| Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Bananas Volume 1: Cultivation Techniques Contributor(s): Kema, Gert (Editor), Drenth, André (Editor), Volkaert, Hugo A. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1786761564 ISBN-13: 9781786761569 Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd OUR PRICE: $223.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture - Science | Life Sciences - Horticulture - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science |
| LCCN: 2018956889 |
| Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.49 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bananas are the world's most popular fruit and, according to the FAO, the fourth most important crop in the developing world after rice, wheat and maize. This volume discusses ways of improving cultivation techniques to make production more sustainable. Part 1 reviews current yields, production trends and constraints. Part 2 surveys ways of improving cultivation practice whilst Part 3 discusses harvest and post-harvest operations. The final part of the book assesses ways of measuring and improving the environmental impact of banana cultivation. Drawing on an international range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of achieving more sustainable cultivation of banana at each step in the value chain, from propagation to post-harvest operations. This comprehensive collection will be a standard reference for the banana research community as well as banana producers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Drenth, Andre: - Dr André Drenth is Professor in Tropical Plant Pathology and theme leader for crop protection in the Centre for Horticultural Science at the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), at the University of Queensland. He leads several projects on tropical plant diseases and he initiated and led a national Banana Plant Protection Programme set up to protect Australia's banana industry from the impact of a range of pests and diseases.Galan Sauco, Victor: - Dr Víctor Galán Saúco is Research Professor (Emeritus) at the Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA), Spain where he was Head of Research from 1980 to 2006. Prof. Galán Saúco is widely regarded as one of the world's leading experts on mangoes. Kema, Gert H. J.: - Dr Gert Kema is Professor of Tropical Plant Pathology and Head of the Department of Phytopathology at Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. He leads several international banana research programs, including interdisciplinary research projects and public-private-partnerships focusing on Panama disease and black Sigatoka. He is a co-founder of several spin-off companies focusing on banana improvement, disease management and bioprocessing. |