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Bananas and Plantains
John Robinson
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Description for Bananas and Plantains
Paperback. Bananas and plantains are major fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics, making a vital contribution to the economies of many countries. This book provides a review of the scientific principles of banana production and how these relate to field practices. Series: Crop Production Science in Horticulture. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PST; TVK; TVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 618.
Bananas and plantains are major fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics, making a vital contribution to the economies of many countries. In the last 15 years, substantial changes have occurred in banana production, among them the increased importance of fungal and viral diseases and their serious impact on Cavendish export cultivars, smallholder plantains and cooking bananas. Changes in production systems such as protected greenhouse cultivation, organic, fair-trade and integrated cultivation and their respective certification schemes have also become prominent. This book provides an accessible review of the scientific principles of banana production and how these relate to field practices. ... Read more
Bananas and plantains are major fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics, making a vital contribution to the economies of many countries. In the last 15 years, substantial changes have occurred in banana production, among them the increased importance of fungal and viral diseases and their serious impact on Cavendish export cultivars, smallholder plantains and cooking bananas. Changes in production systems such as protected greenhouse cultivation, organic, fair-trade and integrated cultivation and their respective certification schemes have also become prominent. This book provides an accessible review of the scientific principles of banana production and how these relate to field practices. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Crop Production Science in Horticulture
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845936587
SKU
V9781845936587
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Ref
99-50
About John Robinson
Dr Víctor Galán Saúco is Research Professor (Emeritus) at the Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA), Spain where he was Head of Research from 1980 to 2006. He has been President of the Spanish Society of Horticultural Science and is former Chair of the Mango Working Group of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS). He has acted as a ... Read more
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