Focusing on the principles behind production practices and their scientific basis, rather than detailed biological traits of each crop, this text outlines succe
Tropical horticulture is a branch of horticulture that studies and cultivates plants in the tropics, i.e., the equatorial regions of the world. "TropHort" is an
Principles of Tropical Horticulture leads the reader through a background of environmental influences and plant physiology to an understanding of production and
Agricultural research; Fruit and tree crops; Vegetable crops; Disease control on vegetables; Herbicides for vegetables; Insect control on vegetables; Plant mate
The first of two volumes, this book covers major tropical fruits such as avocado, litchi, mango, papaya and pineapple. Early chapters describe the tropics and i