What are cucurbits; Evaluation and exploitation; genetics and breeding; major and minor crops; Cultural requirements; fruit and seed production; Diseases and nematodes; Insects and spider mites; Commom cucurbit names and their scientific ...

This book is also an important resource for all research workers and teachers concerned with plant physiology.

However, consumer demands and improvements in postharvest treatment have meant that the number of species available in temperate markets is increasing. This book provides a broad survey of all aspects of tropical fruit production and usage.

This volume is the first book to deal with the postharvest storage, physiology and conservation of all of the economically important tropical and subtropical fruits.

This volume describes the scientific principles that are the bases of crop production practices.