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Contributors from the major avocado growing countries provide 14 chapters summarizing current knowledge of avocado science, technology, and production practices. Topics include history, distribution, and uses; genetics and classical breeding; cultivars and rootstocks; crop management; insect and mite pests; and harvesting, packing, postharvest technology, transport, and processing. The book is edited by Whiley (Queensland Horticultural Institute, Australia), Schaffer (tropical research education, U. of Floriday), and Wolstenholme (horticultural science, U. of Natal, S. Africa), and is distributed by Oxford U. Press. A section of color photographs is included.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
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.

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"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."

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