Growing Food: A Guide to Food Production

Furfural 127
FYM/Farm Yard Manure 31

Garlic, chives & leeks 234
Genetic modification (GM) 106, 243
Genus 37
Germination of seed 46–51, 76, 89,
111, 116
Gluten 107, 118, 133, 135, 141, 142,
144, 149
Gombo/Gumbo 231, 232
Gourds—seeCucurbitaceae
Grain 45, 46

Poaceae
Grass Pea/Vetch/Chickling Pea
Lathyrus sativus 158, 186–188
Green manure 69 , 197, 203, 219, 278,
279, 281, 282, 284, 287, 320
GRIN 37, 288
Grossulariaceae(Gooseberry family)
244
Groundnut/PeanutArachis hypogaea
164–167
Growth period of plants 43
GuavaPsidium guajava 256–258
Gymnosperms 37

ICARDA 172

ICRISAT 68

IITA 68, 90, 205, 286

Incertae sedis 248

Indeterminate growth 42

Indicator plants 25–29

Inoculation of seed 54–57

Inositol 127

Insects 78–81

Integument 1

Intercropping 67

Intermediate varieties 59

IPM—Integrated Pest Management 80

IRRI 129

Irish PotatoSolanum tuberosum

208–212

Iron 24, 27

Irrigation 93–100

Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus

tuberosus44, 204

Field PeaPisum sativum

161–164
Finger Millet Eleusine coracana 51,
89, 103, 119, 123 , 191, 196, 197,
252, 322
Fodder 61, 69, 71, 72, 252, 281, 283,
284
Four-angled Bean (Winged Bean)
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
284–287
Foxtail Millet Setaria italica 17, 64,
119,122–123

Hybrid seed/Hybrid vigour 3, 52–53

Hybrid maize 115–117

Hybrid varieties 54, 108, 114, 120,

128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 136, 139,

148, 168, 190, 192, 223, 226, 232,

235, 238, 245, 253, 264, 269

Hydrocyanic acid (HCN) 139, 176,

206 , 208

French/Haricot BeanPhaseolus
vulgaris167–171
Fruits 243–266
Fungi/Fungicides 84–86

Haricot/French BeanPhaseolus

vulgaris167–171

Haulm 77, 273, 284

Hay72–73, 283

Heat stress 9

Herbicides 90–92

Heterogamy/Heterostyly 2, 3

Homozygous 3

Hormone growth regulators 110

Horse Bean/Broad Bean/Field Bean

Vicia faba152–155

Humus 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 , 14, 19, 87,

211, 230

INDEX 329

Graminae (Grass family) —see