The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the Developing World

by K.P. Prabhakaran Nair

Overview

Major tree crops contribute substantially to the economy of many developing countries on the Asian, African and Latin American continents. For example, coffee is the main revenue earner for Kenya. This book provides a comprehensive review of the agronomy, botany, taxonomy, genetics, chemistry, economics, and future global prospects of a range of crops that have great food, industrial and economic value such as cocoa, coffee, cashew, oil palm and natural rubber.

• Discusses the major tree crops of great economic value to the developing world
• The author is an eminent scientist who has won numerous awards for his work in this area

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780123846785
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	04/22/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

1. Arecanut2. Cashewnut3. The Coconut Palm4. Cinchona5. Cocoa6. Coffee 7. Oil Palm8. Rubber9. Tea10. Wattle

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The only book to review in one place almost all of the major tree crops of great economic value to the developing world