Litchi and Longan : Botany, Production and Uses.
Title:
Litchi and Longan : Botany, Production and Uses.
Author:
Menzel, C.
ISBN:
9781845930226
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (323 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Preface -- Dedication -- 1 Origin, History, Production and Processing -- 2 Taxonomy, Botany and Plant Development -- 3 Propagation -- 4 Biotechnology -- 5 Cultivars and Plant Improvement -- 6 Flowering -- 7 Fruit Set, Development and Maturation -- B. Longan -- 8 Fruit Disorders -- 9 Photosynthesis and Productivity -- 10 Plant Water Relations and Irrigation -- 11 Plant Nutrition and Fertilizing -- 12 Pests -- 13 Diseases -- 14 Harvesting and Storage -- Index.
Abstract:
Litchi (lychee) and the related fruit longan are grown extensively in China and South-East Asia, as well as in Australia, Florida (USA), Southern Europe and Southern Africa. This book represents a comprehensive, balanced and internationally focused publication on these fruit.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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