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Titolo: | Tropical plant species and technological interventions for improvement / / edited by Muhammad Sarwar Khan |
Pubblicazione: | London : , : IntechOpen, , [2023] |
©2023 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina: | 635.9523 |
Soggetto topico: | Tropical plants |
Persona (resp. second.): | KhanMuhammad Sarwar |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | 1. Introductory Chapter: Integrative Technologies for Sustainable Plant Improvement -- By Muhammad Sarwar Khan26 -- 2. Emerging Trends to Improve Tropical Plants: Biotechnological Interventions -- By Irfan Ali, Faiz Ahmad Joyia, Ghulam Mustafa, Safdar Ali Mirza and Muhammad Sarwar Khan 73 -- 3. Applications of Biotechnological Approaches in the Product and Breeding of Phalaenopsis Orchids -- By Shinichi Enoki and Yoshinori Takahara 95 -- 4. Lesser Known African Indigenous Tree and Fruit Plants: Recent Evidence from Literatures and Regular Cultivation Culture -- By Kayode Paul Baiyeri and Kolawole Olajide 53 -- 5. Challenges and Advances in the Production of Export-Quality Macadamia and Its Integral Use with Green Technologies -- By Laura Graciela Mereles, Mario Smidt, Karen Patricia Martínez, Eva Eugenia Soledad Coronel, Edelira Velázquez and Laura Correa 65 -- 6. Papaya: The Versatile Tropical Fruit -- By Parichart Burns, Pimpilai Saengmanee and Uthaiwan Doung-Ngern 125 -- 7. Tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.)) Origin, Cultivation, Breeding and Management -- By Rafiq Ahmad Shah, Parshant Bakshi, Hamidullah Itoo and Gaganpreet Kour -- 141 -- 8. The Production and Marketing Issues of Pineapple (Ananas comosus) under Humid Tropical Conditions in the State of Tabasco and Way-out -- By Maritza Alejo Jeronimo, Edward Manuel Arevalo de la Cruz, Hortensia Brito-Vega, Armando Gomez-Vazquez, Jose Manuel Salaya-Dominguez and Edmundo Gomez-Mendez 43 -- 9. Cassava Production Enterprise in the Tropics -- By Raufu Olusola Sanusi, Deola-Tayo Lordbanjou, Azeez Olalekan Ibrahim, Mohammad Babakatcha Abubakar and Oluwole Olalekan Oke 58 -- 10. Identification of Native Dendrobium Based on Morphological and Anatomical Characters in Liwa Botanical Garden -- By Mahfut 12 -- 11. Holistic Pest Management Strategies in Tropical Plant Species -- By John Samuel Kennedy and Jeeva Kasiviswanathan Lekshmi -- 42 -- 12. Phytochemical Contents of Essential Oils from Cymbopogon Species: A Tropical Medicinal Plant -- By Margaret Ikhiwili Oniha, Eze Frank Ahuekwe and Sharon Oluwatobi Akinpelu 23 -- 13. Effects of the Invasive Alien Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC and Its Management Options in Ethiopia: A Review -- By Wakshum Shiferaw and Sebsebe Demissew 73. |
Sommario/riassunto: | This book provides a precise and meticulous overview of the production technologies involved in the cultivation of tropical plants. Technological advances have transformed the cultivation of fruit and ornamental plants from agronomic to value-added plants. The book highlights the essentials for developing tropical plants with increased nutritive, nutraceutical, and aesthetic value. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Tropical Plant Species and Technological Interventions for Improvement |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910647203603321 |
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