chapter 1 Introduction / chapter 2 Botany and Crop Improvement of Ginger / chapter 3 Chemistry of Ginger / chapter 4. Tissue Culture and Biotechnology of Ginger / chapter 5 Ginger Production in India and Other South Asian Countries / chapter 6 Ginger Production in Southeast Asia / chapter 7. Ginger in Africa and the Pacific Ocean Islands / chapter 8. Diseases of Ginger / chapter 9 Bacterial Diseases of Ginger and Their Control / chapter 10 Insect Pests of Ginger / chapter 11 Postharvest and Industrial Processing of Ginger / chapter 12 Production, Marketing, and Economics of Ginger / chapter 13 Pharmacology of Ginger / chapter 14 Properties and Medicinal Uses of Ginger / chapter 15 Ginger as a Spice and Flavorant / chapter 16 Yield Gaps and Constraints in Ginger / chapter 17 Other Economically Important Species