Jatindra Nath Bhakta 
Betel Vine [PDF ebook] 
Nature’s "Green" Gold

Dr. Jatindra N. Bhakta served as Associate Professor and is associated with ICEE, University of Kalyani and Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Japan. He worked as research scholar, was awarded Ph. D. from University of Kalyani, India, and worked as research associates of ICAR, DBT and DST, Govt. of India He was awarded the prestigious JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship by Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Govt. of Japan and worked as Researcher Faculty at the Department of Environmental Engineering and Research Institute of Molecular Genetics, Kochi University, Japan. He has research and teaching experiences on environment, microbiology & probiotic bacteria, carbon sequestration & biofuel production, bioremediation, metagenomic, wastewater treatment & recycling, fisheries & aquaculture, agriculture and environmental pollution. Dr. Bhakta along with other collaborators (>25 researchers from 11 countries) has published more than 60 journal research articles, few book chapters, abstracts and popular articles. He is editorial board member and reviewer of several international journals including Elsevier and Springer Publishers. He successfully handled several projects, organized seminars and conferences, served as research mentor for Ph. D., masters and graduate students and actively associated with some NGO’s especially for environmental conservation and rural socioeconomic development. This book is a new and innovative book in the agricultural field. The leaf of the betel vine has a vast array of health and medicinal properties for multiple applications in human health. Besides, it is considered as one of the most potential high-yielding and beneficial cash crops, having substantial international demand and playing a significant role in uplifting the socioeconomic status of rural peoples. Due to its various merits, it has been recognized as a "green gold" or "green heart" of nature. Additionally, a farm of betel vines is also popularly known as a "household bank". Nonetheless, there is no such organized book on the betel vine. The literature concerning the basic concepts, various practical aspects of cultivation and economics of the betel vine are very scanty and scattered. The present book comprises the most current and important information in various aspects of the betel vine in fourteen chapters. Keeping in mind the beneficial aspects of students, farmers, agriculturists, teachers and researchers, the book has been written on the basis of present practical concepts and current research findings of various scientists. It is a useful and unparalleled resource book for the above readers, graduate and post-graduate students of agriculture, botany and plant pathology, and also for researchers, teachers, scientists and farmers to develop a practical concept concerning the various aspects of the betel vine.Target Audience:Graduate and post graduate students of Agriculture, Botany and plant pathology as a reference book and researcher teachers, scientists and farmers are audiences of the present book