Asparagus is very important vegetable worldwide. Due to increased consumer demand for fresh, canned and frozen asparagus, the cultivation is spread over all continents. The present book is spread in thirty-five chapters, written by leading experts who have made significant contributions on asparagus. This book covers the breeding and cultivars, genetics, physiology, agronomy and field research, production systems, pathology and replant problems, mechanization and postharvest processing.\nThis book will be interest of students, teachers, researchers and commercial growers engaged in asparagus cultivation.