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

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, 2009
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (716 p.)
• Disciplina: 634.4; 634.44
• Soggetto topico: Mango; Mango - Breeding
• Altri autori: LitzRichard E
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The mango
• ISBN: 1-282-08542-5; 9786612085420; 1-84593-490-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446323903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II