Agronomist Prof K. Prabhakaran Nair has been invited to compile an e-book on world's most important medicinal spices - turmeric and ginger.

In the project under the “Elsevier Insights”, Prof Nair will trace the geographical origin, global spread, development, agronomy, nutrition, economy, world trade, pharmacopoeia, and end-products of turmeric and ginger in 15 chapters. Prof Nair has complied two e-books, one on the important tree crops of the developing world, and the other on two important spice crops, black pepper and cardamom.

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