Smart Horticulture Production Integrating Advanced Technologies

1. Introduction, Importance, Concept, and Application of Smart Farming in Horticulture

Harsh Nagar, Ambuj, and Rajendra Machavaram

2. Artificial Intelligence System and Horticultural Production: A New Paradigm for High Productivity

Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Smita Rani Swain, and Prem Prakash Srivastav

3. Use of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Agricultural Practices

Mohd Talha Anees, Arindam Chakraborty, and Hina Upadhyay

4. High-Tech Nursery Production of Horticultural Crops Under Advanced Protected Systems

Harjinder Kaur and Gurpreet Singh

5. GIS and DGPS System for Enhanced Productivity in Horticultural Crops

S. K. Pandey, P. K. Mishra, T. Pandiaraj, and Shashank Verma

6. Interrelation of Nanotechnology With Smart Horticulture Production

Pratap Kadam, Bharat Taynath, Khalangre Atul, Ahamed Shabeer T. P., and Hrutik Shevkar

7. Smart Nutrient Delivery: System, Mechanism, and Utilization

Prasann Kumar and Jaisuriyan K.

8. Nano-Chemicals for Improvising Production Constraints in Horticulture

Bharat Taynath, Pratap Kadam, Khalangre Atul, Anis Mirza, and Ahamed Shabeer T. P.

9. Application of Drones and Robotics in Horticultural Crop Production

Sushil Kumar, Vandana Thakur, and Sourabh Mishra

10. Smart Water, Soil, and Environment Management System: An Approach Toward Sustainable Farming

Smita Rani Swain and Rakesh Kumar Gupta

11. An Approach to Machine Learning for Smart Horticultural Production Systems

Ambuj, Rajendra Machavaram, and Gajendra Singh

12. Biotechnological Integration in Smart Horticulture Production

Prasann Kumar and Jaisuriyan K.

13. Dehumanizing Extension Advisory Services in Horticulture through the Application of Internet of Things

Sapna Jarial, Pankaj Kumar, Rupesh Kaushik, Jatinder Singh, and Harpinder Singh

14. Leveraging Industry 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Horticulture for Operational Excellence

Pankaj Kumar, Sapna Jarial, Rupesh Kaushik, Ali Abdullahi, and Amirhosseim Pirmoradi

Biography

Rajni Rajan, PhD, is a Subject Matter Specialist (Climate Change) at the Bankers Institute of Rural Development, India. Her research focuses on fruit breeding, biotechnology, tissue culture, abiotic stress management, and mutation breeding in fruit crops. She has published research papers, book chapters, and popular articles in journals and magazines and serves on the editorial boards of multiple reputable publications. She has also published two patents and was awarded one design patent by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.

Duniya Ram Singh, PhD, serves as the Vice Chancellor of Bihar Agricultural University, India. Prior to this, he was Vice Chancellor at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, where he spearheaded its accreditation as the first NAAC-accredited state agricultural university in the country. Additionally, he has served as the Vice Chancellor in charge of Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, India. Other roles include Director of the ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids in Sikkim; Senior Scientist at the ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair; among others. A prolific scholar, Dr. Singh has published 250 research papers, authored 19 books, many bulletins, and eight policy papers. His work has earned him 32 awards from national and international bodies. Dr. Singh initiated the planting of 60,000 plantlets and promoted noni as a major crop in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, alongside coconut and areca nut. He also developed a standardized tissue culture protocol for dragon fruits and introduced three new orchid varieties.