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    Organic Production of Coffee, Okra, Tomato, Mango and Banana
    Organic Production of Coffee, Okra, Tomato, Mango and Banana
    Organic Production of Coffee, Okra, Tomato, Mango and Banana
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    Organic Production of Coffee, Okra, Tomato, Mango and Banana

    By Gowri Vijayan

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    Organic coffee is produced by over 20 countries including Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, India, Madagascar, Brazil, Vietnam etc. Japan, USA, EU are some of the biggest consumers of organic coffee in the world. The fruits are slimy, mucilaginous and rich in iodine content which helps in goiter control. Tomato is the world’s largest vegetable crop after potato and sweet potato.The wide versatility in its usage makes it a favorite among food processors. Mango is known as the King of fruits.Mango is a very important fruit crop for India. India is the largest producer of mango in the world, responsible for 60% of world mango production. Banana is a perennial herb, native to South East Asia. It is the fifth largest agricultural commodity in world trade after cereals, sugar, coffee and cocoa. Ecuador, Brazil, China, India are the leading producers of banana in the world.USA, Belgium, Germany and United Kingdom are the major importers of banana.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAGRIHORTICO
    Release dateMar 6, 2019
    Organic Production of Coffee, Okra, Tomato, Mango and Banana
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    Gowri Vijayan

    Gowri Vijayan is a Horticulture graduate with a post graduate degree in Agribusiness management. She is currently pursuing her doctoral research on Sustainable Operations Management with a prominent International University. Crop production techniques, marketing of agricultural products and supply chain designing are some of her major areas of expertise. Writing is her passion and she publishes her work on agribusiness and horticulture through agrihortico.com, a leading portal in agribusiness and horticulture knowledge dissemination services.

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      Organic Production of Coffee, Okra, Tomato, Mango and Banana - Gowri Vijayan

      Organic Production of Coffee, Okra, Tomato, Mango and Banana

      Gowri Vijayan

      All Rights Reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical. photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of agrihortico

      © 2019 AGRIHORTICO

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      Content

      Coffee (Coffea sp.)

      Pest Management in Coffee

      Disease Management in Coffee

      Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

      Pest Management in Okra

      Disease Management in Okra

      Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

      Pest Management in Tomato

      Disease Management in Tomato

      Mango (Mangifera indica)

      Banana (Musa sp.)

      Pest Management in Banana

      Disease Management in Banana

      Preface

      This small book is a sincere attempt to provide some basic insights into organic crop production practices and organic certification procedures, especially for those who have no idea about the topic of organic farming. Techniques mentioned in this book are strictly in an Indian context. Production techniques and all other information had been written keeping in mind the present scenario of Indian organic market and crop production practices. However, this book may be used as a reference material for all situations pertaining to organic production technology.

      Coffee (Coffea sp.)

      Introduction: Organic coffee is produced by over 20 countries including Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, India, Madagascar, Brazil, Vietnam etc. Japan, USA, EU are some of the biggest consumers of organic coffee in the world. In India, coffee is mainly cultivated in states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. India is the only country wherein Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta coffee are cultivated in almost equal proportions.

      Selection of Site: Features like altitude, wind velocity, rainfall, land slope etc. have to be considered while selecting site for coffee plantation. While Arabica coffee prefers higher altitude (1000-1500 above MSL), robusta coffee is better suited to lower altitudes (500-100 above MSL). Sufficient

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