Overview

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. The last decade has seen a rapid growth of mango production, mainly due to expansion into new growing regions but also to the adoption of modern field practices and cultivars. A wide range of fresh, mango cultivars are now consumed worldwide and are available year round. The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses, published in 1997, represented the first comprehensive examination of all aspects of modern mango production and research. Developing upon the successful first edition, this book incorporates a discussion of significant advances in mango research that have contributed to improved production and will be highly relevant for researchers and growers alike.

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Author:   Richard Litz (Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, USA) ,  Richard Litz (Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, USA)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.720kg
ISBN:  

9781845934897

ISBN 10:   184593489
Pages:   696
Publication Date:   30 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1: Botany and Importance S K Mukherjee (deceased) and R E Litz 2: Taxonomy and Systematics J M Bompard 3: Important Mango Cultivars and Their Descriptors R J Knight, Jr., R J Campbell and I Maguire 4: Breeding and Genetics C P A. Iyer and R J Schnell 5: Reproductive Physiology T L Davenport 6: Ecophysiology B Schaffer, L Urban, P Lu and A W Whiley 7: Fruit Diseases D Prusky , I Kobiler, I Miyara and N Alkan 8: Foliar, Floral and Soilborne Diseases R C Ploetz and S Freeman 9: Physiological Disorders V Galan Sauco 10: Pests J E Pena, M Aluja and M Wysoki 11: Crop Production: Propagation S Ram (deceased) and R E Litz 12: Crop Production: Mineral Nutrition I S E Bally 13: Crop Production: Management J H Crane, S Salazar-Garcia, T-S Lin, A C de Queiroz Pinto and Z-H Shu 14: Postharvest Physiology J K Brecht and E M Yahia 15: Postharvest Technology and Quarantine Treatments G I Johnson and P J Hofman 16: World Mango Trade and the Economics of Mango Production E A Evans and O J Mendoza 17: Fruit Processing L C Raymundo, M T Ombico and T M de Villa 18. Biotechnology R E Litz, M A Gomez Lim and U Lavi

Reviews

This second edition will be the definitive English language work on the crop for the foreseeable future, invaluable to growers, researchers, students and investors in the crop alike. --Rob Lockwood -This second edition will be the definitive English language work on the crop for the foreseeable future, invaluable to growers, researchers, students and investors in the crop alike.---Rob Lockwood

This second edition will be the definitive English language work on the crop for the foreseeable future, invaluable to growers, researchers, students and investors in the crop alike.

This second edition will be the definitive English language work on the crop for the foreseeable future, invaluable to growers, researchers, students and investors in the crop alike. --Rob Lockwood

Author Information

Richard Litz is a professor emeritus in the Department of Horticultural Sciences of the University of Florida. From 1976 until his retirement in 2011, he was at the Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, where he developed and led a research programme that focused on biotechnology of tropical fruit crops, e.g., avocado, carambola, litchi, longan, mango and papaya. His laboratory hosted postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists from 16 countries in the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, Africa and Asia. He has edited seven books about biotechnology of fruit crops and also about mango and has authored more than 150 refereed publications and book chapters. In retirement, Richard lives in a village on the coast of Maine.

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