Completely updated with new content and full-colour figures throughout, the second edition of this successful book continues to provide a comprehensive coverage of pineapple breeding, production and yield. Pineapple is an increasingly important crop and demand for fresh pineapple is steadily growing; stakeholders in the value chain are worldwide. The Pineapple: Botany, Production and Uses provides essential coverage from botany through to postharvest handling and provides the technical information required by all those working with the crop.
The second edition:
– Contains new chapters on organic production and production for other uses (fibre and ornamentals).
– Includes major updates to content on taxonomy, biotechnology, cultural systems, nutrition, varieties and genetic improvement.
– Explores physiological changes associated with the year-round growing of pineapple in addition to the associated cultural practices and mineral nutrition.
– Considers the impacts of climate change and environmental issues on pineapple crops, and relevant mitigation strategies.
– Looks at the effects of new cultivars and technologies on cultural practices and plant nutrition.
Written by an international team of experts, this book is an essential resource for researchers, growers and all those involved in the pineapple industry.
A propos de l’auteur
Robert E. Paull
Professor Paull graduated from the University of Sydney with a BS in Agronomy, was involved in cotton production research before going to the University of California in Berkeley for a Ph D in plant physiology. He returned to Australia and carried out research on chilling injury of tropical plants before his appointment to the University of Hawaii to teach and do research on postharvest physiology and handling. He teaches plant physiology and provides guest lectures on postharvest physiology and handling in applied courses. His research focuses on the adaptation and application of technology to the improvement of postharvest handling in a integrated and systematic way. This research has lead to more than hundred peer-reviewed publication, over eighty extension type articles and is co author on three books and co-edited five including The Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts published by CABI with Dr. Jules Janick.
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