Citrus /

Albrigo, Leo Gene,

Citrus / Leo Gene Albrigo, Lukasz L. Stelinski & L. W. Timmer - Boston : CABI, 2019. - viii, 314 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.

"Citrus, 2nd Edition covers the biology and cultivation of citrus and considers the citrus industry from an international perspective. Fruits including oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruit and hybrids such as tangelos are covered and the fundamental topics of taxonomy, cultivars, breeding, husbandry, weeds, pests and diseases are also addressed in detail. This updated new edition includes coverage of new cultivars, advances in the molecular approaches to taxonomic studies, new findings in the physiological understanding of key citrus fruits, recent research into environmental factors affecting external and internal fruit quality and expanded coverage of pests and diseases. The fusion of scientific coverage and practical management make the text suitable for a range of horticulturalists including breeders, growers, researchers and academics"-- Provided by publisher

TABLE OF CONTENTS History, distribution and uses of citrus fruit
Taxonomy, cultivars and breeding
Rootstocks
Environmental constraints on growth, development and physiology of citrus
Plant husbandry
Arthropod pests
Diseases
Fruit quality, harvesting and postharvest technology

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Agrumes Industrie Biotechnology Citrus Citrus fruit industry Climatic factors Crop husbandry Crop production Crop quality Crop yield Cultivars Fertilizers Food processing Frost protection Fruits Geographic distribution Growth Handling Harvesting Horticulture Irrigation Location of production Molecular biology Molecular taxonomy Nurseries Packhouses Pests Plant breeding methods Plant disease control Plant diseases Plant growth regulators Plant pests Postharvest treatment Pruning Returns Rootstocks Taxonomy Techniques Weed control Weeds World

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