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Bananas.

Author(s) : STOVER R. H., SIMMONDS N. W.

Type of monograph: Other

Summary

This book describes the profound changes that have occurred in the banana industry and the new knowledge about the banana plant that has accumulated since the publication of the second edition in 1966. Chapters cover such major topics as botany, horticulture, classification, cultivars, breeding, soils, cultivation systems, plantation and farm management, diseases and disorders, pests, packing stations, plantation infrastructure, transportation, quality evaluation, fruit physiology, marketing, history and research.

Details

  • Original title: Bananas.
  • Record ID : 1993-2989
  • Languages: English
  • Publication: Longman - United kingdom/United kingdom
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Source: Source: ed. 3; 468 p. (14.5 x 22.5); fig.; phot.; tabl.; index; GBP 64.75
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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