The Avocado: Botany, Production and UsesBruce A. Schaffer, B. Nigel Wolstenholme, Antony William Whiley Although avocado has been cultivated and consumed for more than 9,000 years near its center of origin in Latin America, world production and trade has increased dramatically over the past few decades. The avocado is now a widely traded fruit between warmer and colder countries as a result of the global community becoming increasingly aware of the versatility and nutritional value of this crop. For the past decade, the world avocado industry has been going through a period of rapid technological change and innovation. The dietary value of "the most nutritious of all fruit" is also receiving more attention. This fully updated new edition of the successful 2002 book will provide a comprehensive review of avocado production, science and technology. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 History Distribution and Uses | 10 |
3 Taxonomy and Botany | 31 |
4 Genetics and Breeding | 51 |
Climate and Soils | 86 |
6 Reproductive Biology | 118 |
7 Ecophysiology | 168 |
8 Cultivars and Rootstocks | 200 |
10 Biotechnology | 268 |
Colour plates | 300 |
11 Irrigation and Mineral Nutrition | 301 |
12 Crop Management | 342 |
13 Foliar Fruit and Soilborne Diseases | 380 |
14 Insect and Mite Pests | 423 |
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The Avocado: Botany, Production, and Uses Antony William Whiley,Bruce A. Schaffer,B. Nigel Wolstenholme No preview available - 2002 |
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