Citrus
Production, Post Harvest, Disease and Pest Management
S. Mukhopadhyay
ISBN 978-1-57808-337-4; 2004; 290 pages; US$ 87.40      Buy Now

Citrus is a very ancient crop known to have existed for over 4000 years. This book is an effort to present Citrus comprehensively. It aims at the holistic way-integrating Production and Utilization of Citrus.

Contents
. Taxonomy, Chromosomal Organization and Genetic Diversity
. Commercial Citrus Varieties and Hybrids
. Rootstocks and their Uses
. Polyembryony and Detection of Embryos
. Citrus Production Technology
. Post Harvest Technology
. Diseases of Citrus and their Management
. Pests and their Management

. Appendices
Some Commercial Cultivars of Mandarins, Tangors, Tangelo and Hybrids
Some Commercial Varieties of Sweet Oranges and Hybrids
Some Commercial Varieties of Grapefruit (C. paradici Macf.) and Hybrids
Some Commercial Varieties of Lemon (C. limon (L.) Burm. f.)
Some Commercial Varieties of Limes and Sweet Limes
Some Commercial Varieties of Rough Lemon (C. Jamohiri Lush)
Some Commercial Varieties of Sour Orange (C. aurantium L.) and Hybrid
Some Commercial Varieties of Trifoliate Orange (Pucirus trifoliate (L.) Raf.
Composition of Requied Ingredients of "Soilmix"
Adaptability of Traditional and Conventional Rootstocks to various Soil Conditions (Soil Structure, Drought, Waterlogging, Calcium, Chloride, and Boron)
Tolerance of Some Important Rootstocks to Certain Climatic Conditions and Diseases
Use of Different Rootstock Scionic Combinations used in various Countries
Citrus Insect Pests of various Countries and their Preferred Citrus Hosts
Natural Enemies of Toxoptera citricidus (Yokomi, 1992)
Parasites of Diaphorine citri Recorded in Asia-Pacific and other Areas