Papaya, The (eBook)

Botany, Production and Uses

Sisir Mitra (Herausgeber)

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2020
248 Seiten
CABI (Verlag)
978-1-78924-192-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years, mainly as a result of increased production in India. This is the first comprehensive book authored by an international team of experts at the forefront of research and covers botany, biotechnology, production, postharvest physiology and processing.

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Papaya (Carica papaya) is an important and widely-cultivated tropical fruit, grown in more than 60 countries of the world. Global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years, mainly as a result of increased production in India. Papaya has become an important agricultural export for developing countries where export revenues of the fruit provide a livelihood for thousands of people, especially in Asia and Latin America.

This book includes coverage of recent research developments with the potential to improve crop yields and quality. New research has contributed to our understanding of the crop environment, plant growth and physiology of tree and fruit development with implications for both breeding and cultivation. It looks at how analysis of the papaya genome promises new, faster breeding techniques to improved cultivars and how these and other advances are helping to tackle disease like papaya ring spot viruses and major pests which cause significant losses. Key features include:

updated information for sustainable papaya cultivation
research developments in tackling the major production and post-harvest problems
interdisciplinary and collaborative research

With contributions from international experts, the book presents the current state of knowledge concerning the history, physiology, culture and marketing of papaya throughout the world. It is an essential resource for researchers, growers and all those involved in the papaya industry.

Autor

Sisir Mitra worked at the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India from 1980 until 2014. He served as Head, Department of Fruits and Orchard Management (1996-2000), Dean, Faculty of Horticulture (2007-2009) and Dean, Post Graduate Studies (2009-2012). Dr Mitra did his post doctoral research (1985-1986) at the Horticulture Research International, East Malling, UK as Commonwealth Fellow and worked as visiting Professor at the Institute Coltivazoni Arboree, Italy (1990), and University of Lavras, Brazil (2016). Hi has published 252 scientific papers, 74 popular articles, 11 books, 1 IBPGR Descriptors and 28 technical reports. He has developed one coconut variety (Kalpa Mitra), two mango (Himsagar-HT 10 and Langra-LT 64 ) and three Jackfruit ( Jt-1, JT 39 and JT 40) clones. Dr Mitra is presently serving as Board Member responsible for publications of ISHS, Science Editor, ISHS and Editor-in-Chief, Fruits: The International Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Horticulture. He is also the Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board of Acta Horticulturae and Chronica Horticulturae. He also serves as Chairman, Working Group on Avocado, and Jackfruit and other Moraceae. Previously he was Chairman,Tropical and Subtropical Fruits.

Rezensionen

This book can be recommended without any reservation as an exciting and instructive information to a broad range of readers. Not only does it provide valuable support to professional groups such as plant breeders, farmers, plant physiologists, food technologists and chemists, but it also provides an excellent opportunity for interested laypeople to obtain comprehensive information on the current state of knowledge of this important tropical fruit. A number of scientific articles are listed in each annex of the 16 sections, allowing readers to obtain more detailed information on the individual topics.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Botany, Production and Uses
• Reihe/Serie: Botany, Production and Uses
• Co-Autor: Siti H Ahmad, Christian Alcocer, Fredy H Ballen, Luis Barboza-Barquero, Paul R Campbell, A Chan, Fure-Chyi Chen, Nancy Jung Chen, Ting-Chi Cheng, Shih Wen Chin, Rod Drew, Franscisco Espadas, Humberto Estrella, Edward Evans, João Paulo Fabi, Rebecca Ford, Gabriela Fuentes, Víctor Galán Saúco, Amaranta Giron, Amalendu Ghosh, Julián Cuevas González, Eric Guevara, Marco V Gutiérrez-Soto, Eudaldo Pérez Hernández, Jian-Zhi Huang, Víctor M Jiménez, Chutchamas Kanchana-Udomkan, Matiyar Rahaman Khan, Chen-Yu Lee, Wen-Li Lee, Pauziah Muda, Mohamad Munirah, Usana Nantawan, Robert E Paull, Eder Dutra de Resende, Jorge Manuel Santamaria-Fernandez, S K Sharma, N I A Shukor, Nor E Tajidin, Carlos Talavera, Lynton L Vawdrey, Ziwei Zhou
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: papaya biotechnology • papaya crop improvement • papaya diseases • papaya flowering • papaya fruit set • papaya greenhouse cultivation • papaya insect pests • papaya nutrition and irrigation • papaya physiology • papaya postharvest • papaya production • papaya propagation • papaya taxonomy
• ISBN-10: 1-78924-192-8 / 1789241928
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78924-192-1 / 9781789241921