Tropical fruits. Volume 1 / Robert E. Paull, Professor of Plant Physiology, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA and Odilo Duarte, Professor and Lead Scientist in Agribusiness, CENTRUM Católica Business School, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Perú.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Paull, Robert E., author.
• Duarte, Odilo, author.

Contributor:

• C.A.B. International, issuing body.
• C.A.B. International.

Series:

• Crop production science in horticulture ; 20.
• Crop production science in horticulture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Tropical fruit.

Genre:

• Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 400 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book is one of the 23 volumes in the Crop Production Science in Horticulture Series focusing on horticultural crops from major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. The first volume on tropical fruits presented the general aspects of tropical fruit production and covered the major tropical fruits in the international trade, such as banana, pineapple, pawpaw, mango and avocado. This volume focuses on tropical fruits that are already well-known in the tropics but are just recently being introduced to larger temperate city markets. Each of the 12 chapters presents information on taxonomy, cultivars, propagation and orchard management, biotic and abiotic problems, cultivar development and postharvest handling. This book should be of use to all readers and students interested in an introductory text on tropical fruit production.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The Tropics, Its Soils and Horticulture
• Cultivation
• Tree Management
• Postharvest Technology
• Annonas: Cherimoya, Atemoya and Sweetsop
• Avocado
• Banana and Plantain
• Litchi and Longan
• Mango
• Papaya
• Pineapple.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Title from PDF title page (viewed September 16, 2013).

ISBN:

1-84593-672-8

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.