Tropical Fruits
Second edition
by Jules A. Samson

Tropical Fruits is a major, definitive reference for professionals in this industry.

It deals with such aspects as:

• Environment
• Botany
• Cultural operations
• Crop protection
• Harvesting

Tropical Fruits covers specific crops which are fully discussed in separate chapters. In each of the fruit chapters, the following topics are covered:

• Taxonomy and morphology
• Uses and composition
• Origin, distribution and production
• Growth and development
• Ecology and physiology
• Cultivars and cultivation
• Diseases and pests
• From harvest to consumption

Minor crops such as guava, soursop, nuts, figs and grapes are covered in a final chapter. Special attention is also given to crops that have more recently received wider international attention including feijoa, kiwi, passion fruit and litchi.

Contents Introduction

• Definitions
• The present state of tropical fruit growing
• Nutritional considerations
• Social and economic factors
• Centers of tropical fruit research

Environment

• Climate in relation to tropical fruit growing
• Soils and fertilizers
• Tropical vegetation

Botany of tropical fruits

• Taxonomy
• Morphology
• Physiology
• Breeding, selection and propagation

Crop husbandry

• Cultural operations
• Crop protection
• Before and after the harvest

Citrus
Banana and plantain
Pineapple
Mango
Avocado
Papaya
The minor tropical fruits

Index

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