Bananas (Tropical Agriculture Series) [Hardcover]

Robert H. Stover (Author), N. W. Simmonds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 10, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0470206845 | ISBN-13: 978-0470206843 | Edition: 3

This complete update of Simmonds's 1966 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive description of the banana industry and of new knowledge about the banana plant that has developed since that time. It gives the first descriptions of modern banana plantations and the operations of the current banana export industry, and covers many of the farming systems employed world-wide in the production of bananas and plantains for local consumption. The accomplishments of banana research are outlined, along with research problems that remain to be resolved. There are 22 chapters--all but five are completely new. Major topics covered include botany, horticulture--including phenology and pomology, 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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 468 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 3 edition (August 10, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470206845
• ISBN-13: 978-0470206843
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,251,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!!!, November 8, 2011

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This book es wonderful, it mention all about Banana's crop. For my work this knowledge will help me a lot. Unfortunately there is no more updated edition of these authors.