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Author:   Dr Emmanuel Geoffriau (Université d’Angers, France) ,  Philip Simon (University of Wisconsin, USA) ,  Charlotte J Allender (Warwick University, UK) ,  Jean-Pierre Bouverat-Bernier (French Technical Institute for Medicinal, Aromatic and Perfume Plants (iteipmai))
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.784kg
ISBN:  

9781789240955

ISBN 10:   1789240956
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   29 July 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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INTRODUCTION: CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE APIACEAE TO THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY AND GLOBAL CUISINES SECTION I: THE APIACEAE, A FAMILY OF VEGETABLE AND AROMATIC CROPS 1: TAXONOMY, ORIGIN AND IMPORTANCE OF THE APIACEAE FAMILY 2: BOTANY OF THE FAMILY APIACEAE 3: APIACEAE SEED PRODUCTION 4: APIACEAE, A FAMILY OF SPECIES RICH IN SECONDARY METABOLITES – AROMATIC COMPOUNDS AND MEDICINAL ATTRIBUTES SECTION II: CARROT PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT 5: GENETIC DIVERSITY AND MAIN CARROT TYPES 6: CARROT GENETICS AND BREEDING 7: CARROT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 8: CARROT PRODUCTION PRACTICES 9: INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT IN CARROT 10: CARROT DISEASE MANAGEMENT 11: MANAGEMENT OF CARROT PESTS 12: CARROT DISEASES RESULTING FROM PHYTOPLASMAS AND VIRUSES 13: CARROT PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS AND CROP ADAPTATION TO STRESS 14: CARROT ROOT QUALITY 15: COLD STORAGE OF CARROTS 16: ORGANIC CARROT PRODUCTION 17: CARROT ORGANOLEPTIC QUALITY AND CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS SECTION III: PRODUCTION AND USE OF OTHER APIACEAE CROPS 18: AJOWAN 19: ANGELICA 20: ARRACACHA 21: CARAWAY AND CUMIN 22: CELERIAC 23: CELERY 24: CHERVIL 25: CORIANDER 26: DILL 27: FENNEL 28: PARSLEY 29: PARSNIP 30: TUBEROUS ROOTED CHERVIL

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"Emmanuel Geoffriau (Edited By) Dr. Emmanuel Geoffriau is Associate Professor in plant sciences applied to vegetable crops. He has experience in several aspects of genetics, genetic diversity and cropping systems of vegetable crops, in particular carrot, in relation with crop quality. At Agrocampus Ouest, he is co-responsible for the research team ""Quality and resistance to pests of vegetable crops"" in the Institute of Research in Horticulture and Seeds (IRHS) and his research focuses on genetics and quality of the carrot crop. He is responsible for the masters ""Fruits and Vegetables, Food and Markets"" and ""Engineering of horticultural products and cropping systems"". He teaches vegetable crops, post-harvest, genetic diversity and statistics in relation with experimental designs. He serves as reviewer of research projects for national/international agencies, and for several international journals. Other responsibilities : - Chair of the ISHS working group ""Carrot and other Apiaceae """

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