Fruit crops
Fruit crops by Dewasish Choudhary, Amal Mehta
English | ISBN: 9380179200 | 2010 | PDF | 311 pages | 28 mb
English | ISBN: 9380179200 | 2010 | PDF | 311 pages | 28 mb
India is an agriculture based country. Hundreds of fruits and vegetables are grown in all parts of India. The export of horticultural crops from India relies heavily on fruit production. Major Indian fruits consist of mango, banana, citrus fruits, apple, guava, papaya, pine-apple and grapes. The fruits are processed into various products such as fruit juices and concentrates, canned fruit, dehydrated fruit, jams and jellies, etc.
The present book is a comprehensive, easy-to-use illustrated reference that provides essential facts on the world's top fruit crops. All major fruit crops are clearly reviewed through its taxonomy, origin, history of cultivation, production, botanical description, optimum soil and climate, harvesting, and post-harvest handling. It attempts to describe the significant features of many of them including listing important cultivars and plant material together with principal growing concerns. This introductory book will be perfect for university libraries, plant science teachers and students, and avid gardeners.