Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops: Production, Processing, and Marketing

ISBN-13: 9781774911105 / Angielski

Debashis Mandal; Ursula Wermund; Lop Phavaphutanon

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This new volume is a rich and comprehensive resource of the basic information and latest developments and research efforts on tropical and subtropical fruits. It presents an extensive overview of crop production techniques, processing, marketing, breeding efforts, harvesting, and postharvest handling, as well as pest and disease management of banana, citrus, durian, grapes, guava, jackfruit, litchi, mango, and papaya.

Each chapter in Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops: Production, Processing, and Marketing focuses on a specific fruit and provides a general introduction along with an overview of these areas:

• Area and production
• Marketing and trade
• Composition and uses
• Origin and distribution
• Botany and taxonomy
• Varieties and cultivars
• Breeding and crop improvement
• Soil and climate
• Propagation and rootstock
• Layout and planting
• Irrigation
• Nutrient management
• Training and pruning
• Intercropping and intercultural operation
• Flowering and fruit set
• Fruit growth, development, and ripening
• Harvesting and yield
• Packaging and transport
• Postharvest handling and storage
• Processing and value addition
• Pests, diseases, and physiological disorders

Fruits are delicious eating and attractive horticultural crops that are rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and other nutraceuticals and are considered necessary for a healthy diet. Past decades witnessed a notable increase in the production of fruit crops, which has been facilitated in part by advancements in agro-techniques, timely harvests, and proper postharvest handling and care. Even though production has increased, demand continues to grow, and consistent improvement of fruit production of fruit crops is needed.

This volume arms professionals, scientists, researchers, and students involved with the cultivation, production, and processing of tropical and subtropical fruits with the important and up-to-date information they need for continued improvement in this area. It will also be helpful for breeding programs to develop varieties with improved fruit characteristics, shelf life, and the ability to withstand the adverse effects of climate change.

Spis treści

1. Banana 2. Citrus 3. Durian 4. Grapes

O autorze

Debashis Mandal, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Horticulture, Aromatic and Medicinal Plants at Mizoram University, India. He has published books, research papers and book chapters and is a member of the Workgroup Lychee, Longan, and Other Sapindaceae Fruits of the International Society for Horticultural Science and the ISHS Commission on Quality and Postharvest Horticulture. Dr. Mandal is the Editor-in-Lead (Horticulture) for the International Journal of Bio Resources & Stress Management as well as an editorial board member and reviewer for other journals in his field. He is a consultant horticulturist to the Department of Horticulture & Agriculture (Research & Extension), Government of Mizoram, India, and Himadri Specialty Chemicals Ltd.

Ursula Wermund, PhD, is Project Manager and R&D Coordinator at Greenyard Fresh of Greenyard Fresh Trade International, GmbH, Bremen, Germany. She has marked management and teaching experience in postharvest handling and marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables. She was previously affiliated with the Imperial College, Wye, UK, as Head of the Post Harvest Group. Her corporate experience includes acting as head of quality management at the Peter Vetter Group, Germany. She has published over a dozen research papers and has participated at international meetings, conferences, and symposiums.

Lop Phavaphutanon, PhD, is Deputy Head and Chief of the Tropical Fruit Research and Development Center, Department of Horticulture, Kasetsart University, Thailand, where he has been teaching for over 30 years. He has published many research papers, book chapters, and seminar papers during his active research career. Currently he is handling several research projects related to aromatic coconut and pummelo fruit. He teaches courses on the principles of horticulture, physiology of horticultural crops, tropical fruits, orchard management, nutrition of horticultural crops, and research methods in horticultural sciences.

Regina Cronje is a Horticulturist with the Agricultural Research Council of the Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops, South Africa. She is associated with research on crop production technology of subtropical fruits and is currently focused on litchi and mandarin. She serves on the Board of Directors of the South African Litchi Growers’ Association and is a member of the South African Society for Horticultural Science and the International Society for Horticultural Science. She has published research papers and book chapters and was chief editor for the published proceedings of the IV International Symposium on Lychee, Longan and Other Sapindaceae Fruits.