Böcker av Prashant Kaushik

Zingiber officinale, often referred to as ginger, is the scientific name for the blooming plant-producing underground rhizome. The rhizome may be used both in the kitchen and in traditional forms of healing. It is a herbaceous perennial that may survive for many years and generates annual pseudostems (false stems made of the coiled bases of leaves) that reach heights of around one meter, and bare, thin leaf blades. Antioxidants and bioactive compounds are present in ginger. This book explores recent developments in ginger production and biochemical research against the background of current and impending environmental change.

Root vegetables are the sections of underground plants that are harvested and consumed by humans for their nutritional value. They are found in a wide variety of plant species. Even though botany draws a distinction between real roots and non-roots, the term ¿root vegetable¿ refers to both kinds in the context of agriculture and cuisine, despite botany classifying genuine roots as separate from non-roots. Root vegetables are often storage organs that store energy in the form of carbohydrates. This book explores recent developments in root vegetable research against the background of current and impending environmental change.

The Solanaceae family, which includes the potato and nightshade families, has made significant contributions to the human race via the production of several essential food and pharmaceutical plants, as well as ornamental plants that are economically valuable and possess medical properties. The most significant income crops are things like potatoes, tomato sauce, eggplant, and peppers, just to name a few. On the other hand, the family Solanaceae includes plants like Atropa, Hyoscymus, Withania, Capsicum, and Nicotiana. These plants were among the most significant in the early phases of the discovery of medical plant-based medications, and they continue to be significant in the herbal practise that is practised today. Tomatoes are connected to the plant known as atropa. It consists of over 2,700 species organised into 98 different genera. It is a genus of flowering plants that includes annual and perennial herbs, as well as vines, shrubs, and trees, and it can be found practically anywhere on the planet with the exception of Antarctica.