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Record Nr.

UNINA9910626110103321

Autore

Albrigo Leo Gene <1940->

Titolo

Citrus / / L. Gene Albrigo, Lukasz L. Stelinski, Lavern W. Timmer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-78064-272-5

1-78924-209-6

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 pages)

Collana

Crop production science in horticulture ; ; 25

Disciplina

634.304

Soggetti

Citrus

Citrus fruit industry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

HISTORY, DISTRIBUTION AND USES OF CITRUS FRUIT -- TAXONOMY, CULTIVARS AND BREEDING -- ROOTSTOCKS -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS ON GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY OF CITRUS -- PLANT HUSBANDRY -- ARTHROPOD PESTS -- DISEASES -- FRUIT QUALITY, HARVESTING AND POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY

Sommario/riassunto

"Citrus, 2nd Edition covers the biology and cultivation of citrus and considers the citrus industry from an international perspective. Fruits including oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruit and hybrids such as tangelos are covered and the fundamental topics of taxonomy, cultivars, breeding, husbandry, weeds, pests and diseases are also addressed in detail. This updated new edition includes coverage of new cultivars, advances in the molecular approaches to taxonomic studies, new findings in the physiological understanding of key citrus fruits, recent research into environmental factors affecting external and internal fruit quality and expanded coverage of pests and diseases. The fusion of scientific coverage and practical management make the text suitable for a range of horticulturalists including breeders, growers, researchers and academics"--