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Tomatoes
Edited by E Heuvelink
CABI
October 2005
Paperback 352 p ISBN 0851993966
£35.00
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Tomatoes are one of the most widely produced and consumed horticultural crops in the world, both for
the fresh produce market and the processed food industries. This book describes the scientific principles
underlying the biology and production of the tomato crop, both in the open field and in greenhouses, in
temperate and tropical regions. It integrates scientific knowledge with practical aspects of tomato production
and is international in scope. The book covers topics such as the international tomato industry, genetics and
breeding, developmental processes, crop growth and yield, fruit ripening and fruit quality, irrigation and
fertilization, crop protection, production in the open field, greenhouse tomato production, postharvest
biology and handling of tomato.
Readership: Advanced students and professionals in horticulture.
Contents
- Introduction: The Tomato Crop and Industry, J M Costa, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa,
Portugal, and E Heuvelink
- Genetics and Breeding, P Lindhout, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- Developmental Processes, E Heuvelink
- Crop Growth and Yield, E Heuvelink and M Dorais, Laval University, Canada
- Fruit Ripening and Fruit Quality, M Saltveit, University of California, Davis, USA
- Irrigation and Fertilization, M M Peet, North Carolina State University, USA
- Crop Protection, A Csizinsky, D J Schuster, and J B Jones, University of Florida, USA, and J C van Lenteren, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- Production in the Open Field, A Csizinsky
- Greenhouse Tomato Production, M Peet and G Welles, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- Postharvest Biology and Handling of Tomato, M Saltveit
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