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The avocado : botany, production and uses /

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 pe...

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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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245 0 4 |a The avocado :  |b botany, production and uses /  |c edited by Bruce Schaffer, Tropical Research and Education Center, University of Florida, USA, B. Nigel Wolstenholme, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Anthony W. Whiley, Sunshine Horticultural Services, Queensland, Australia. 
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505 0 # |a Introduction / B. Schaffer, B.N. Wolstenholme and A.W. Whiley -- History, distribution and uses / J.B. Bost, N.J.H. Smith, and J.H. Crane -- Taxonomy and botany / A.S. Chanderbali, D.E. Soltis, P.S. Soltis and B.N. Wolstenholme -- Genetics and breeding / E. Lahav and U. Lavi -- Ecology: climate and soils / B.N. Wolstenholme -- Reproductive biology / S. Salazar-García, L.C. Garner, and C.J. Lovatt -- Ecophysiology / B. Schaffer, P.M. Gil, M.V. Mickelbart and A.W. Whiley -- Cultivars and rootstocks / J.H. Crane, G. Douhan, B.A. Faber, M.L. Arpaia, G.S. Bender, C.F. Balerdi and A.F. Barrientos-Priego -- Propagation / A.A. Ernst, G.S. Bender, and A.W. Whiley -- Biotechnology / F. Pliego-Alfaro, A. Barceló-Muñoz, R. López-Gómez, E. Ibarra-Laclette, L. Herrera-Estrella, E. Palomo-Ríos, J.A. Mercado and R.E. Litz -- Irrigation and mineral nutrition / E. Lahav, A.W. Whiley, and D.W. Turner -- Crop management / A.W. Whiley, B.N. Wolstenholme, and B.A. Faber -- Foliar, fruit, and soilborne diseases / E.K. Dann, R.C. Ploetz, L.M. Coates and K.G. Pegg -- Insect and mite pests / J.E. Peña, M.S. Hoddle, M. Aluja, E. Palevsky, R. Ripa and M. Wysoki -- Harvesting, packing, postharvest technology, transport and processing / P.J. Hofman, J. Bower, and A. Woolf. 
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520 3 # |a 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. 
530 # # |a Also available in print format. 
588 # # |a Title from PDF title page (viewed July 30, 2013). 
650 # 0 |a Avocado. 
650 # 4 |a Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Plant Breeding and Genetics. 
650 # 4 |a Plant Composition. 
650 # 4 |a Plant Nutrition. 
650 # 4 |a Plant Water Relations. 
650 # 4 |a Plant Production. 
650 # 4 |a Plant Cropping Systems. 
650 # 4 |a Plant Propagation. 
650 # 4 |a Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Plant Pests, (New March 2000) 
650 # 4 |a Plant Disorders and Injuries (Not caused directly by Organisms) 
650 # 4 |a Environmental Tolerance of Plants. 
650 # 4 |a Soil Water Management (Irrigation and Drainage), (Revised June 2002) 
650 # 4 |a Crop Produce. 
650 # 4 |a Food Storage and Preservation. 
650 # 7 |a Insects.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Mites.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Persea americana.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Arthropod pests.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Avocados.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Biotechnology.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Botany.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Climate.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Climatic factors.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Crop management.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Crop production.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Cultivars.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Fruits.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Genetics.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Geographical distribution.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Harvesting.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Insect pests.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Irrigation.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Leaves.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Mineral nutrition.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Origin.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Packages.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Packaging.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Packing.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant breeding.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant breeding methods.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant diseases.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant ecology.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant genetic resources.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant nutrition.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant pests.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Plant physiology.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Postharvest systems.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Postharvest treatment.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Processing.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Propagation.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Rootstocks.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Soil.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Soil quality.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Soilborne viruses.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Subtropical tree fruits.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Taxonomy.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Transport.  |2 cabt 
650 # 7 |a Uses.  |2 cabt 
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