Book ID: 92694
Janick, J. and R. E Paull (eds.)
The Encyclopedia of Fruit & Nuts. 2008. 84 col. photographs on plates. Many line-figs. XVIII, 954 p. 4to. Hardcover.
Provides comprehensive coverage of botanical and horticultural information on temperate, subtropical and tropical fruit and nuts ofeconomic significance. Coverage is also given to palms, cacti andcommon fruit often thought of as vegetable crops. Containing almost300 entries, topics covered include history and origins, ecologyand breeding, genetics, distribution, uses and nutritional composition.Arranged alphabetically by family and species, each entry is followedby a selected bibliography to aid further reading on the topic. Entriesare illustrated with figures, tables and graphs as well as colourphotographs accompanying the major fruit crops.