Temperate Nut Crops - Cultivation, Science, and Innovation

Consolidates knowledge on temperate nut crops, providing introduction, overview of the importance, history, and scope of temperate nut crops. Explores the transformative role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in advancing research, cultivation, and management of temperate nut crops.

List of contents

Foreword by Vishwa Bandhu Patel Preface 1. Introduction, Importance, History, and Scope of Temperate Nut Crops 2. Floral Biology, Pollination, and Genetic Resource in Nut Crops 3. Role of Plant Growth Regulators on Growth and Development of Temperate Nuts 4. Phytochemical Properties and Their Utilization in Temperate Nut Crops 5. Scope of AI- and ML-Mediated Advancement in Temperate Nut Crops 6. Microbial Diversity in Nut Crops: Understanding the Plant-Microbiome Association 7. Advancement of Propagation in Temperate Nut Crops 8. Production Constraints and Improvement Strategies of Temperate Nut Crops 9. Disease and Pest Management in Temperate Nut Crops 10. Pest Status and Its Management in Temperate Nut Crops: Opportunities and Challenges 11. Pre-Harvest Factors Influencing the Production and Quality Attributes of Fruit Crops 12. Preharvest, Postharvest, and Processing Factors Influencing the Phytochemicals and Fatty Acids of Temperate Nuts 13. Genetic Diversity, Breeding Challenges, and Achievements of Temperate Nut Crops 14. Advancement in the Micropropagation of Temperate Nut Crops 15. Omics Technology for Elite Temperate Nut Crop Development 16. Genetic Manipulation and Genome Editing in Temperate Nut Crops

About the author

Ab Waheed Wani, PhD, is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India, in the Department of Horticulture. He is an expert in areas of population genetics, genomics and metabolomics, particularly in walnuts, almonds, apples etc., and also in saffron for DUS (distinctness, uniformity and stability) guidelines. He has published research articles and review papers in national and international journals and conferences as well as book chapters. He received several awards, including young scientist and best thesis awards. He has attended several advanced conferences and training programs in the areas of fruit science, molecular biology, and artificial intelligence. He is working on different projects related to production technology and breeding of fruit crops. Dr. Wani earned his bachelor's degree in Horticulture with a gold medal, master's in Fruit Science with a gold medal, and doctoral degree with a 86.54%. He was an INSPIRE fellow during his PhD program and was an Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) awardee.
Rajni Rajan, PhD, is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Fruit Science) in the Department of Horticulture at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. Her research work focuses on fruit breeding, biotechnology, tissue culture, abiotic stress management, and mutation breeding in fruit crops. She is very keen to explore the area of genomics, metabolomics, genome editing, and the implication of artificial intelligence in fruit crops. She published 21 research papers, eight book chapters, and several popular articles in reputed journals and magazines. She also has published two patents and has one design patent granted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. She received an outstanding MSc thesis award at the International Conference on Food Security through Agriculture & Allied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal. She also received best oral and poster presentation awards for her papers at various international and national conferences. She qualified in JRF-NTS, SRF-NTS, and ARSB NET in Fruit Science.
Faheem Ahmad, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His research is focused on the study of plant-pathogen interaction, biotic and abiotic stress management, and agricultural biotechnology. He is the author of more than 57 papers, associate editor of the Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection (Springer), and academic editor of Peer J-Life & Environment. Dr. Ahmad has guided one PhD student and several MSc students to date. He is a recipient of several fellowships and awards, including NRF, TSRO Young Scientist, SERB-DST Young Scientist, and TUBITAK Foreign Researcher Award. He is a fellow of the International Society for Development and Sustainability (Japan) and Bose Science Society (India). He gained postdoctoral experiences at Ehime University (Japan), North-West University (South Africa), Ege University (Turkey), and National Sun Yat-Sen University (Taiwan).

Product details

• Assisted by: Faheem Ahmad (Editor), Rajni Rajan (Editor), Ab Waheed Wani (Editor)
• Publisher: Apple Academic Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.09.2025
• EAN: 9781779643506
• ISBN: 978-1-77964-350-6
• No. of pages: 596
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food