Book ID: 56425
Gowen, S.(ed.)
Bananas and Plantains.1994.(The World Crop Series). 29 col.figs.65 black & white figs.59 line-drawings.612 p. Hardcover.
A thorough review of the crop from planting to consumption.-Contents (partly): Preface/ The origin and development of banana andplantain cultivation/ Systems of cultivation and management/ Molecularmarkers, genetic diversity and systematics in Musa/ Musa genetics/Banana and plantain breeding/ In vitro culture of bananas/ Bananamorphology - part I: Roots and rhizomes/ Banana morphology - part II:The acrial shoot/ The response of the plant to the environment/ Soils/Banana nutrition/ Banana diseases/ Pests/ Harvesting and fruit care/Ripening and biochemistry of the fruit/ etc.