Table of ContentsChapter 1: Conservation and Use of Tropical Fruit Species Diversity in Asia: IPGRI"s Contributions by Bhag Mal, V Ramanatha Rao, R K Arora and Percy E Sajise Chapter 2: Temperate Fruit Crops by A Sofi, M K Verma, R K Verma and H Choudhary Chapter 3: Tropical Fruits by G S Prakash and M R Dinesh Chapter 4: The Genus Musa (Banana and Plantains) by S Uma and S Sathiamoorthy Chapter 5: Temperate and Subtropical Vegetables by D Ram, Mathura Rai and Major Singh Chapter 6: Tropical Vegetable Crops by K R M Swamy and A T Sadashiva Chapter 7: Tropical Tuber Crops by M S Palaniswami and Shirly Raichal Anil Chapter 8: Orchids of Western Ghats, India by C Sathish Kumar and S Ganeshan Chapter 9: Conservation of Spices Genetic Resources through in vitro Conservation and Cryopreservation by K Nirmal Babu, S P Geetha, D Minoor, G Yamuna, K Praveen, P N Ravindran and K V Peter Chapter 10: Black Pepper by V A Parthasarathy, K V Saji and K Johnson George Chapter 11: Ginger and Turmeric by B Sasikumar Chapter 12: Tree Spices by B Krishnamoorthy, J Rema and P A Mathew Chapter 13: Cardamoms by J Thomas, K J Madhusoodanan and V V Radhakrishnan Chapter 14: Large Cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) by M R Sudharshan and U Gupta Chapter 15: Kokum, Malabar Tamarind and Mysore Gamboge by Z Abraham and R SenthilkumarChapter 16: Seed Spices by S K Malhotra and B B Vashishtha Chapter 17: Cashew by M Gangadhara Nayak and M Gopalakrishna Bhat Chapter 18: Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) by Y Annamma Varghese and Saji T Abraham.