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Horticulture: Plants for People and Places, Volume 1

Production Horticulture

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  • © 2014

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Editors:
  1. Geoffrey R. Dixon

    1. GreenGene International Hill Rising, Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

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  2. David E. Aldous

    1. School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Lawes, Australia

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  • Comprehensive coverage of unique topics – no previous book has contained this amount of information covering the entire spectrum of horticulture and horticultural science from crop production through environmental contexts to social impacts and welfare benefits
  • International authority – all the authors contributing to this trilogy are internationally acclaimed authorities each bringing vast accumulated knowledge and expertise
  • Clear, concise and well illustrated text – each author has provided a clear, detailed but concise analysis of their field of expertise amply interpreted and illustrated for ease of reading and understanding
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. An Introductory Perspective to Horticulture: Plants for People and Places

    • Geoffrey R. Dixon, David E. Aldous
    Pages 1-25

  3. Science Drives Horticulture’s Progress and Profit

    • Geoffrey R. Dixon, Ian J. Warrington, R. Drew, G. Buck-Sorlin
    Pages 27-73

  4. Vegetable Crops: Linking Production, Breeding and Marketing

    • Daniel I. Leskovar, Kevin M. Crosby, Marco A. Palma, Menahem Edelstein
    Pages 75-96

  5. Temperate Fruit Species

    • Guglielmo Costa, Angelo Ramina
    Pages 97-121

  6. Tropical and Subtropical Fruits

    • Victor Galán Saúco, Maria Herrero, Jose I. Hormaza
    Pages 123-157

  7. Citrus Production

    • Manuel Agustí, Carlos Mesejo, Carmina Reig, Amparo Martínez-Fuentes
    Pages 159-195

  8. Viticulture and Wine Science

    • Yann Guisard, John Blackman, Andrew Clark, Bruno Holzapfel, Andrew Rawson, Suzy Rogiers et al.
    Pages 197-261

  9. Plantation Crops

    • Yan Diczbalis, Jeff Daniells, Smilja Lambert, Chris Searle
    Pages 263-299

  10. Berry Crops

    • R. M. Brennan, P. D. S. Caligari, J. R. Clark, P. N. Brás de Oliveira, C. E. Finn, J. F. Hancock et al.
    Pages 301-325

  11. Protected Crops

    • Nazim Gruda, Josef Tanny
    Pages 327-405

  12. The Role of Ornamentals in Human Life

    • Jaap M. van Tuyl, Paul Arens, William B. Miller, Neil O. Anderson
    Pages 407-433

  13. New Ornamental Plants for Horticulture

    • Kevin Seaton, Andreas Bettin, Heiner Grüneberg
    Pages 435-463

  14. Postharvest Care and the Treatment of Fruits and Vegetables

    • Peter M. A. Toivonen, Elizabeth J. Mitcham, Leon A. Terry
    Pages 465-483

  15. Designing New Supply Chain Networks: Tomato and Mango Case Studies

    • Jack G. A. J. van der Vorst, Rob E. Schouten, Pieternel A. Luning, Olaf van Kooten
    Pages 485-501

  16. Environmental Impact of Production Horticulture

    • Henry Wainwright, Charlotte Jordan, Harry Day
    Pages 503-522

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 523-599
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About this book

This Trilogy explains “What is Horticulture?”. Volume one of Horticulture: Plants for People and Places describes in considerable depth the science, management and technology which underpins the continuous production of fresh and processed horticultural produce. Firstly, there is a consideration of technological innovation derived from basic scientific discoveries which has given rise to entirely new industries, markets, novel crops and changed social habits. Then follows accounts of the modern production of: Field Vegetables, Temperate Fruit, Tropical Fruit, Citrus, Plantation Crops, Berry Crops, Viticulture, Protected Crops, Flower Crops, New Crops, Post-harvest Handling, Supply Chain Management and the Environmental Impact of Production. Each chapter is written by acknowledged world experts. Never before has such an array of plentiful, high quality fresh fruit, vegetables and ornamentals been available year-round in the World’s retail markets. Horticulture gives consumers this giftof nutritious, high quality, safe and diverse fresh foods. This is achieved by manipulating plant growth, reproduction and postharvest husbandry. The multi-billion dollar international industry achieving this is Production Horticulture the subject of this informative book.

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“This book, the first of a three-volume set, presents aspects of the science, management, and technologies involved in production of the major horticultural crops worldwide. … All chapters are detailed, well illustrated, and well referenced and effectively highlight key concerns. … anyone interested in understanding current challenges production horticulture faces and where the future may lie, this book is recommended. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, researchers/faculty, and professionals/practitioners.” (D. D. Archbold, Choice, Vol. 53 (1), September, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • GreenGene International Hill Rising, Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Geoffrey R. Dixon

  • School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Lawes, Australia

    David E. Aldous

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