Bananas



  • Authors : Simmonds, N.W.

  • Document type : Book

  • Year of publication : 1966

  • Publisher(s) : Longman

  • Place of publication : New York, USA

  • Collection : Tropical Agricultural Series

  • ISBN : 0-582-46355-6

  • Pages : 512

  • Language(s) : English

  • Abstract : The book begins with a brief, but comprehensive treatment of the botany of edible bananas, continues with an account of the climatic and soil requirements of the crop, its cultivation and management, the physiology of storage and ripening, and deals with the structure of the distributive trades. There are separate chapters on pests and diseases, and the author provides an extensive treatment of the banana cultivars.

  • Keywords : BREEDING; PRODUCTION; PLANT PROTECTION; TAXONOMY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASES; PESTS OF PLANTS; HISTORY; BOTANY; CLASSIFICATION; EXPORT TRADE

  • Open access : No

  • Reprint Edition : 2 ed.

  • Musalit document ID : IN010262


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