Strawberries: Production, Postharvest Management and Protection

This book provides unparalleled integration of fundamentals and most advanced management to make this strawberry crop highly remunerative besides enhancing per capita availability of fruit even in the non-traditional regions of the world.

Prof Radha Mohan Sharma did his doctorate in Pomology at the Dr

Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP (India)

in 1996, and became Assistant Professor at SKUAST J&K in 1999. Prof.

Sharma has headed the Regional Horticultural Research Sub-Station,

Doda for five years, and served at SKUAST-Jammu for 13 years in various

capacities. He has also served at RVSKVV, Gwalior, MP (India)

as Professor (Hort.) for one year. Presently, Prof Sharma is working as

Principal Scientist in the Division of Fruits & Horticultural Technology,

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi (India). Prof

Sharma has about 14 years research experience of temperate fruits, and

has exclusively dealt with the research on strawberry, walnut, apple and

pear. Presently, he is engaged with the research on citrus improvement and

rootstock research. Establishment of field gene bank of temperate fruits, identification of elite clones of

walnut and Ambri apple, varietal evaluation and standardization of propagation technique of strawberry

in subtropical areas and development of two acid lime varieties are among his credits. Prof Sharma has

13 years experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, and he has guided 5 MSc

(Fruit Science) students. He has published three books, 12 book chapters and 50 research papers in

national and international journals. He is a Fellow of Horticultural Society of India.

Prof Rakesh Yamdagni did his Doctorate in Horticulture at the

Government Agriculture College, Kanpur under Agra University

(now C. S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur)

in 1969, and worked at the Punjab Agriculture University, Hisar (now

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar)

as Assistant Professor in 1967. Prof Yamdagni served at Haryana

Agriculture University, Hisar for more than 30 years in the capacities

of Head, Department of Horticulture, Head, Department of Forestry,

Regional Director of Research for Dryland Agriculture and Director

of Extension Education. He also worked as Vice Chancellor, Narendra

Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad (UP) for three

years. Prof Yamdagni has published one book, more than 100 research papers and 150 articles. He

guided 13 PhD and 9 MSc students during his academic carrier.

Dr Anil Kumar Dubey did his Doctorate in Horticulture at the C.

S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur in 1996, and

joined Agriculture Research Services in 1995. Presently, Dr Dubey is

working as Principal Scientist at the Division of Fruits & Horticultural

Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.

Dr Dubey has made an outstanding contribution in the fields of mango

and citrus improvement and their rootstock standardization. He has

developed nine varieties of fruit crops including mango (four) and citrus

(five), standardized softwood grafting for the Khasi mandarin, identified

salt tolerant rootstocks for citrus fruits and standardized the gamma

irradiation doses and ovule age for maximum recovery of haploids in

citrus. He has guided seven MSc and three PhD students. In addition, he

has published 87 research papers in national and international journals,

3 books, 3 practical manuals, 5 technical bulletins, 27 popular articles

and 17 e-publications. He is the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Gyan Vigyan Maulik Pusthak Lekhan

Purshkar (Pratham Purshkar) from Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt of India and Dr Shyam Singh

Best Scientist Award for Citrus from ISC. He is a Fellow of the Horticultural Society of India.

Dr Vikramaditya Pandey did his Doctorate degree in Horticulture

at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP) in 1998, and joined

the Agricultural Research Service in 1996. He has served at Central

Horticultural Experiment Station, Bhubaneswar (Odisha), National

Research Centre for Banana, Trichy (TN) and Indian Institute of

Vegetable Research, Varanasi (UP) in various capacities. Presently,

Dr Pandey is working as Principal Scientist (Horticulture) at the

Horticultural Science Division of the Indian Council of Agricultural

Research, and looking after the national coordination and monitoring

of various research and development issues on horticultural crops. He

was involved in evolving three varieties, one each of mango, custard

apple and chilli. He has worked on various aspects of improvement,

production, integrated cropping system and natural resource management in horticultural crops

with special reference to fruits and vegetables. Dr Pandey has published about 40 research papers, 4

books, 10 book chapters, 6 technical bulletins, 21 extension folders and 24 popular articles. He has

visited four central Asian countries to explore the possibilities of developing collaborative research

projects on crops and aspects of mutual interest of partner countries.