Fruits: Tropical and Subtropical Vol 2 / V.A.Parthasarathy (editor).

'Several reports have shown that adequate intake of fruits form an important part of a healthy diet and low fruit intake constitute a risk factor for chronic diseases such as cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke and cataract formation. Fruits crops are thus considered essential for well-balanced diets since they supply vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and phyto-chemicals. Special emphasis has been placed long back through the education on fruit science with the publication of the text-cum reference book in a single volume Fruit Crops: Tropical and sub-tropical as early as 1985. This book was greatly appreciated and proved valuable to the students, teachers, researchers and extension specialists in horticulture in general and fruit science in particular, in different parts of the world. Keeping the demand and interest of the stakeholders in view, this book was revised further
in 1993 and 2002 through regular incorporation of updated research works in one and two volumes, respectively.\nWide array of modern research approaches on fruit crops in India and abroad during last two decades warrant fourth revision of the book in four volumes. In this edition, every aspect of production, protection, breeding and biotechnology of 48 fruit crops grown in tropical and subtropical regions, were dealt with by eminent academicians and scientists on fruit crops in the country and abroad. This book, structured with thousands of references and colour photographs stands as unique of its own. Students, researchers, horticulturists, agricultural research scientists and extension personnel across the world will find this book very informative as well as practical.'

From the Desk of Editor Emeritus v Preface to the Fourth Edition from Senior Editor vii Preface to the Fourth Edition from Editors ix List of Contributors xv 1. Mango 1 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Taxonomy 5.0 Botany 6.0 Species and Cultivars 7.0 Breeding and Improvement 8.0 Propagation 9.0 Area and Production 10.0 Soil and Climate 11.0 Cultivation 12.0 Flowering, Pollination, Fruit Growth and Development 13.0 Climate Change and its Probable Effects on Mango Production 14.0 Reasons of Low Productivity in Mango and Ways to Address it 15.0 Pests, Diseases, Parasites and Physiological Disorders 16.0 Harvesting and Yield 17.0 Post-harvest Management 18.0 Biotechnology 19.0 References. 2. Guava 187 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and distribution 4.0 Species and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and Improvement
6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Flowering, Fruit-set, Fruit growth and Development 11.0 Pests, Diseases and Disorder 12.0 Harvesting and Yield 13.0 Post-harvest Management 14.0 Biotechnology 15.0 References. 3. Papaya 267 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Species and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and Improvement 6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Flowering, Floral Biology, Sex Expression, Fruit Growth and Development 11.0 Pest, Diseases and Disorder 12.0 Harvesting and Yield 13.0 Post-harvest Management 14.0 Papain Production 15.0 Biotechnology 16.0 References. 4. Ber 365 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Species and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and Improvement 6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Flowering, Floral Biology, Fruit Growth and Development 11.0 Pests and Diseases 12.0 Harvesting and Yield 13.0 Post-harvest Management 14.0 Biotechnology 15.0 References. 5. Annonas 443 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Species and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and Improvement 6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Flowering, Pollination, Fruit Growth and Development 11.0 Pests, Diseases and Disorders 12.0 Harvesting and Yield 13.0 Post-harvesting Management 14.0 Biotechnology 15.0 Conclusion 16.0 References. 6. Sapota 511 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Species, Types and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and Improvement 6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Flowering, Floral Biology, Fruit Growth and Development 11.0 Pests and Diseases 12.0 Harvesting and Yield 13.0 Post-harvest Management 14.0. Biotechnology 15.0 Future Thrusts in Breeding 16.0 References. 7. Avocado 567 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Species, Races and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and Improvement 6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Flowering, Floral Biology, Fruit Growth and Development 11.0 Pests Diseases and Disorders 12.0 Harvesting and Yield 13.0 Post-harvest Management 14.0 Biotechnology 15.0 References. 8. Dragon Fruit 639 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distributions 4.0 Species and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and Improvement 6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Flowering, Fruit Growth and Development 11.0 Pests and Diseases 12.0 Harvesting and Yield 13.0 Post-harvest Management 14.0 Biotechnology 15.0 Conclusion 16.0 References. 9. Mangosteen 697 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Species and Cultivars 5.0 Breeding and improvement 6.0 Propagation 7.0 Area and Production 8.0 Soil and Climate 9.0 Cultivation 10.0 Physiological Disorders, Pests and Diseases 11.0 Harvesting and Yield 12.0 Post-harvest Management 13.0 Biotechnology 14.0 References. 10. Karonda 729 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Taxonomy and Morphology 5.0 Species and Cultivars 6.0 Breeding and Improvement 7.0 Propagation 8.0 Area and Production 9.0 Soil and Climate 10.0 Cultivation 11.0 Flowering, Pollination, Fruit Growth and Development 12.0 Pests and Diseases 13.0 Harvesting and Yield 14.0 Post-harvest Management 15.0 Biotechnology 16.0 References. 11. Dillenia 753 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Composition and Uses 2.1.0 Composition 3.0 Origin and Distribution 4.0 Species and Cultivars 5.0 Propagation 6.0 Area and Production 7.0 Soil and Climate 8.0 Cultivation 9.0 Flowering, Pollination, Fruit Set and Fruit Growth 10.0 Pests and Diseases 11.0 Harvesting and Yield 12.0 Post-harvest Management 13.0 References. Index 771