The Avocado
eBook - ePub

The Avocado

Botany, Production and Uses

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eBook - ePub

The Avocado

Botany, Production and Uses

About this book

The avocado industry is evolving rapidly. Avocado production has almost doubled recently, with significant expansion in areas planted, especially in Latin America, but also in Africa and Asia. Moreover, the global demand for avocado keeps on growing. The Avocado, 3rd edition is a unique and comprehensive source of information for avocado researchers, and covers everything from the history and distribution, novel agronomic practices, ecological and climatic requirements, and emerging diseases and pest problems. It compiles state-of-the-art information to promote more sustainable production systems and better preparedness to face the challenges that will shape the future of avocado production. This fully updated third edition includes many new international contributors especially from those regions with active and expanding avocado industries. Considering the expansion in avocado consumption, it also includes a new chapter on avocado uses and human nutrition. This is a valuable resource for avocado researchers, academicians and students of horticulture and botany, advisers, professional growers and practitioners in the industry.

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Yes, you can access The Avocado by Daniel Carrillo,Bruce Schaffer,B Nigel Wolstenholme,Anthony W Whiley in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Horticulture. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CAB International
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781800621824
Edition
3
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Horticulture
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half title page
  3. Dedication
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. 1 IntroductionD. Carrillo and B. Schaffer
  10. 2 History, Distribution and UsesM.E. Galindo-Tovar and J.B. Bost
  11. 3 Taxonomy and BotanyA.S. Chanderbali, D.E. Soltis, P.S. Soltis and B.N. Wolstenholme
  12. 4 Genetics and BreedingE. Lahav, U. Lavi and J.I. Hormaza
  13. 5 Ecology: Climate, Soils, Biogeography, Climatic Variability and Climate ChangeJ.G. Ramírez-Gil, L.A. Valbuena-Gaona and B.N. Wolstenholme
  14. 6 Reproductive Biology J.I. Hormaza, L.C. Garner and C.J. Lovatt
  15. 7 EcophysiologyB. Schaffer, A.W. Whiley, P.M. Gil, M.V. Mickelbart and R. Castillo-Argaez
  16. 8 Cultivars and RootstocksJ.H. Crane, P. Manosalva, B.A. Faber, A.F. Barrientos-Priego, E.D. Focht, M.L. Arpaia, G.S. Bender and C.F. Balerdi
  17. 9 PropagationA.W. Whiley
  18. 10 BiotechnologyF. Pliego-Alfaro, J.I. Hormaza, C. Pliego, R. Folgado, A. Barceló-Muñoz, R. López-Gómez, J.A. Mercado, I. Narváez, E. Palomo-Ríos and R.E. Litz
  19. 11 Water and Nutrient ManagementP.M. Gil, T. Cantuarias-Avilés, F. Meza, E. Lahav and A.W. Whiley
  20. 12 Crop ManagementA.W. Whiley, F.J. Gardiazabal, F.J. Mena, B.N. Wolstenholme and J.H. Crane
  21. 13 Foliar, Fruit and Soilborne DiseasesE.K. Dann and R. Gazis
  22. 14 Insect and Mite PestsD. Carrillo, M.S. Hoddle, M. Aluja and J.E. Peña
  23. 15 Harvesting, Packing, Postharvest Technology, Transport and ProcessingP.J. Hofman, J. Bower, A. Woolf, B.G. Defilippi, D. Olivares and M. García-Rojas
  24. 16 Uses and Human NutritionC. Fuentealba and I. Hernández
  25. Index