Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 1: Production Horticulture

ISBN-13: 9789402403077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 599 str.

Geoffrey R. Dixon; David E. Aldous

Opis

Then follows accounts of the modern production of: Field Vegetables, Temperate Fruit, Tropical Fruit, Citrus, Plantation Crops, Berry Crops, Viticulture, Protected Crops, Flower Crops, New Crops, Post-harvest Handling, Supply Chain Management and the Environmental Impact of Production.

Recenzje

"This book, the first of a three-volume set, presents aspects of the science, management, and technologies involved in production of the major horticultural crops worldwide. ... All chapters are detailed, well illustrated, and well referenced and effectively highlight key concerns. ... anyone interested in understanding current challenges production horticulture faces and where the future may lie, this book is recommended. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners." (D. D. Archbold, Choice, Vol. 53 (1), September, 2015)

Spis treści

1. Introduction; David E. Aldous and Geoffrey R. Dixon
2. Science Drives Horticulture’s Progress and Profit; Geoffrey R. Dixon, Ian J. Warrington, Rod Drew and Gerhard Buck-Sorlin
3. Vegetable Crops: Linking Production, Breeding and Marketing; Daniel I. Leskovar, Kevin M. Crosby, Marco A. Palma and Menahem Edelstein
4. Temperate Fruit Species; Guglielmo Costa and Angelo Ramina
5. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits; Victor Galán Saúco, M. Herrero and J.I. Hormaz
6. Citrus Production; Manuel Agustí, Carlos Mesejo, Carmina Reig and Amparo Martínez-Fuentes
7. Viticulture and Wine Science; Yann Guisard, John Blackman, Andrew Clark, Bruno Holzapfel, Andrew Rawson, Suzy Rogiers, Leigh Schmidtke, Jason Smith, and Christopher Steel
8. Plantation Crops; Yan Diczbalis, Jeff Daniells, Smilja Lambert and Chris Searle
9. Berry Crops; Rex M. Brennan, Peter D.S. Caligari, John R. Clark , Pedro N. Brás de Oliveira, Chad E. Finn, Jim F. Hancock , Dorota  Jarret, Gustavo A. Lobos, Scott Raffle and David Simpson
10. Protected Crops; Nazim Gruda and Josef Tanny
11. The Role of Ornamentals in Human Life; Jaap M. van Tuyl, Paul Arens, William B. Miller and Neil O. Anderson
12. New Ornamental Plants for Horticulture; Kevin Seaton, Andreas Bettin and Heiner Grüneberg
13. Postharvest Care and the Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables; Peter M.A. Toivonen, Elizabeth J. Mitcham and Leon A. Terry
14. Designing New Supply Chain Networks: Tomato and Mango Case Studies; Jack G.A.J. van der Vorst, Rob E. Schouten, Pieternel A. Luning, and Olaf van Kooten
15. Environmental Impact of Production Horticulture; Henry Wainwright, Charlotte Jordan and Harry Day
Index

Blurb

Volume one of Horticulture – Plants for People and Places describes how the array of plentiful, high quality fresh fruit, vegetables, and ornamentals supplied to retail consumers is achieved. This feat demands the intensive manipulation of plant growth, reproduction and postharvest husbandry across the globe. International Production Horticulture operates in a free market arena, delivering produce rapidly, safely and reliably for increasingly demanding and discerning consumers. Internationally acknowledge experts describe the science, management and technology which underpins the continuous production and distribution of horticultural produce. The first chapter describes how basic scientific discoveries are continuously applied forming new industries, novel products and influences social practices and behaviour. There follows chapters describing the production of:- Field Vegetables, Temperate Fruit, Tropical Fruit, Citrus, Plantation Crops, Berry Crops, Viticulture, Protected Crops, Flower Crops, Developing New Crops, Post-harvest Handling, Supply Chain Management, and the Environmental Impact of Production. Crop Production Horticulture supports the economic welfare of countries across the World. Its particular impact in Africa is highlighted in the final chapter of this book.
Intensive plant production offers enormous economic and social benefits for coming generations particularly as urbanization accelerates. Production Horticulture is an  international business centred on partnerships between science, technology, commerce and management. The discipline is based in the physical, chemical, and the biological sciences and integrates natural resources in partnership with others such as economics and engineering. Environmentally careful and sustainable husbandries now form the cornerstones of Production Horticulture. Considerable intellectual and scientific rigour and a strong command of practical business realities are demanded of those who work in this discipline. The contents of this valuable book provide a basis for acquiring these talents.