Pineapple
Botany, Production and Uses
Published on 20. November 2002
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-85199-503-8 (ISBN)
Description
There is currently no single up-to-date volume on the pineapple and this book fills that gap.The contents include: history, distribution and world production; botany; breeding, genetic engineering, selection and cultivars; crop environment, temperature, water and light; propagation; cultural systems; flowering and fruit development; and pests, disease and weeds. The book will be of interest to those working in horticulture and tropical fruit growers.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wallingford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85199-503-8 (9780851995038)
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Persons
Duane P Bartholomew (Edited By)
- Emeritus Professor of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawai`i at Manoa with almost 50 years of experience in pineapple physiology and culture.
- Emeritus Professor of Tropical Plant and Soil Science, University of Hawai`i at Manoa with almost 50 years of experience in pineapple physiology and culture.
Content
1: 8 colour plates 2: History, Distribution and World Production 3: K G Rohrbach, F Leal, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Colombia and G Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, IPGRI/CIAT, Colombia 4: Morphology, Anatomy and TaxonomyG Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, IPGRI/CIAT, Colombia and F Leal, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Colombia 5: Breeding and Variety Improvement Y K Chan, MARDI, Malaysia, G Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, IPGRI/CIAT, Colombia and G M Sanewski, Maroochy Research Station, Australia 6: BiotechnologyM K Smith, H-L Ko, S D Hamill, G M Sanewski, Maroochy Research Station, Australia and M W Graham, Queensland Agricultural Biorechnology Centre, Australia 7: Crop Environment, Plant Growth and PhysiologyE Malezieux, AGER, CIRAD, France, F Cote, CIRAD, France and D P Bartholomew 8: Cultural System A Hepton, Dole Food Company, USA 9: Plant Nutrition E Malezieux, AGER, CIRAD, France and D P Bartholomew 10: Inflorescence and Fruit Development and Yield D P Bartholomew, E Malezieux, AGER, CIRAD, France, G M Sanewski, Maroochy Research Station, Australia and E Sinclair, Golden Circle Ltd, Australia 11: Pests, Diseases and WeedsK G Rohrbach and M W Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA 12: Postharvest Physiology, Handling, and Storage of PineappleR E Paull and Ching-Cheng Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Republic of China 13: Processing A S Hodgson, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA and A Hepton, Dole Food Company, USA