TY - BOOK AU - Whiley,A.W. AU - Schaffer,B. AU - Wolstenholme,B.N. ED - C.A.B. International, TI - The avocado: botany, production and uses AV - SB379.A9 A86 2002eb U1 - 634/.653 23 PY - 2002/// CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Avocado KW - Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000) KW - Plant Breeding and Genetics KW - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry KW - Plant Production KW - Plant Propagation KW - Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants, (New March 2000) KW - Plant Pests, (New March 2000) KW - Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management (General) KW - Crop Produce KW - Food Storage and Preservation KW - Genetic Engineering, Gene Transfer and Transgenics, (New June 2002) KW - Persea americana KW - cabt KW - Avocados KW - Biotechnology KW - Botany KW - Cultivars KW - Cultivation KW - Fruits KW - Genetics KW - Growth KW - Harvesting KW - Packing KW - Pest control KW - Plant breeding KW - Plant development KW - Plant disease control KW - Plant diseases KW - Plant ecology KW - Plant nutrition KW - Plant pests KW - Postharvest treatment KW - Rootstocks KW - Storage KW - Taxonomy KW - Transport KW - Vegetative propagation KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; History, Distribution and Uses / R.J. Knight, Jr -- Taxonomy and Botany / R.W. Scora, B.N. Wolstenholme and U. Lavi -- Genetics and Classical Breeding / E. Lahav and U. Lavi -- Ecology : Climate and the Edaphic Environment / B.N. Wolstenholme -- Reproductive Biology / S. Gazit and C. Degani -- Environmental Physiology / B. Schaffer and A.W. Whiley -- Cultivars and Rootstocks / S.D.E. Newett, J.H. Crane and C.F. Balerdi -- Propagation / G.S. Bender and A.W. Whiley -- Biotechnology / F. Pliego-Alfaro, Witjaksono, A. Barceló-Muñoz, R.E. Litz and U. Lavi -- Crop Management / A.W. Whiley -- Irrigation and Mineral Nutrition / E. Lahav and A.W. Whiley -- Foliar, Fruit and Soilborne Diseases / K.G. Pegg, L.M. Coates, L. Korsten and R.M. Harding -- Insect and Mite Pests / G.K. Waite and R. Martinez Barrera -- Harvesting, Packing, Postharvest Technology, Transport and Processing / P.J. Hofman, Y. Fuchs and D.L. Milne; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - This multiauthor book consists of 14 sections covering all aspects of avocado production and science, including the uses, taxonomy, botany, genetics, breeding, ecology, growth and development, propagation, cultivars and rootstocks, cultivation, nutrition, biotechnology, pests and diseases (and their control), and harvesting and postharvest aspects (including storage, packing and transport) of avocado. The book will be of interest to researchers, academics, students, professional growers and consultants UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9780851993577.0000 ER -