Avocado: Botany, Production and Uses

By Anthony W. Whiley, B. Nigel Wolstenholme, Bruce Schaffer

This is the first volume to provide a comprehensive review of this increasingly important crop. It covers research and production practices from around the world, including all of the major avocado growing regions. Topics include history and distribution; botany and taxonomy; climate and soil requirements; genetics, breeding, and biotechnology; cultivars and rootstocks; flowering, pollination, fruit set and development; pests and diseases; and harvest and postharvest technology.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851993575
• ISBN13: 9780851993577
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: CABI
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 1.1" x 9.9"