02795nam 2200565Ia 450 991044632000332120200520144314.097866128935061-84593-738-4(CKB)2670000000054986(EBL)617539(OCoLC)688481089(SSID)ssj0000412471(PQKBManifestationID)11274651(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000412471(PQKBWorkID)10367695(PQKB)11133999(MiAaPQ)EBC617539(EXLCZ)99267000000005498620100423d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBananas and plantains /John C. Robinson and Victor Galan Sauco2nd ed.Cambridge, MA CABI20101 online resource (319 p.)Crop production science in horticulture series ;no. 19Description based upon print version of record.1-84593-658-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 1 Distribution and Importance; 2 Taxonomic Classification, Cultivars and Breeding; 3 Morphological Characteristics and Plant Development; 4 Climatic Requirements and Problems; 5 Phenological and Physiological Responses; 6 Site Selection, Soil Requirements and Soil Preparation; 7 Establishing a Plantation; 8 Systems of Cultivating Bananas and Product Certifications; 9 Nutritional Requirements; 10 Water Requirements and Irrigation; 11 Horticultural Management; 12 Diseases; 13 Pests; 14 Harvesting and Fruit Handling; 15 Ripening, Biochemistry and Uses; References; IndexBananas and plantains are major fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics, making a vital contribution to the economies of many countries. In the last 15 years, substantial changes have occurred in banana production, among them the increased importance of fungal and viral diseases and their serious impact on Cavendish export cultivars, smallholder plantains and cooking bananas. Changes in production systems such as protected greenhouse cultivation, organic, fair-trade and integrated cultivation and their respective certification schemes have also become prominent. This book provides an accessiCrop production science in horticulture ;19.BananasPlantagoBananas.Plantago.634/.772Robinson J. C(John Charles),1943-523444Galan Sauco Victor523445MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910446320003321Bananas and plantains829761UNINA