| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 389 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Agriculture issues and policies series |
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Agriculture issues and policies series.
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| Contents |
Chapter 2. Bananas: environment and crop physiology / David W. Turner, Jeanie A. Fortescue and Dane S. Thomas -- Chapter 3. Cacao: ecophysiology of growth and production / Alex-Alan F. de Almeida and Raúl R. Valle -- Chapter 4. Cassava: physiological mechanisms and plant traits underlying tolerance to prolonged drought and their application for breeding improved cultivars in the seasonally dry and semiarid tropics / Mabrouk A. El-Sharkawy -- Chapter 5. Citrus: an overview of fruiting physiology / Domingo J. Iglesias, Manuel Cercós, José M. Colmenero-Flores [and others] -- Chapter 6. Coconut palm: ecophysiology under water deficit conditions / Fábio P. Gomes and Carlos H.B.A. Prado -- Chapter 7. Coffee: environment and crop physiology / Fábio M. DaMatta, Cláudio P. Ronchi, Moacyr Maestri and Raimundo S. Barros -- Chapter 8. Mango: reproductive physiology / Thomas L. Davenport -- Chapter 9. Mango: effects of preharvest factors on fruit growth, quality and postharvest behavior / Mathieu Léchaudel and Jacques Joas -- Chapter 10. Oil palm: ecophysiology of growth and production / Ian E. Henson -- Chapter 11. Papaya: environment and crop physiology / Eliemar Campostrini, David M. Glenn and Osvaldo K. Yamanishi -- Chapter 12. Rubber tree: ecophysiology and the land productivity / V.H.L. Rodrigo -- Chapter 13. Tea: ecophysiology of growth and production / W.A. Janendra M. De Costa, A. Janaki Mohotti and Madawala A. Wijeratne |
| Summary |
"Plant physiological research has a fundamental role in advancing our understanding of plants and their interactions with surrounding environments. As occurs with most tropical plant species, the gaps in our knowledge of the ecophysiology of tropical tree crops are incommensurable, though significant advances have occurred in recent years. This book highlights these recent advances, which could provide valuable information to manage crop plants for maximum productivity. Major tropical tree crops, considered here in a broader sense as including species such as banana, cassava, citrus, cocoa, coconut, coffee, mango, oil palm, papaya, rubber, and tea, are examined. For most of these crops, photosynthesis is treated as a central process affecting crop growth and performance. Crop physiological responses to environmental factors such as light and water availability and temperature are highlighted. The flowering control and fruit growth of crops such as citrus, coffee and mango are explored. In addition, several gaps in our database concerning the ecophysiology of tropical tree crops and areas for further research are indicated."--Pub. desc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Tropical crops -- Ecophysiology
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Tree crops -- Ecophysiology
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Plant ecophysiology.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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GARDENING -- Fruit.
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Plant ecophysiology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
DaMatta, Fábio
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| ISBN |
9781613245309 |
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1613245300 |
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