, and workshops.","authorName":"Dr. Biju Sidharthan"},{"authorPhoto":"/uploads/PublishedBook/Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies_Dr. Sanjula Vilas Bhavar.png","aboutAuthor":"Dr. Sanjula Vilas Bhavar (SMS Hort.) born at Vedhe, Dist. \r\nPalghar. He completed his UG in Hort. and PG (2013-2015) \r\nin Veg. Sci. from the Agri. Uni. D.B.S.K.K.V. Dapoli, Dist. \r\nRatnagiri. He completed his Ph.D Hort. (Veg. Sc.) from Dr. \r\nPDKV Akola. Ph.D. research focuses on introducing kasuri \r\nmethi at Maharashtra region. He has cracked two times \r\nASRB-NET exam in discipline Veg. Sc. He worked on \r\ndifferent post as Junior Research Fellow, Senior Research \r\nAssistant and Assistant Professor. Dr. Bhavar has published \r\n10 research papers in reputed Journals, 19 articles in \r\nagricultural magazines and published one book. Currently \r\nhe working as Subject Mattes Specialist Hort. at KVK \r\nChhatrapati \r\nSambhajinagar. \r\nTal. \r\nChhatrapati \r\nSambhajianagar (Aurangabad), under VNMKV Parbhani, \r\nMaharashtra.","authorName":"Dr. Sanjula Vilas Bhavar"},{"authorPhoto":"/uploads/PublishedBook/Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies_Dr. Laxman Balaji Surnar.png","aboutAuthor":"Dr. Laxman Balaji Surnar is an Assistant Professor in the \r\nDepartment of Horticulture at the College of Agriculture \r\nBusiness Management, Latur affiliated to Vasantrao Naik \r\nMarathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (MH). He \r\nobtained his Ph.D. in department of Horticulture from Post \r\nGraduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, \r\nRahuri and was honoured as a University Gold Medalist. He \r\nhas qualified the ASRB NET examinations. Dr. Surnar L.B. \r\nhas published 12 research papers in reputed journals, 30 \r\narticles in agricultural magazines and contributed two book \r\nchapters. He has 8 years of experience in teaching, research \r\nand extension activities in the field of Horticulture and \r\nAgriculture. ","authorName":"Dr. Laxman Balaji Surnar"},{"authorPhoto":"/uploads/PublishedBook/Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies_Mr. Mohan Singh.png","aboutAuthor":"Mr. Mohan Singh is an accomplished academician and \r\nhorticulture professional with a strong academic background \r\nin Horticulture. He holds M.Sc. in Horticulture and an \r\nM.Phil. In Horticulture and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. \r\nfrom C. C. S. University, Meerut. He is serving as an \r\nAssistant Professor at Rudra Institute of Technology, \r\nMawana Khurd, Meerut. His area of subject specialization is \r\nVegetable Science, with a keen academic interest in \r\nvegetable production, crop improvement, and modern \r\nhorticultural practices. Through his teaching and academic \r\npursuits, he is actively contributing to the development of \r\nstudents \r\nand \r\npromoting scientific knowledge and \r\nadvancements in the field of horticulture.","authorName":"Mr. Mohan Singh"},{"authorPhoto":"/uploads/PublishedBook/Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies_Mr. Santhosh B.L..png","aboutAuthor":"Mr. Santhosh B.L., presently working as an Agricultural \r\nofficer in Raitha Samparka Kendra Singatagere, Kadur taluk \r\nof Karnataka under the Department of Agriculture \r\nKarnataka. He completed his graduation in Agriculture from \r\nthe college of Agriculture GKVK, University of Agricultural \r\nSciences Bengaluru, Karnataka and completed his Master's \r\ndegree in Agriculture specialization in Genetics and Plant \r\nbreeding from college of post graduate studies, Barapani, \r\nMeghalaya, Central Agricultural University Imphal \r\nManipur. He has qualified the ASRB-NET in Genetics and \r\nPlant breeding, demonstrating his academic excellence and \r\nsubject proficiency. Mr. Santhosh B. L has actively \r\nparticipated \r\nin \r\nvarious national and international \r\nconferences and seminars, contributing to academic \r\ndiscussions in the fields of agriculture and genetics and \r\nplant breeding. As a research scholar, he has significantly \r\nextended his knowledge and research work through \r\nnumerous research papers, book chapters, books, abstracts \r\nand other scholarly publications in national and international \r\njournals.","authorName":"Mr. Santhosh B.L."}],"bookDescription":"Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies bridges cutting-edge horticulture, digital tools, and biotechnology to transform vegetable production into a highly precise, resilient, and sustainable agricultural system.","bookRating":5,"bookFormat":"Paperback and E-book","pages":252,"ISBNNo":"978-93-47456-69-5","aboutBook":"Vegetable crops are fundamental to global food and nutritional security, \r\nproviding essential vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, dietary fibre and bioactive \r\ncompounds. However, vegetable production is increasingly challenged by climate \r\nvariability, water scarcity, soil degradation, emerging pests and diseases, rising \r\nproduction costs, labour shortages and the need to produce safe and nutritious \r\nfood with fewer environmental impacts. Addressing these challenges requires a \r\ntransition from conventional production systems toward knowledge-intensive, \r\nresource-efficient and technology-enabled vegetable production.    <br><br>\r\nThe book <b><i>Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies </i></b>\r\nbrings together recent developments in vegetable science and emerging \r\ntechnologies that are reshaping the production, protection, quality management \r\nand value addition of vegetable crops. It provides a comprehensive perspective \r\non how advances in genetics, breeding, physiology, biotechnology, precision \r\nagriculture, artificial intelligence, remote sensing, Internet of Things, automation \r\nand digital decision-support systems can contribute to sustainable and profitable \r\nvegetable production. Particular emphasis is placed on modern approaches for \r\ncrop improvement, including molecular breeding, genomics, genome editing, \r\nhigh-throughput phenotyping and speed breeding. The book also explores smart \r\napproaches to crop nutrition, irrigation, protected cultivation, pest and disease \r\nmanagement, and postharvest handling. Technologies such as sensors, drones, \r\nrobotics, computer vision, machine learning and AI-enabled decision-support \r\nsystems are discussed in the context of real-time monitoring and site-specific \r\nmanagement. <br><br>\r\nBeyond technological advancement, the book recognizes that successful \r\ninnovation must be economically viable, environmentally responsible and \r\naccessible to farmers. Therefore, attention is also given to resource-use \r\nefficiency, climate-smart production, digital agriculture, smart greenhouse \r\nsystems, soil and water management, food quality and sustainable value chains. \r\nThe integration of traditional scientific knowledge with emerging digital \r\ntechnologies offers considerable opportunities to improve productivity while \r\nreducing resource consumption and production risks. This book is intended for \r\nstudents, researchers, teachers, agricultural professionals, extension workers, \r\npolicymakers and progressive farmers seeking an updated understanding of contemporary vegetable science and smart technologies. It is also expected to \r\nserve as a useful reference for researchers working at the interface of \r\nhorticulture, plant science, biotechnology, precision agriculture and digital \r\nagriculture. The future of vegetable production will depend not simply on \r\nproducing more vegetables, but on producing better-quality food with greater \r\nprecision, efficiency, resilience and sustainability. It is hoped that this book will \r\ncontribute to that transition by bringing together scientific advances and practical \r\ntechnological perspectives, while inspiring further research and innovation for \r\nthe next generation of vegetable production systems.","price":749,"sellingPrice":749,"DOIDetail":"doi","bookGallery":["/uploads/PublishedBook/Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies_Gallery2.png"],"bookSales":0,"bookRoyalty":0,"bookBy":["66ada297d95098bca5841d28"],"category":"695eb882b0659e48a719bb40","bookGenre":[],"show":true,"date_time":"2026-09-19T01:57:38.036Z","bookCover":"/uploads/PublishedBook/Advances in Vegetable Science and Smart Technologies_Cover.png","__v":0}