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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2009, 2009
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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