A TREATISE ON MANGO THE KING OF FRUITS - VOLUME 2

Description

Mango is a God’ gift to India, it is grown here from ancient period. It is propagated to various parts of the world in the last 500 years. Out of an estimated 4500 varieties of mango, India can boast of about 3000 varieties. This includes a large number of local varieties, cultivars of selective seedlings, grafted and hybrids varieties. Though India is the largest producer of mango, it has remained at the bottom in exporting it due to various reasons. The government of India and various States are promoting mango cultivation, export and associated industries to generate more resources for the country and the farmers. Large scale production can bring down the price of mango and make it affordable for the poor also. It is a potential source for large scale employment.
This book -”A treatise on mango the king of fruits” is a single source of exhaustive information on mango A-Z. It aims at encouraging mango cultivation, promoting its export, resource generation and environment control. This book is brought out in such a manner that it is useful for students, researchers, farmers, industries, households covering history, cultivation, protection, harvesting and post-harvest operations, marketing and utilities. Volume -2 has covered 3713 mango varieties of the world. As far as possible, characteristics of mango are described. Reading of this book will give you an ecstatic experience both for eyes and mind. No doubt that the tastes and flavour described of mango will make your mouth watery.

About the Author

K Gopinath was born in Mangalore. He got BE from KREC Surathkal (1968); M.Tech. (1970) and PhD (1978) from IIT Madras. After working for one year in the industry, he came back to pursue Ph.D. at IIT Madras in 1971 and absorbed as the faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He was teaching at IIT Madras from 1971 to 2011. He has served as Head, Machine Design Section and Material Science Research Centre. Post retirement as senior professor, he has settled in Bangalore.
His hobbies include book writing; drawing; Hindustani classical music-tabla and harmonium; carpentry; cooking and gardening. He has 10 monographs, 4 books, 3 eBooks to his credit. His video lecture on Machine Design is telecasted from New Delhi Dooradarshan for engineering students. He has won several prizes in pencil sketching during Intercollegiate and City artist’s competitions from 1968 to 1972 in Chennai. He has won alumni Excellence award from NITK at the 3rd Global Meet 2004, Wear Journal top 20 best papers in 2004, Shah Memorial national award from IETE New Delhi for import substitution for developing HiPOS (High pressure oxidation system); Two national awards for outstanding contributions to Design and Research in Mechanical Engineering. He was in the editorial Board of several International and National Journals.
He belongs to farming community. His paternal and maternal grand-parents were farmers. He was trained by his maternal grandfather Kumbla Lakshman Nayak in Farming and carpentry right from young age. Under his care, he was maintaining a fruit orchard in Mangalore which contained about 15 varieties of Mangoes. Lakshman Nayak used to take him to his Farm at Kumbla and Kasaragod during vacations and holidays for training. 67 years of rich experience in farming and orchard growing has helped in bring out the book – “A Treatise on Mango the King of Fruits” in 3 volumes.

Book Details

ISBN: 9789334105759

Publisher: GK Self-Publishers Bangalore 560085

Number of Pages: 744

Dimensions: A4

Interior Pages: Full Color

Binding: Hard Cover (Case Binding)

Availability: In Stock (Print on Demand)

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