Allium crops include more than 30 species, many of which (for e.g. onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, bunching onions, and chives) are of economic importance. Bulb onions rank second only to tomatoes in terms of global production. Alliums are farmed and harvested in a range of climatic conditions worldwide, forming important parts of local diets. This book provides a comprehensive review of major and minor Allium crops from scientific and horticultural perspectives. It broadly covers modern ...

Through this twelve chaptered book the author highlights the evolution of the Armed Forces through the wars fought and, more importantly, the lessons which have not been learnt.The book covers the four major wars with Pakistan besides the operations taken for integration of states—Hyderabad Police Action, Integration of Junagarh and Liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu.It also analyses the blunders of the Sino-Indian Conflict and the Operation Pawan Sri Lankan Odyssey.All the operations covere...

The Illuminating the Mysteries of Light is a captivating and enlightening book that delves into the fascinating world of light, authored by a brilliant quartet of scientists and scholars: Lucky Singh, Kevin Major, William Anderson Travis, and Adam Mark Jordan. In this groundbreaking work, the authors take readers on an extraordinary journey through the intricate wonders and profound secrets of light.

It is a type of mental illness in which the mind is either very sad or extremely happy for several weeks or months continuously. Negative in sadness and high thoughts come in the mind in mania. About one in 100 people get this disease at some point in their life. The disease often starts between 14 years and 19 years. Both men and women are affected equally by this disease. This disease rarely starts after 40 years.Bipolar one: - In this type of disease, at least o...

The devastation caused by the World Wars I & II is remembered even today. These wars shattered the lives of thousands of people and posed a serious threat to mankind as such. The brutalities and atrocities committed on humanity is highly condemnable. Use of lethal weapons, the fierce atom bomb attacks lead to destabilisation of millions of people.This book gives an account of the sequence of events which lead to the happenings of these wars. A special feature of this book is the analysis a...

Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. Originally published in the First Folio of 1623, where it was listed as a comedy, the play's first recorded performance occurred in 1604. The play's main themes include justice, "morality and mercy in Vienna," and the dichotomy between corruption and purity: "some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall." Mercy and virtue prevail, as the play does not end tragically, with virtues such ...

Major Barbara is a three-act English play by George Bernard Shaw, written and premiered in 1905 and first published in 1907. The story concerns an idealistic young woman, Barbara Undershaft, who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in the Salvation Army in London. For many years, Barbara and her siblings have been estranged from their father, Andrew Undershaft, who now reappears as a rich and successful munitions maker. Undershaft, the father, gives money to the Salvation Army, which ...

"My Kinsman, Major Molineux" is a short story written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1831. It first appeared in the 1832 edition of The Token and Atlantic Souvenir, published by Samuel Goodrich. It later appeared in The Snow-Image, and Other Twice-Told Tales, a collection of short stories by Hawthorne published in 1852 by Ticknor, Reed & Fields. The story exemplifies the darkest times of American development.

Advances in Plant Tissue Culture: Current Developments and Future Trends provides a complete and up-to-date text on all basic and applied aspects of plant tissue cultures and their latest application implications. It will be beneficial for students and early-career researchers of plant sciences and plant/agricultural biotechnology. Plant tissue culture has emerged as a sustainable way to meet the requirements of fresh produces, horticultural crops, medicinal or ornamental plants. Nowadays,...