Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jain, S. Mohan. (Editor), Priyadarshan, P. M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Botany.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71201-7

Tree species, spread across a wide range of genera, are indispensible to human life. Their breeding, poised to satisfy human needs, presents significant challenges. Tree crops face a variety of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Fruit and nut crops: Genetic improvement of Banana
• Mango Breeding
• Breeding Guava (Psidium guajava L.)
• Breeding Papaya (Carica papaya L.)
• Grape Breeding
• Breeding Date Palm
• Litchi Breeding for Genetic Improvement
• Avocado Genetics and Breeding
• Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Breeding: A Global Perspective
• Oil crops: Coconut Breeding
• Oil Palm
• Olive Breeding
• Industrial Crops: Rubber
• Beverages: Breeding Coffee (Coffea arabica) for Sustainable Production
• Tea Breeding
• Genetic Improvement of Cocoa
• Index.