Litchi and longan : botany, production and uses /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2005.
• Subjects: Litchi.; Longan.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Production.; Plant Propagation.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Biological Resources (Plant); Crop Produce.; Food Storage and Preservation.; Food Composition and Quality.; Taxonomy and Evolution.; Dimocarpus longan.; Litchi chinensis.; Breeding methods.; Crop production.; Crop quality.; Flowering.; Fruit set.; Geographical distribution.; Longans.; Plant development.; Plant diseases.; Plant pathogens.; Plant pests.; Postharvest treatment.; Processing.; Propagation.; Storage quality.; Taxonomy.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 305 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Litchi and the related fruit longan are grown extensively in China and South East Asia, as well as in Australia, Florida (USA), southern Europe and southern Africa. This book represents the only comprehensive balanced and internationally focused publication on these fruits. It covers all aspects of production, from taxonomy and breeding to propagation, flowering and fruit set, diseases, pests and postharvest storage and processing.