Novel Approach to Sustainable Temperate Horticulture

In the current scenario, marked by a continual improvement in living standards, it becomes imperative to boost the productivity or rather the efficiency of agriculture, especially horticulture, which holds the potential for significant economic prosperity aligning with SDG goal number 8, ?Decent Work and Economic Growth?. Modern technological interventions, such as geospatial technology and Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, can be harnessed to yield effective results in addressing challenges and providing enhanced decision support, particularly in the planning of horticultural resource management. Fresh produce cultivation and production face several challenges, including prolonged juvenile phases and reproductive cycles with extended breeding periods, creating bottlenecks in the process. The evolving trends in biotechnology offer promising solutions for improving the selection of desirable traits. Biotechnological techniques aimed at improving fruit efficiency encompass tissue culture, induction of genetic variability, germplasm conservation, and molecular breeding/genomics. These methods involve the study of genetic diversity, DNA fingerprinting, and QTL analysis for marker-assisted selection. Over the past few decades, the global population has consistently risen, raising concerns about the ability of the current food system to adequately feed the anticipated 10 billion people in the next 30 years. While this challenge is deemed achievable, certain changes in both food production and consumption systems are essential to ensure sustainability, reduce food loss and waste, and contribute to a global shift towards healthier and more sustainable diets. Implementing sustainable models of crop production represents a significant undertaking. To address the growing food demand amid deteriorating production environments, there is a need for promising technologies and effective management options to enhance productivity.

This book is poised to be a valuable resource for horticultural scientists operating in universities, government agencies, and research centers, offering insights into achieving sustainable cultivation practices for fruits. It stands out as the first of its kind, providing in-depth knowledge on environmentally friendly methods for cultivating temperate fruit crops, to reduce harmful emissions and pollution. The book will delve into the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for estimating horticulture area expansion and crop yield. Additionally, it will encompass recent biotechnological interventions in horticulture, circular agriculture models, and emerging non-thermal food preservation techniques as significant components.

Features:

• Aims to provide a comprehensive and integrated overview of current techno-statistical techniques employed in horticulture, delving into the associated livelihood benefits derived from the practice.
• Explores the novel geographical trends to identify the site suitability indices of several temperate fruits.
• Offers a comprehensive and integrated exploration of recent trends in biotechnological approaches aimed at enhancing food production, quality, and safety.

Estimation of Horticulture Area Expansion and Crop Yield Quantification by Using Remotely Sensed Data and Geographic Information Systems

Cost Benefit Analysis and Measuring Livelihood Development Index of Horticulturalists in Kashmir Valley

Recent Advances in Rootstock and Varietal Improvement in Horticulture Crops

Biotechnological intervention in horticulture

Potential of Nanotechnology for improving nutrient efficiency of temperate Horticulture crops

Role of Digital Technologies in the field of Horticultural Science & Technology

Strategies for adding value to food byproducts (recovery and valorization)

Emerging Non-thermal Food Preservation Techniques

Circular models and strategies to reduce and reuse food waste

Environmentally friendly food processes, biorefineries & 3D food printing

Biotechnological Approaches to Increase Food Production Quality and Safety

Gulzar Ahmad Nayik completed his Master’s Degree in Food Technology from Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India and his PhD from Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal, Sangrur, Punjab, India. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed research and review papers, authored/co-authored over 60 book chapters, and edited 18 books with Springer, Elsevier, Royal Society of Chemistry and Taylor & Francis. He has also delivered a number of presentations at various national and international conferences, seminars, workshops and webinars. He was shortlisted twice, in 2017 and 2018, for the prestigious Inspire-Faculty Award from the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India. He was nominated for India’s prestigious National Award (Indian National Science Academy Medal for Young Scientists-2019–20). He also fulfils the roles of editor, associate editor, assistant editor and reviewer for many food science and technology journals. He has received many awards, appreciations and recognitions and holds membership of various international societies and organizations. He is currently editing several book projects for Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, Royal Society of Chemistry, etc.

Sajad H. Wani is currently working as a Lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology, Government Degree College Shopian, affiliated with University of Kashmir Srinagar- India. Dr. Sajad is a former National Postdoctoral Fellow of Division of Biotechnology, Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, J&K-India. He has Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biotechnology from Department of Biotechnology University of Kashmir, J&K, India and has also qualified J&K SET-2010 in Biotechnology. He has been awarded international travel support award by DST to attend 3rd international conference on agriculture and biological science at Qingdao University China. He has been awarded Y