chapter 1 Turmeric The Golden Spice of Life -- chapter 2 Botany and Crop Improvement of Turmeric -- chapter 3 Phytochemistry of the Genus Curcuma -- chapter 4 Biotechnology of Turmeric and Related Species -- chapter 5 Agronomy of Turmeric -- chapter 6 Diseases of Turmeric -- chapter 7 Insect Pests of Turmeric -- chapter 8 Postharvest Technology and Processing of Turmeric -- chapter 9 Bioactivity of Turmeric -- chapter 10 Curcumin Biological and Medicinal Properties -- chapter 11 Turmeric Production, Marketing, and Economics -- chapter 12 Turmeric in Traditional Medicine -- chapter 13 Turmeric as Spice and Flavorant -- chapter 14 Other Economically Important -- chapter 15 Turmeric Production Constraints, Gaps, and Future Vision.