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Bananas and Plantains

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Bananas and plantains are major fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics, making a vital contribution to the economies of many countries. In the last 15 years, substantial changes have occurred in banana production, among them the increased importance of fungal and viral diseases and their serious impact on Cavendish export cultivars, smallholder plantains and cooking bananas. Changes in production systems such as protected greenhouse cultivation, organic, fair-trade and integrated cultivation and their respective certification schemes have also become prominent. This book provides an accessible review of the scientific principles of banana production and how these relate to field practices. Revised and updated with expanded coverage of world trade statistics and policies, breeding of new cultivars in relation to disease resistance and markets, prospects for genetically-modified bananas and the increasing role of endophytes in controlling pests and diseases, this new edition is an essential resource for researchers and students in horticulture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-10-07
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt620 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCrop Production Science in Horticulture
Antal sidor320
Upplaga2
FörlagCABI Publishing
ISBN9781845936587

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Dr Víctor Galán Saúco is Research Professor (retired) at the Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA), Spain where he was Head ofthe Tropical Fruit Department from 1980 to 2006. He has been President of the Spanish Society of Horticultural Science and was former Chair of the Section of Tropical Fruits and also Chair of the Mango Working Group of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). He has acted as a consultant for organisations such as the FAO, EMBRAPA, the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECID) and the National Mango Board. Professor Galán Saúco is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on mangoes and has published widely on mangoes and other tropical fruits.

1: Distribution and Importance 2: Taxonomic Classification, Cultivars and Breeding 3: Morphological Characteristics and Plant Development 4: Climatic Requirements and Problems 5: Phenological and Physiological Responses 6: Site Selection, Soil Requirements and Soil Preparation 7: Establishing a Plantation 8: Systems of Cultivating Bananas and Product Certifications 9: Nutritional Requirements 10: Water Requirements and Irrigation 11: Horticultural Management 12: Diseases 13: Pests 14: Harvesting and Fruit Handling 15: Ripening, Biochemistry and Uses