Crop Management and Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Products
Crop Fertilization, Nutrition and Growth
Editors
Ramdane Dris: World Food Ltd., Meri-Rastilantie, Helsinki, Finland
Raina Niskanen: World Food Ltd., Meri-Rastilantie, Helsinki, Finland
Shri Mohan Jain: Plant Breeding and Genetics Section Join FAO/IAEA, Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
ISBN 978-1-57808-278-0;2003: 296 pages; US $ 94.10      Buy Now


Environmental conditions and inadequate or excessive mineral nutrition can have serious implications on the quality of food crops. Crop Management and Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops is a compilation of information on management tools. It also reviews the factors affecting the plant mineral nutrition and growth. It highlights the importance of fertilizers and mineral nutrition for improved agricultural production, yield, and amelioration of soil fertility. This book also addresses issues such as growth, production, yield, and quality, which can be limited by sub-optimal conditions such as soil, salinity, poor drainage, water supply, fertilization programs, physical conditions affecting root growth and function or handling operations. The production of good quality food cannot be achieved without the strict control of the use of fertilizers and other pesticide sprays. Nine chapters are included in the present volume.

The book will stimulate researchers, students or extension workers' information to identify and solve problems related to plant growth, crop production and quality. Readers will be able to familiarize themselves with recent techniques to making a more efficient use of applied nutrients with a wide range of crops grown under different environmental conditions.

Contents:
. Environmental Effects of Fertilizers: N. Sanjuán, G. Clemente and L. Úbeda
. Crop Quality Under Adverse Conditions: Importance of Determining the Nutritional Status: Gemma Villora, Diego A. Moreno, and Luis Romero
. The Importance of Boron in Apple Production Under Polish Conditions: Pawel Wójcik
. Integrated Nutrient Management in Indian Soils for Sustainable Crop Production: C.L. Achrya and J.K. Saha
. Role of Phosphorus in Carbon Uptake, Fruit Yield and Quality in Strawberry: M.H. Behboudian et al
. Nutrition of Tropical Horticulture Crops and Quality Products: B.C. Ghosh and S. Palit
. Soil Fertility Management with Wood Ash: J.C. Voundi Nkana
. Role of Grafting in Horticultural Plants: R.M. Rivero, J.M. Ruiz and Luis Romero
. Domestication of Jujube Fruit Trees (Zizyphus Mauritiana Lam.): A.M. Bâ, P. Danthu, R. Duponnois and P. Soloviev