Bananas and Plantains
In a field of mature bananas, plants can be seen at all stages of vegetative growth and fruit maturity, providing a fascination for anyone who has an interest in growing crops. Banana farmers in the tropics can harvest fruit every day of the year. The absence of seasonality in production is an advan...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1995, 1995
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1995 |
| Series: | World Crop Series
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The origin and development of banana and plantain cultivation
- 2 Systems of cultivation and management
- 3 Molecular markers, genetic diversity and systematic in Musa
- 4 Musa genetics
- 5 Banana and plantain breeding
- 6 In vitro culture of bananas
- 7.I Banana morphology — part I: roots and rhizomes
- 7.II Banana morphology — part II: the aerial shoot
- 8 The response of the plant to the environment
- 9 Soils
- 10 Banana nutrition
- 11 Banana diseases
- 12 Pests
- 13 Harvesting and fruit care
- 14 Ripening and biochemistry of the fruit
- 15 The nutritional value of bananas
- 16 Banana processing
- 17 Banana and plantain in the East African highlands
- 18 The world banana economy