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This collection reviews current advances in the breeding and
cultivation of key tropical and subtropical fruits. Chapters
summarise key advances across the value chain for citrus fruit
cultivation, including citrus genetics, nutrition and other aspects
of cultivation, the use of precision agriculture and developments
in integrated pest management (IPM). Two case studies on limes and
mandarins highlight the range of improvements in cultivation. The
book also summarises recent developments in breeding and
cultivation techniques for a range of soft tropical fruits,
including banana, kiwifruit, lychee, papaya, pineapple and
pomegranate. The final part of the book covers developments in
breeding and cultivation techniques for a range of stone and other
tropical fruit, including avocado, coconut, guava, jackfruit,
mangos and olives.
Fruit flies are enormously important economic pests, as California
has learned over the past few years (remember the Mediterranean
Fruit Fly?). The problem is expected to get worse, and issues of
both basic research and control measures are very important for
this pest. This book is the edited, camera-ready proceedings of a
recent international symposium on fruit flies of economic
importance. It covers current knowledge of fruit fly physiology,
genetics, morphology and behavior. It discusses action programs for
controlling and using fruit flies in agronomy, as well as the
problem of fruit flies in the fruit growing industry.
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