
The Genus Citrus
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Description
Key Features
- Includes the most current research on citrus genomic information
- Provides the first detailed description of citrus origin, a new proposal for citrus taxonomy, and a redefinition of the genus Citrus
- Details citrus challenges including climate change, global disease impacts, and plant improvement strategies
Readership
Students and researchers focused on citrus, citriculture, and horticulture
Table of Contents
1. The Citrus Genome
Fred Gmitter and Jr.
2. The Origin of Citrus
Manuel Talon
3. Domestication and History
Xiuxin Deng
4. The Genus Citrus
Patrick Ollitrault
5. Commercial Scion Varieties
Graham Barry
6. Commercial Rootstocks
Kim Bowman
7. Traditional Breeding
Marco Caruso
8. Genomic Breeding
Tokurou Shimizu
9. Biotechnological Approaches
Jude William Grosser
10. Vegetative Growth
Eduardo Primo and Manuel Agustí
11. Flowering and Fruit Set
Manuel Agustí and Eduardo Primo
12. Fruit Growth and Ripening
Francisco Tadeo
13. Citrus in changing environments
Christopher Vincent
14. Salinity and Water Deficit
Jose Manuel Colmenero-Flores
15. Soil and Nutrition Interactions
Dirceu Mattos-Jr.
16. Citrus pests in a global World
Alberto Urbaneja
17. Fungal Pathogens
Liliana Maria Cano
18. Bacterial Pathogens
Dean Gabriel, Timothy R. Gottwald, Silvio A. Lopes and Nelson A. Wulff
19. Virus and Viroids
Changyong Zhou, John da Graça, Juliana Freitas- Astúa, Georgios Vidalakis, Nuria Duran-Vila and Irene Lavagi
20. Culture and Management
Fernando Alferez
21. Pre- and Post-Harvest Technologies
Lorenzo Zacarias
22. Citrus taste and flavor
Yu Wang
23. Marketing, Trade, and Economics
Thomas Spreen
24. Citrus and Health
Masaya Kato
Product details
- No. of pages: 538
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2020
- Published: January 17, 2020
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128121634
- eBook ISBN: 9780128122174