The avocado : botany, production and uses /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Subjects: Avocado.; Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Composition.; Plant Nutrition.; Plant Water Relations.; Plant Production.; Plant Cropping Systems.; Plant Propagation.; Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000); Plant Pests, (New March 2000); Plant Disorders and Injuries (Not caused directly by Organisms); Environmental Tolerance of Plants.; Soil Water Management (Irrigation and Drainage), (Revised June 2002); Crop Produce.; Food Storage and Preservation.; Insects.; Mites.; Persea americana.; Arthropod pests.; Avocados.; Biotechnology.; Botany.; Climate.; Climatic factors.; Crop management.; Crop production.; Cultivars.; Fruits.; Genetics.; Geographical distribution.; Harvesting.; Insect pests.; Irrigation.; Leaves.; Mineral nutrition.; Origin.; Packages.; Packaging.; Packing.; Plant breeding.; Plant breeding methods.; Plant diseases.; Plant ecology.; Plant genetic resources.; Plant nutrition.; Plant pests.; Plant physiology.; Postharvest systems.; Postharvest treatment.; Processing.; Propagation.; Rootstocks.; Soil.; Soil quality.; Soilborne viruses.; Subtropical tree fruits.; Taxonomy.; Transport.; Uses.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 540 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book is comprised of 15 chapters covering principles and basic understanding in avocado science, technology, best management practices and postharvest aspects. It is aimed at avocado researchers, libraries, teachers and academics, students, advisers, cutting edge growers and industry support personnel. Topics discussed include the history, distribution, uses, taxonomy, botany, genetics, breeding, ecology, reproductive biology, ecophysiology, cultivars and rootstocks, propagation, biotechnology, irrigation and mineral nutrition, crop management, foliar, fruit and soil-borne diseases, insect and mite pests and harvesting, packing, postharvest technology, transport and processing.