Tropical Fruits, Volume 1
$185.44
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2025
Summary
Over the past few years there has been an increase in the variety of tropical fruits available for consumption, due to improved breeding, postharvest management and distribution systems. The production and world trade of fresh tropical fruits is expected to expand further, aided by consumer demand for healthy diets and for trying new foods.
The third edition of this book covers major tropical fruits such as avocado, banana, litchi, mango, papaya, and pineapple. The first five chapters…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800623774 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1800623771 |
| Author: | Robert E. Paull, Odilo Duarte |
| Publisher: | CABI Publishing |
| Imprint: | CABI Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 818g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Crop Production Science in Horticulture |
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Robert E. Paull
Robert E. Paull (Author)
Robert E. Paull is a Professor. He graduated from the University of Sydney with a BS in Agronomy and was involved in cotton production research before going to the University of California in Berkeley for a PhD 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 an integrated and systematic way. This research has led to more than one hundred peer-reviewed publications, over eighty extension-type articles, and he is co-author on three books and co-edited five, including The Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts published by CABI with Dr. Jules Janick.
Odilo Duarte (Author)
Odilo Duarte is an Emeritus Professor. Duarte graduated with a BS from Universidad Agraria - La Molina, Lima, Peru, an MS in Horticulture from University of California - Davis, an MBA from the Universidad del Pacifico - Lima, Peru, and a Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences Cum Laude from Technische Universitaet, in Fruit Crop Production. He was Head of the Fruit Crops section, Escuela Agricola Panamericana at El Zamorano, Honduras, from 1989 to 2008 when he retired and returned to Peru. Prior to his years at El Zamorano, he was Professor and Head of the Fruit Crops Research Program Universidad Agraria, La Molina, Lima, Peru, held a number of managerial positions in private industry, and had numerous consultancies on tropical fruit production. At El Zamorano, he received several student awards for his undergraduate teaching. He is widely published in the area of tropical fruit production and propagation.
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