Bananas and plantains /

• Main Authors: Robinson, J. C. 1943- (Author), Galán Saúco, Víctor, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2010.
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Series: Crop production science in horticulture ; 19.
• Subjects: Bananas.; Plantago.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Morphology and Structure.; Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.; Plant Nutrition.; Plant Water Relations.; Plant Production.; Plant Propagation.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Soil Science (General); Soil Water Management (Irrigation and Drainage), (Revised June 2002); Meteorology and Climate.; Biological Resources (Plant); Crop Produce.; Food Storage and Preservation.; Food Composition and Quality.; Taxonomy and Evolution.; Musa.; Biochemistry.; Certification.; Climate.; Crop establishment.; Crop husbandry.; Crop management.; Crop quality.; Cultivars.; Cultivation.; Geographical distribution.; Handling.; Harvesting.; Horticulture.; Irrigation.; Nutrient requirements.; Phenology.; Plant breeding.; Plant development.; Plant diseases.; Plant morphology.; Plant pests.; Plant physiology.; Plant protection.; Plantations.; Quality controls.; Ripening.; Site selection.; Taxonomy.; Vegetative propagation.; Water requirements.; Electronic books.
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The Crop Production Science in Horticulture series examines economically important horticultural crops selected from the major production systems in temperate, subtropical and tropical climatic areas. Systems represented range from open field and plantation sites to protected plastic and glass house...

Table of Contents:

• Distribution and importance
• Taxonomic classification, cultivars and breeding
• Morphological characteristics and plant development
• Climatic requirements and problems
• Phenological and physiological responses
• Site selection, soil requirements and soil preparation
• Establishing a plantation
• Systems of cultivating bananas and product certifications
• Nutritional requirements
• Water requirements and irrigation
• Horticultural management
• Diseases
• Pests
• Harvesting and fruit handling
• Ripening, biochemistry and uses.