Bananas and PlantainsCABI, 2010 - 311 páginas Bananas and plantains are major fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics, making a vital contribution to the economies of many countries. In the last 15 years, substantial changes have occurred in banana production, among them the increased importance of fungal and viral diseases and their serious impact on Cavendish export cultivars, smallholder plantains and cooking bananas. Changes in production systems such as protected greenhouse cultivation, organic, fair-trade and integrated cultivation and their respective certification schemes have also become prominent. This book provides an accessi. |
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2 Taxonomic Classification Cultivars and Breeding | 21 |
3 Morphological Characteristics and Plant Development | 51 |
4 Climatic Requirements and Problems | 67 |
5 Phenological and Physiological Responses | 89 |
6 Site Selection Soil Requirements and Soil Preparation | 115 |
7 Establishing a Plantation | 125 |
8 Systems of Cultivating Bananas and Product Certifications | 149 |
10 Water Requirements and Irrigation | 179 |
11 Horticultural Management | 193 |
12 Diseases | 217 |
13 Pests | 233 |
14 Harvesting and Fruit Handling | 245 |
15 Ripening Biochemistry and Uses | 259 |
References | 273 |
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