There is currently no single up-to-date volume on the pineapple and this book fills that gap.The contents include: history, distribution and world production; botany; breeding, genetic engineering, selection and cultivars; crop environment, temperature, water and light; propagation; cultural systems; flowering and fruit development; and pests, disease and weeds. The book will be of interest to those working in horticulture and tropical fruit growers.
History, Distribution and World Production
K G Rohrbach, F Leal, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Colombia and G Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, IPGRI/CIAT, Colombia
Morphology, Anatomy and Taxonomy G Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, IPGRI/CIAT, Colombia and F Leal, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Colombia
Breeding and Variety Improvement Y K Chan, MARDI, Malaysia, G Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, IPGRI/CIAT, Colombia and G M Sanewski, Maroochy Research Station, Australia
Biotechnology M K Smith, H-L Ko, S D Hamill, G M Sanewski, Maroochy Research Station, Australia and M W Graham, Queensland Agricultural Biorechnology Centre, Australia
Crop Environment, Plant Growth and Physiology E Mal蹩eux, AGER, CIRAD, France, F Côte, CIRAD, France and D P Bartholomew
Cultural System A Hepton, Dole Food Company, USA
Plant Nutrition E Mal蹩eux, AGER, CIRAD, France and D P Bartholomew
Inflorescence and Fruit Development and Yield D P Bartholomew, E Mal蹩eux, AGER, CIRAD, France, G M Sanewski, Maroochy Research Station, Australia and E Sinclair, Golden Circle Ltd, Australia
Pests, Diseases and Weeds K G Rohrbach and M W Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
Postharvest Physiology, Handling, and Storage of Pineapple R E Paull and Ching-Cheng Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Republic of China
Processing A S Hodgson, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA and A Hepton, Dole Food Company, USA
D Bartholomew, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, USA,
R Paull, Department Chair, Professor of Horticulture, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA,
K Rohrbach, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, USA