MS Swaminathan said, "The three major dimensions of hunger in India are calorie deprivation, protein deprivation and micro-nutrient deprivation". While addressing this famous statement, this book provides valuable insight into how Horticulture can take center stage in making India nutritionally secure. This book aims to delve into practical application and of horticulture crops in achieving nutritional security in a sustainable manner. Contents: 1.Plant Breeding, 2.Biotechnological Approaches for ex-situ Conservation and Sustaina Utilization of Selected Rare and Heavily Traded Medicinal Plants in India, 3.Polyembryony, 4.Post harvest processing and value addition vis a vis biochemistry of ginger and turmeric, 5.Non thermal Processing of Horticultural Crops, 6.Physiology and Biochemistry of Fruit Ripening, 7.Chemistry of Paclobutrazol and its actions, 8.Seed borne diseases of Tropical Crops- Diagnostics , Transmission and Management, 9.Emerging Innovations for sustainable spices production, 10.Hydrologic regimes under climate change in Indo-Gangetic basin and its impact on fruit production, 11.Cardamom, 12.Coffee, 13.Oil palm, 14.Palmyrah, 15.Banana, 16.Potatoes, 17.Tuber crops, 18.Gardens as Elements of an Urbanizing World, "