Fruit Crops: Volume 03: Horticulture Science Series: 2nd Revised Edition

Chapter 1 deals with Fruit Industry Chapter 2 Orchard planning and management Chapter 3 Classification of Fruits Chapter 4 Tropical fruits-Banana, Guava, Mangosteen, Papaya, Pineapple, Sapota-; Chapter 5. Sub-tropical fruits-Avocado, Citrus, Grape, Litchi, Loquat, Mango, Olive, Passion fruit, Persimmon, Pomegranate Chapter 6. Arid and semi-arid fruits,- Aonla, Ber, Custard apple, Date palm, Fig, Jackfruit, Jamun, Phalsa Chapter 7 Under and Unutilized fruits of tropics and sub-tropics-Bael/Bengal Quince, Atemoya, Cherimoya/Cherimoyer, Mountain Soursop, Bullock's heart, Bread fruit, Aini, Bilimbi, Carambola/ Kamrakh, Mahua, Charoli/Chironji/Cuddapah, Almond, Ker/Kair/Teet, Karonda/Christ's Thorn, White sapote, Carob, Star Apple, Lasora/Gonda/Indian Cherry, Tree tomato, Longan, Velvet apple, Kei apple, Durian, Wood apple, Feijoa, Lovi-lovi, Malabar tamarind, Kokum, Dragon fruit, Langsat, Macadamia nut, West Indian Cherry, Mulberry /Shaitut, Tropical cherry, Rambutan, Cactus pear, Guiana Chestnut, Screw pine, Mirika-tenga, Star gooseberry, Tomatillo, Cape gooseberry, Abiu, Egg fruit, Mameysapote/Marmalade Plum, Watermelon, Pilu, Pepino/Pepino Melon, Waterlemon, Indian Hog Plum, Miracle fruit, Watery rose apple, Rose apple, Malay Rose Apple, Surinam Cherry, Tamarind, Babaco, Black Mulberry, Burans, Burmese Grape, Cattley Guava, Khejri, Khirni, Sour cherry and Tendu. References Index.

The present 2nd revised edition of Fruit Crops in the series HORTICULTURE SCIENCE SERIES is basically targeted to graduate and postgraduate students and teachers in Fruit Sciences in National Agricultural Research System (NARS) and the present revised edition is written by well-known Professors having decades of research and teaching experience . This book is a compilation of available knowledge on all aspects of 88 fruits crops covering tropical, sub-tropical, arid and semi-arid major, minor and Under and Un-Utilized Fruits of Tropics and Sub-tropics. NEW TO THE EDITION Details on different aspects of fruit crops including origin, distribution, botany, varieties, crop improvement, propagation, climatic and soil requirement, cultivation methods, flowering, harvesting, post-harvest management and crop protection of individual crops coming under tropical, sub-tropical, arid and semi-arid groups Revised and updated data More new information on Under and Un-Utilized Fruits of Tropics and Sub-tropics Updated references.