Manju M George

The Foliage Business in Ornamental Horticulture: Markets, Value Chains, Sustainability and Future Opportunities

Manju M George · Asian Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research · 2026

The foliage business occupies a distinctive but incompletely measured position within ornamental horticulture. It spans living indoor foliage plants, cut foliage and florist greens, propagation material, and the specialised services that connect breeding, production, logistics, w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajahr/2026/v13i4506

Fertiliser Responses in Amaranthus blitum subsp. oleraceus and African Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.): A Comparative Critical Review with Evidence from Related Vegetable Amaranths

Manju M George · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2026

Fertiliser management in leafy amaranths and African marigold is frequently discussed as if greater nutrient supply produces a simple, transferable increase in crop performance. The evidence is more conditional. This critical narrative review compares mineral, organic, integrated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2026/v11i3456

Strategies for Vegetable Crop Production under Heavy-Metal Stress: A Critical Synthesis of Exposure Control, Rhizosphere Management and Plant-Level Mitigation

Manju M George · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2026

Vegetable production on land affected by potentially toxic elements creates a dual agronomic problem: plants must maintain growth under metal-induced physiological stress while edible tissues must remain acceptably low in contaminants. These objectives are related but not interch...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/arja/2026/v19i3902