This brochure is published within the framework of the activities of the Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables set up by OECD in 1962. It comprises comments and illustrations to facilitate the common interpretation of standards in force a…
Fruit ripening: physiology, signalling and genomics
Fruit ripening is an important aspect of fruit production. The timing of it affects supply chains and buying behaviour, and for consumers ripeness not only affects perceptions of health but has nutritional effects too. Ripeness is closely related to spoilage which has a major fi…
Aan de volgende fruitsoorten wordt een hoofdstuk gewijd: appel, banaan, blauwbes, citrus, veenbes, dadel, eierplant, vijg, grapefruit, hazelnoot, kiwivrucht, litchi, macadamia, oliepalm, olijf, papaja, perzik, pecannoot, paprika, dadelpruim, ananas, pistache, pruim, aardbei, syc…
This book is an English translation of the work originally published in German (1998) as Biologischer Obstbau, which was the product of collaboration between authors in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It brings together the knowledge and experience of o…
Raspberries
by Funt, Richard C., Hall, Harvey K.
fromCrop production science in horticulture series
Much of the research data gleaned from hundreds of bulletins, conference proceedings, newsletters and reports during the 20th century is presented in this book. The growth and development, climatic requirements, site selection, cultivar development and selection, nursery product…
All about citrus & subtropical fruits
by Moore, Paul, Klein, Maggie Blyth, Sweet, Claude, Ortho Books
fromOrtho library
Illustrations and text describe how to grow 50 varieties of citrus and 16 exotic fruits, with tips on indoor cultivation.
As global pressure on water resources intensifies, it is essential that scientists understand the role that water plays in the development of crops and how such knowledge can be applied to improve water productivity. Linking crop physiology, agronomy and irrigation practices, th…
Abstract: The proceedings of a 1982 symposium presents 14 authoritative reviews for food technologists and undergraduate and graduate students in food science is intended to serve as a general reference text on factors affecting the sensory quality of 13 fruits and vegetables. A…
Peter Chapman shows how the pioneering example of the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized greed of today's multinational companies. The story has its source in United Fruit's nineteenth-century beginnings in the jungles of Costa Rica. What follows i…
"Discussing over 60 major and minor crops, Handbook of Fruit Science and Technology describes fruit botany, including cultivars, development, anatomy, physiology, maturation, and ripening ... examines soil and climate, fruit propagation, cultural practices, diseases and pests an…
"This authoritative reference furnishes exhaustive, single-source coverage of the production and postharvest technology of more than 70 major and minor vegetables grown in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions throughout the world." "Written by over 25 experts from North …