Tropical plant species and technological interventions for improvement / / edited by Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
This book provides a precise and meticulous overview of the production technologies involved in the cultivation of tropical plants. Technological advances have transformed the cultivation of fruit and ornamental plants from agronomic to value-added plants. The book highlights the essentials for deve...
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : IntechOpen,, [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (284 pages) :; illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introductory Chapter: Integrative Technologies for Sustainable Plant Improvement
- By Muhammad Sarwar Khan26
- 2. Emerging Trends to Improve Tropical Plants: Biotechnological Interventions
- By Irfan Ali, Faiz Ahmad Joyia, Ghulam Mustafa, Safdar Ali Mirza and Muhammad Sarwar Khan 73
- 3. Applications of Biotechnological Approaches in the Product and Breeding of Phalaenopsis Orchids
- By Shinichi Enoki and Yoshinori Takahara 95
- 4. Lesser Known African Indigenous Tree and Fruit Plants: Recent Evidence from Literatures and Regular Cultivation Culture
- By Kayode Paul Baiyeri and Kolawole Olajide 53
- 5. Challenges and Advances in the Production of Export-Quality Macadamia and Its Integral Use with Green Technologies
- By Laura Graciela Mereles, Mario Smidt, Karen Patricia Martínez, Eva Eugenia Soledad Coronel, Edelira Velázquez and Laura Correa 65
- 6. Papaya: The Versatile Tropical Fruit
- By Parichart Burns, Pimpilai Saengmanee and Uthaiwan Doung-Ngern 125
- 7. Tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.)) Origin, Cultivation, Breeding and Management
- By Rafiq Ahmad Shah, Parshant Bakshi, Hamidullah Itoo and Gaganpreet Kour
- 141
- 8. The Production and Marketing Issues of Pineapple (Ananas comosus) under Humid Tropical Conditions in the State of Tabasco and Way-out
- By Maritza Alejo Jeronimo, Edward Manuel Arevalo de la Cruz, Hortensia Brito-Vega, Armando Gomez-Vazquez, Jose Manuel Salaya-Dominguez and Edmundo Gomez-Mendez 43
- 9. Cassava Production Enterprise in the Tropics
- By Raufu Olusola Sanusi, Deola-Tayo Lordbanjou, Azeez Olalekan Ibrahim, Mohammad Babakatcha Abubakar and Oluwole Olalekan Oke 58
- 10. Identification of Native Dendrobium Based on Morphological and Anatomical Characters in Liwa Botanical Garden
- By Mahfut 12
- 11. Holistic Pest Management Strategies in Tropical Plant Species
- By John Samuel Kennedy and Jeeva Kasiviswanathan Lekshmi
- 42
- 12. Phytochemical Contents of Essential Oils from Cymbopogon Species: A Tropical Medicinal Plant
- By Margaret Ikhiwili Oniha, Eze Frank Ahuekwe and Sharon Oluwatobi Akinpelu 23
- 13. Effects of the Invasive Alien Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC and Its Management Options in Ethiopia: A Review
- By Wakshum Shiferaw and Sebsebe Demissew 73.