Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops

Hardback  768 pp  ISBN 0851996620      £125.00

• Covers a vast number of tropical and temperate cultivated species
• Contains contributions from leading researchers from the Americas, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa

Readership: Researchers in plant biotechnology, plant breeding and horticulture

Contents

Introduction, J S Heslop-Harrison, University of Leicester, UK
• Chapter 1. Actinidiaceae Actinidia spp. Kiwifruit, M M Oliveira, Universita Lisboa, Portugal and L Fraser, Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd, New Zealand
• Chapter 2. Anacardiaceae Anacardium occidentale Cashew, R E Litz, R Nadgauda, National Chemical Laboratory, India, and J Subramanian, University of Guelph, Canada Mangifera indica Mango, R E Litz and M I A Gomez-Lim, CINVESTAV Unidad Irapuato, Mexico Pistacia vera Pistachio, A Onay, I Cigdem and A Filiz, University of Dicle, Turkey
• Chapter 3. Annonaceae Annona spp. Atemoya, Cherimoya, Soursop and Sugar Apple, C L Encina, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain
• Chapter 4. Arecaceae Cocos nucifera Coconut, V Hocher, J Verdeil and B Malaurie, IRD/CIRAD Coconut Program, France Elaeis guinneensis Oil palm, A Rival, CIRAD Oil Palm Programme, France, and G K A Parveez, Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia, Malaysia Phoenix dactylifera Date palm, K Loutfi and I El hadrami, Universite Cadi Ayyad, Morocco
• Chapter 5. Bromeliaceae Ananas comosus Pineapple, M K Smith, H-L Ko, G M Sanewski, Maroochy Research Station, Australia, and J R Botella, The University of Queensland, Australia
• Chapter 6. Caricaceae Carica papaya Papaya, M Fitch, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, USA
• Chapter 7. Clusiaceae Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen, S Te-Chato and M Lim, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
• Chapter 8. Ericaceae Blueberry, L J Rowland and F A Hammerschlag, USDA ARS, USA Cranberry, B H McCown and E L Zeldin, University of Wisconsin, USA
• Chapter 9. Fagaceae Castanea spp. Chestnut, F J Vieitez, Instituto Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia CSIC, Spain, and S A Merkle, The University of Georgia, USA
• Chapter 10. Juglandaceae Carya illinoensis Pecan, W Vendrame, University of Florida, USA, and H Wetzstein, University of Georgia, USA Juglans regia Walnut, A Dandekar, C Leslie and G McGranahan, University of California, Davis, USA
• Chapter 11. Lauraceae Persea americana Avocado, R E Litz, W Raharjo, S Raharjo, University of Florida, USA, F Pliego-Alfaro and A Barceló-Muñoz, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
• Chapter 12. Moraceae Ficus carica Fig , Artocarpus spp. Jackfruit and Breadfruit and Morus spp. Mulberry, V A Bapat, and M Mhatre, Bhaba Atomic Research Centre, India
• Chapter 13. Musaceae Musa spp. Banana and Plantain, M K Smith, S D Hamill, Maroochy Research Station, Australia, D K Becker and J L Dale, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
• Chapter 14. Myrtaceae Psidium guajaba Guava, U Jaiswal and V S Jaiswal, Banaras Hindu University, India
• Chapter 15. Oleaceae Olea europea Olive, E Rugini, Università degli Studi della Tuscia, Italy, and L Baldoni, Istituto di Genetica Vegetale, Italy
• Chapter 16. Oxalidaceae Averrhoa carambola Carambola, R E Litz and J L Griffis, Florida Southern College, USA
• Chapter 17. Passifloraceae Passiflora spp. Passionfruit, M L C Vieira and M S Carneiro, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Chapter 18. Rosaceae
  Fragaria Strawberry, J Graham, Scottish Crop Research Institute, UK
  Malus x domestica Apple, S K Brown and K E Maloney, Cornell University, USA
  Prunus spp. Almond, Apricot, Cherry, Nectarine, Peach and Plum, C Srinivasan, I M G Padilla and R Scorza, USDA ARS Appalacian Fruit Research Station, USA
  Pyrus spp. Pear and Cydonia spp. Quince, E Chevreau, UMR Genetique et Horticulture INRA/INH/UA, France, and R Bell, Appalachian Fruit Research Station, USA
  Rubus spp. Cane fruit, R M Skirvin, University of Illinois, USA, S Motoike, Vicosa University, Brazil, M Coyner and M A Norton, University of Illinois, USA
• Chapter 19. Rutaceae Citrus Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, Orange, etc., G A Moore, J W Grosser and F G Gmitter, University of Florida, USA
• Chapter 20. Sapindaceae Dimocarpus longan Longan and Litchi chinensis Litchi, R E Litz and S Raharjo
• Chapter 21. Sterculiaceae Theobroma cacao Cacao, A Figueira, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil, and L Alemanno, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développment, France
• Chapter 22. Vitaceae Vitis spp. Grape, D J Gray, S Jayasankar and Z Li, University of Florida, USA