TY  - BOOK
AU  - Socias i Company,R.
AU  - Gradziel,T.M.
TI  - Almonds: botany, production and uses
T2  - Botany, Production and Uses
SN  - 9781780643557
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Wallingford           UK
PB  - CABI
KW  - plant propagation
KW  - Prunus
KW  - water requirements
KW  - pollen
KW  - plant composition
KW  - plant physiology
KW  - Rosaceae
KW  - plant diseases
KW  - industrialization
KW  - Prunus dulcis
KW  - eukaryotes
KW  - plant pests
KW  - taxonomy
KW  - pests
KW  - genetic improvement
KW  - styles
KW  - cultivars
KW  - eudicots
KW  - crop production
KW  - nutritional value
KW  - almonds
KW  - chemical constituents of plants
KW  - plant breeding
KW  - chemical composition
KW  - cultivated varieties
KW  - history
KW  - Spermatophyta
KW  - incompatibility
KW  - plants
KW  - food processing
KW  - orchards
KW  - plant nutrition
KW  - environmental factors
KW  - nutritive value
KW  - marketing
KW  - systematics
KW  - Rosales
KW  - rootstocks
KW  - plant morphology
KW  - harvesting
KW  - angiosperms
KW  - propagation
KW  - cultivation
KW  - quality for nutrition
KW  - genomics
N2  - This book provides a comprehensive overview of almond growing from a scientific and horticultural perspective, covering botany, production, processing and industrial uses. Almonds are an important crop; they are highly regarded for their flavour, nutritional properties and culinary uses, and almond oil is used widely in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical production. They are easy to transport and have long storability, facilitating global dissemination. Demand is constantly increasing and global production has more than doubled in the last 20 years.The popularity of almonds and the increase in demand has required new plantings and a response to ongoing changes in cultural and climatic conditions. Almonds: Botany, Production and Uses meets the need for up-to-date information on this crop and covers:· botany and taxonomy· cultivation, genetics and breeding· propagation, orchard management and harvesting· pests and diseases· nutrition, marketing and utilizationAuthored by an international team of experts and presented in full colour throughout, this book is an essential resource for academic researchers and extension workers, as well as growers, orchard managers and industry personnel
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