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The agronomy and economy of important tree crops of the developing world /

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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, econo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prabhakaran Nair, K. P.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Elsevier insights.
Subjects:
Tree crops > Economic aspects > Developing countries.
Tree crops > Utilization > Developing countries.
Agronomy > Developing countries.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > General.
GARDENING > Fruit.
Agronomy
Tree crops > Economic aspects
Tree crops > Utilization
Developing countries
Nutzpflanzen
Pflanzenproduktion
Entwicklungsländer
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Arecanut
  • Cashewnut
  • The coconut palm
  • Cinchona
  • Cocoa
  • Coffee
  • Oil palm
  • Rubber
  • Tea
  • Wattle.