The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing WorldElsevier, 22 avr. 2010 - 368 pages Major tree crops contribute substantially to the economy of many developing countries on the Asian, African and Latin American continents. For example, coffee is the main revenue earner for Kenya. This book provides a comprehensive review of the agronomy, botany, taxonomy, genetics, chemistry, economics, and future global prospects of a range of crops that have great food, industrial and economic value such as cocoa, coffee, cashew, oil palm and natural rubber.
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Table des matières
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Chapter 3 The Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera L | 67 |
Chapter 4 Cinchona Cinchona sp | 111 |
Chapter 5 Cocoa Theobroma cacao L | 131 |
Chapter 6 Coffee | 181 |
Chapter 7 Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis Jacquin | 209 |
Chapter 8 Rubber Hevea brasiliensis | 237 |
Chapter 9 Tea Camellia sinensis L | 275 |
Chapter 10 Wattle | 301 |
Bibliography | 313 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World K. P. Prabhakaran Nair Aucun aperçu disponible - 2010 |
The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World K. P. Prabhakaran Nair Aucun aperçu disponible - 2010 |
The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World K.P. Prabhakaran Nair Aucun aperçu disponible - 2010 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Africa Agricultural alkaloids Anacardium Anacardium occidentale Arabica Areca catechu Areca triandra arecanut bark Bavappa beans Brazil breeding programs cashew caused chemical China chupons Cinchona ledgeriana clones Coast cocoa coconut palm Coffea arabica coffee commercial countries crop cultivars cultivation culture disease dura Dwarf economic Elaeis export fermentation fertilizer flowers frond fruit genes genetic genotypes germplasm global grown growth harvest Hevea hybrids important improvement increase India Indonesia industry infected inflorescence intercrops irrigation Karnataka Kenya Kerala kernel latex leaf leaves major Malaysia method moisture Nair Nigeria nutrients oil palm palm oil pathogen percent pests Phytophthora plantations pods pollination populations production pruning quinidine quinine rainfall Rajanaidu Research Institute resistance root RRII seedlings seeds selection shade shoot soil species Sri Lanka stem Tall Tanzania tapping temperature tion tissue tons traits trees trunk types varieties vegetative wattle yield