Strawberries : Production, Postharvest Management and Protection

Prof Radha Mohan Sharma did his doctorate in Pomology at the Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, HP (India) in 1996. Presently, he is engaged with the research on citrus improvement and rootstock research. Establishment of field gene bank of temperate fruits, identification of elite clones of walnut and Ambri apple, varietal evaluation and standardization of propagation technique of strawberry in subtropical areas and development of two acid lime varieties are among his credits. Prof Rakesh Yamdagni did his Doctorate in Horticulture at the Government Agriculture College, Kanpur under Agra University (now C. S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur) in 1969, and worked at the Punjab Agriculture University. as Assistant Professor in 1967. Dr Anil Kumar Dubey did his Doctorate in Horticulture at the C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur in 1996, and joined Agriculture Research Services in 1995. Presently, Dr Dubey is working as Principal Scientist at the Division of Fruits & Horticultural Technology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Dr Vikramaditya Pandey did his Doctorate degree in Horticulture at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (UP) in 1998, and joined the Agricultural Research Service in 1996. Presently, Dr Pandey is working as Principal Scientist (Horticulture) at the Horticultural Science Division of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and looking after the national coordination and monitoring of various research and development issues on horticultural crops.