Contents: 1. Vegetable crops. 2. Nutritional importance of vegetables. 3. Vegetable research in India - a brief background. 4. Solanaceous vegetable. 5. Okra. 6. Cole crops. 7. Cucurbitaceous vegetables. 8. Peas and beans. 9. Bulb crops. 10. Root crops. 11. Leafy vegetables. 12. Asparagus. 13. Tuber vegetables. 14. Vegetable seed production. 15. Organic vegetable production. 16. Protected technology in vegetable production. The book entitled ‘Modern Vegetable Varieties and Production Technology’ is compilation of almost all the varieties developed from various SAUs, research centres and private seed companies, their characteristic features and the production technology involved in raising the vegetable crops. The book also contains few introductory chapters regarding the different vegetables grown in India, their area and production, nutritional aspect of vegetables and research done in the field of vegetable till date.