The avocado : botany, production and uses /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2002.
• Subjects: Avocado.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Plant Production.; Plant Propagation.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General); Crop Produce.; Food Storage and Preservation.; Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002); Persea americana.; Avocados.; Biotechnology.; Botany.; Cultivars.; Cultivation.; Fruits.; Genetics.; Growth.; Harvesting.; Packing.; Pest control.; Plant breeding.; Plant development.; Plant disease control.; Plant diseases.; Plant ecology.; Plant nutrition.; Plant pests.; Postharvest treatment.; Rootstocks.; Storage.; Taxonomy.; Transport.; Vegetative propagation.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This multiauthor book consists of 14 sections covering all aspects of avocado production and science, including the uses, taxonomy, botany, genetics, breeding, ecology, growth and development, propagation, cultivars and rootstocks, cultivation, nutrition, biotechnology, pests and diseases (and their control), and harvesting and postharvest aspects (including storage, packing and transport) of avocado. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics, students, professional growers and consultants.