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Ms. Bichhinna Maitri Rout did her B.Sc. in Agriculture (Hons.) from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (Bhubaneswar), College of Agriculture (Bhawanipatna), Odisha. She has completed her M.Sc. (Vegetable Science) from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana. She had cleared ICAR-JRF (2017), ICAR-SRF (2019) and ARS-NET (2019) exams. Presently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. (Vegetable Science) from Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi. She has published various articles and abstracts during her academic years. She has also been an author of 2 books entitled ‘Glimpses of Fruit Science’ and ‘Perks of Vegetable Science’.
Mr. Tejinder Singh has passed his B.Sc. in Agriculture (Hons.) from College of Agriculture, Kaul which is under CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He has completed his M.Sc. (Horticulture-Vegetable Science) from CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana. Presently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. (Vegetable Science) from CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, India. He has published various articles and abstracts during his academic years.
Mr. Amit Verma has completed his B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture from College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. He has completed his M.Sc. (HorticultureVegetable Science) from Maharana Pratap Horticultural University, Karnal, Haryana. Presently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. (Vegetable Science) from CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana, India. He has qualified ASRB-NET (Vegetable Science) in 2021 and UGC- NET (Environmental Sciences) in 2020. He has published various articles, book chapters and abstracts during his academic years.
Cole Crops
1. Cabbage ......................................................................................... 9
2. Cauliflower ................................................................................. 35
3. Knol-Khol .................................................................................... 51
4. Broccoli ........................................................................................ 63
Legumes
5. Garden Pea ................................................................................. 73
6. French Bean ................................................................................ 89
7. Dolichos Bean ...........................................................................103
Cucurbits
8. Cucumber..................................................................................169
9. Bitter Gourd ..............................................................................189
10. Watermelon ..............................................................................207
