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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446323903321

Titolo

The mango : botany, production and uses / / edited by Richard E. Litz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, 2009

ISBN

1-282-08542-5

9786612085420

1-84593-490-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (716 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LitzRichard E

Disciplina

634.4

634.44

Soggetti

Mango

Mango - Breeding

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Botany and Importance; 2. Taxonomy and Systematics; 3. Important Mango Cultivars and their Descriptors; 4. Breeding and Genetics; 5. Reproductive Physiology; 6. Ecophysiology; 7. Fruit Diseases; 8. Foliar, Floral and Soilborne Diseases; 9. Physiological Disorders; 10. Pests; 11. Crop Production: Propagation; The colour plate; 12. Crop Production: Mineral Nutrition; 13. Crop Production: Management; 14. Postharvest Physiology; 15. Postharvest Technology and Quarantine Treatments

16. World Mango Trade and the Economics of Mango Production17. Fruit Processing; 18. Biotechnology; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Mango is one of the oldest cultivated fruit crops, having been grown in India for at least 4000 years. Mango is the most important fruit crop of Asia and its annual production is exceeded worldwide only by Musa, citrus, grapes and apples. This book offers a comprehensive examination of various aspects of modern mango production and research.