Indian agronomist to compile e-book on world spices

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Chennai: After compiling the first electronic book on agriculture, ‘The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World,’ Prof. K. Prabhakaran Nair has been invited by Elsevier, London, the world’s top publishers in science, to compile a second electronic book – on world spices.

The first book was selected by a special jury of international scientists to be displayed at the British Library, London, and the State Congressional Library, Washington, a unique honour for an agricultural scientist.

Selected under the ‘Elsevier Insights’ Project, a first in scientific electronic publishing, Prof. Nair took more than five years to compile the book.

A Senior Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Research Foundation of Germany and a former National Science Foundation Professor of the Royal Society of Belgium, Prof. Nair has won several national and international awards, including the prestigious Robertson Memorial Gold Medal for outstanding contributions in agronomy.

In 2008, two of his books were launched by former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Chennai.