The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World
eBook - ePub

The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World

About this book

Major tree crops contribute substantially to the economy of many developing countries on the Asian, African and Latin American continents. For example, coffee is the main revenue earner for Kenya. This book provides a comprehensive review of the agronomy, botany, taxonomy, genetics, chemistry, economics, and future global prospects of a range of crops that have great food, industrial and economic value such as cocoa, coffee, cashew, oil palm and natural rubber. - Discusses the major tree crops of great economic value to the developing world - The author is an eminent scientist who has won numerous awards for his work in this area

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: Arecanut (Areca catechu L.)
  7. Chapter 2: Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale L.)
  8. Chapter 3: The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.)
  9. Chapter 4: Cinchona (Cinchona sp.)
  10. Chapter 5: Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)
  11. Chapter 6: Coffee
  12. Chapter 7: Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacquin)
  13. Chapter 8: Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis)
  14. Chapter 9: Tea (Camellia sinensis L.)
  15. Chapter 10: Wattle
  16. Bibliography