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. - Discusses the major tree crops of great economic value to the developing world - The author is an eminent scientist who has won numerous awards for his work in this area |
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 alkaloids Anacardium occidentale Arabica Areca catechu Areca triandra arecanut bark Bavappa Bhaskara Rao Brazil breeding programs cashew caused chemical China chupons Cinchona ledgeriana clones Coast coconut palm Coffea arabica coffee commercial countries cultivars cultivation culture disease dura Dwarf economic Elaeis guineensis export fermentation fertilizer flowers frond fruit genes genetic genotypes germplasm global growth harvest Hevea brasiliensis high yield hybrids important improvement increase India Indonesia industry infected inflorescence intercrops irrigation Karnataka Kasaragod Kenya Kerala kernel latex leaf Malaysia manure method moisture molecular Nair Natural Rubber Nigeria nutrients oil palm palm oil pathogen percent pests Phytophthora planting materials pods pollination populations Proc production pruning quinine rainfall Rajanaidu reported Research Institute resistance root RRII Rubber Research seedlings seeds selection shoot soil species Sri Lanka stem Tall tapping temperature tion tissue tons trees trunk varieties vegetative wattle