Find vital facts and information on a wide range of fruit crops--without having to read the entire chapter

Introduction to Fruit Crops combines an easy-to-use format with a complete review of essential facts about the world's top fruit crops, making this both the premiere introductory textbook for students AND a superior reference book for avid gardeners, country agents, and horticulture educators. Each fruit is studied and clearly explained through its taxonomy, origin, history of cultivation, production, botanical description, optimum soil and climate, harvesting, and...

From the basics through practical application all in one book Potatoes are a crucial food crop around the world, grown in every state of the United States and in 125 countries. The Handbook of Potato Production, Improvement, and Postharvest Management compiles everything you need to know about potato crop production in one well-organized reference. Leading international authorities clearly discuss the biology, genetics, breeding, diseases, and effective approaches for improvement of crop and handling after harvest. This one-of-a-kind text explores, from interdisciplinary perspectives, every...

Learn how to best improve yield in cereal plants--even in dry conditions

The impact of drought on crop production can be economically devastating. Drought Adaptation in Cereals provides a comprehensive review of the latest research on the tolerance of cereal crops to water-limited conditions. Renowned experts extensively describe basic concepts and cutting-edge research results to clearly reveal all facets of drought adaptation in cereals. More than simply a fine reference for plant biology and plant improvement under water-limited conditions, this book spotlights the most relevant...

A handy guide on crops of international importance

The Handbook of Industrial Crops is a comprehensive exploration of 12 important agricultural components of economy and export trade. The book examines the aspects of cultivation and trade in addition to the available information on the evolution and adaptation of each agricultural crop. With this extensive resource, you get detailed, up-to-date information on each species' origin and botany, cultivation and harvest, and prospective future of available production and demand to set you up for higher production and sales.

A handy guide on crops of international importance

The Handbook of Industrial Crops is a comprehensive exploration of 12 important agricult...

Physiology of Crop Production provides cutting-edge research and data for complete coverage of the physiology of crop production, all in one source, right at your fingertips. This valuable reference gives the extensive in-depth information soil and crop professionals need to maximize crop productivity anywhere the world. Leading soil and plant scientists and researchers clearly explain theory, practical applications, and the latest advances. Discussion in each chapter is supported by experimental data to make this book a superb resource. Several figures and tables accompany the extensive...

Concise definitions and descriptions to more than 1,000 terms--illustrated and fully referenced

The Dictionary of Plant Tissue Culture is a user-friendly A-to-Z resource for the technical terms that apply to plant cell, tissue, and organ culture. Filled with illustrations of key concepts and references to up-to-date textbooks, papers, and reviews, this handy guidebook defines both the terms that come from plant tissue culture, and those that originate from plant anatomy, genetics, stress physiology, growth regular research, microbiology, and plant pathology. It's an essential...

An important overview of the state of the art in naturally occurring antimycotics Here is a comprehensive and innovative examination of the antimycotic potential of essential plant oils and extracts against fungal infections affecting humans, animals, plants, and foodstuffs. Plant-Derived Antimycotics emphasizes the antimycotic activity of plants found in Central America, India, Nepal, Fiji, and China--areas rich in phyto-diversity and traditional botanical/medical knowledge. From editor M.K. Rai: "Since the inception of human civilization men have been using herbs against various mycotic...

Stay a step ahead of the global competition in food and fiber production, processing, and sales
Multinational Agribusinesses is an essential guide to the inner workings of companies with direct investments in the food and fiber system in the United States and the world. The book provides in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the crucial issues facing multinational enterprises involved in input and output supply activities, commodity investment, food manufacturing, and food distribution. An international panel of academics and researchers working in economics and agriculture presents...

Presenting the latest economically and environmentally friendly methods for managing weeds, this compendium focuses on designing future weed management strategies that reduce herbicidal usage, restore ecological balance, and increase food production. It provides new insights and approaches for weed scientists, agronomists, agriculturists, horticulturists, farmers, and extentionists. Tables, figures, and more than 125 illustrations - including a color photo section - make complex information easy to access and understand. This comprehensive book, valuable to both professionals and students, is...

Innovative Strategies for Managing Weeds in an Environmentally Protective Manner

Successfully meeting the challenge of providing weed control without relying on dangerous chemicals that endanger the ecosystem or human lives, this compendium focuses on management strategies that reduce herbicidal usage, restore ecological balance, and increase food production. It also provides new insights and approaches for weed scientists, agronomists, agriculturists, horticulturists, farmers, and extentionists, as well as teachers and students.

In the Handbook of Sustainable Weed Management,...