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Litchi and longan : botany, production and uses /

Litchi (lychee) and the related fruit longan are grown extensively in China and South-East Asia, as well as in Australia, Florida (USA), Southern Europe and Southern Africa. This book represents a comprehensive, balanced and internationally focused publication on these fruit.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Menzel, C. M. (Christopher M.), Waite, G. K. (Geoff K.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., ©2005.
Series:CAB books.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contributors; About the Editors; Preface; Dedication; 1 Origin, History, Production and Processing; 2 Taxonomy, Botany and Plant Development; 3 Propagation; 4 Biotechnology; 5 Cultivars and Plant Improvement; 6 Flowering; 7 Fruit Set, Development and Maturation; 8 Fruit Disorders; 9 Photosynthesis and Productivity; 10 Plant Water Relations and Irrigation; 11 Plant Nutrition and Fertilizing; 12 Pests; 13 Diseases; 14 Harvesting and Storage; Index.