Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species

Tree species, spread across a wide range of genera, are indispensible to human life. Their breeding, poised to satisfy human needs, presents significant challenges. Tree crops face a variety of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest control...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Jain, Shri Mohan (Editor), Priyadarshan, P.M (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:1st ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Botany.
Plant genetics.
Agriculture.
Plant Science.
Plant Genetics.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Fruit and Nut Crops
  • Genetic Improvement of Banana
  • Mango Breeding
  • Breeding Guava (Psidium guajava L.)
  • Breeding Papaya (Carica papaya L.)
  • Grape Breeding
  • Breeding Date Palm
  • Litchi Breeding for Genetic Improvement
  • Avocado Genetics and Breeding
  • Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Breeding: A Global Perspective
  • Oil Crops
  • Coconut Breeding
  • Opportunities for the Oil Palm via Breeding and Biotechnology
  • Olive Breeding
  • Industrial Crops
  • Breeding Hevea Rubber
  • Beverages
  • Breeding Coffee (Coffea arabica) for Sustainable Production
  • Tea Breeding
  • Genetic Improvement in Cocoa.

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