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Plantation Crops : Vol : I
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Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Tea/A. Deka P.C. Deka and T.K. Mandal 1. Introduction. 2. Area and production. 3. Composition and uses. 4. Economic importance and health benefits. 5. Origin and history. 6. Botany. 7. Genetics and breeding. 8. Biotechnology. 9. Climate and soil. 10. Growth and development. 11. Propagation. 12. Cultivation. 13. Diseases and pests. 14. Future thrusts. 15. References. Coffee/H.L. Sreenath and N.S. Prakash 1. Introduction. 2. Area and production. 3. Composition and uses. 4. Origin and history. 5. Botany. 6. Classification and cultivars. 7. Genetics and breeding. 8. Biotechnology. 9. Climate and soil. 10. Growth and development. 11. Propagation. 12. Cultivation. 13. Diseases and pests. 14. Harvesting and crop processing. 15. Future thrusts. 16. References. Cocoa/D. Balasimha 1. Introduction. 2. Area and production. 3. Composition and uses. 4. Origin and history. 5. Botany. 6. Classification and cultivars. 7. Genetics and breeding. 8. Biotechnology. 9. Climate and soil. 11. Growth and development. 12. Propagation. 13. Cultivation. 14. Diseases and pests. 15. Yield and quality. 16. Processing. 17. Future thrusts. 18. References. Rubber/Y. Annamma Varghese Saji T. Abraham and Jayashree Madhavan 1. Introduction. 2. Area and production. 3. Composition and uses. 4. Origin and history. 5. Botany. 6. Classification and cultivars. 7. Genetics. 8. Biotechnology. 9. Climate and soil. 10. Physiology and biochemistry of latex production. 11. Propagation. 12. Cultivation. 13. Diseases and pests. 14. Latex harvest technology. 15. Post harvest technology. 16. Future thrusts. 17. References. Bamboos/R.K. Chattopadhyay and T.K. Bose 1. Introduction. 2. Composition and uses. 3. Area and production. 4. History and origin. 5. Botany. 6. Genera and species. 7. Genetics and breeding. 8. Biotechnology. 9. Climate and soil. 10. Growth and development. 11. Propagation. 12. Cultivation. 13. Diseases and pests. 14. Harvesting and yield. 15. Seasoning and preservation. 16. Future thrusts. 17. References. Plantation crops are of high commercial value and used by the people all over the world but mainly grown in the tropical regions. The important plantation crops are coconut and oil palm (oil yielding crops) tea coffee and cocoa (beverage crops) arecanut and betelvine (small holder's crop) cashew (nut crop) rubber (industrial crop) bamboo (timber crop) Palmyra (under exploited plantation crop). Man of the plantation crops and their products are the major source of livelihood of rural population throughout the tropics and these crops also generate direct and indirect employment opportunities. This publication of about 1050 pages (in two volumes) provides an exhaustive and updated information based on world review of scientific literature on plantation crops. This comprehensive and well illustrated book will serve as an excellent text on plantation crops. Emphasis has been laid on some emerging topics like biotechnological approach to crop improvement integrated management of pests and diseases organic management product diversification and value added products and important research areas to be tackled in future. It is hoped that this book with current and complete scientific information will serve the interest of students teachers researchers planters and extension specialists. 560 pp. Seller Inventory # 58671
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