Synopses & Reviews
Similar to other books in this series, this volume provides a broad scientific review of strawberries and strawberry production. Written for growers and home gardeners, it covers all aspects, from taxonomy, distribution, and morphology to fruit ripening, storage, and processing. It is the first complete review of strawberries in over thirty years, filling a gap in the literature on this important crop.
Synopsis
Similar to other books in this series, this volume provides a broad scientific review of strawberries and strawberry production. Written for growers and home gardeners, it covers all aspects, from taxonomy, distribution, and morphology to fruit ripening, storage, and processing. It is the first complete review of strawberries in over thirty years, filling a gap in the literature on this important crop.
Synopsis
This book is the first single author work to be published for more than 30 years that provides a broad, balanced review of our scientific knowledge of strawberries and their cultivation. In recent years, methods of strawberry culture have undergone extensive modifications and the strawberry industry has expanded considerably in a number of countries in Europe and Asia, as well as in North America.This title covers aspects from taxonomy, ecology, morphology and genetics to environmental physiology, disease and pest control, fruit ripening, storage and processing. * An excellent, concise overview of strawberries and their cultivation * Part of the popular Crop Production Science in Horticulture Series * Worldwide in scope
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Strawberry Industry
2. The Strawberry Species
3. History of Strawberry Domestication
4. Breeding and Genetics
5. Structural and Developmental Physiology
6. Cultural Systems
7. Fruiting and Postharvest Physiology
8. Pest and Disease Management
References
Index