TY - BOOK AU - Mitra,S.K. ED - C.A.B. International, TI - Guava: botany, production and uses T2 - Botany, production and uses SN - 9781789247039 AV - SB379.G8 G83 2021eb U1 - 634/.421 23 PY - 2021///] CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Guava KW - Postharvest systems KW - cabt KW - Crop yield KW - Crop quality KW - Guavas KW - Trade KW - Food processing KW - Fruit set KW - Plant development KW - Maturation KW - Propagation KW - Biotechnology KW - Irrigation KW - Plant nutrition KW - Orchards KW - Flowering KW - Plant disorders KW - Photosynthesis KW - Crop production KW - Plant parasitic nematodes KW - Plant pests KW - Plant diseases KW - Storage KW - Plant parasites KW - Pests N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Psidium guajava L.: taxonomy, relatives, and possible origin / Leslie R. Landrum -- Production and trade / Fredy H. Ballen and Edward A. Evans -- Composition and processing / Anup K. Bhattacherjee and Dileep K. Tandon -- Propagation / Sisir Mitra and Pravat K. Ray -- Biotechnology / Maneesh Mishra, M. Muthukumar and Sandeep Kumar -- Cultivars and plant improvement / Sisir Mitra -- Plant nutrition and irrigation / Sisir Mitra -- Orchard management / Sisir Mitra and P.K. Pathak -- Flowering / Shu-Yen Lin and Po-An Chen -- Fruit set, development and maturation / Rosemary J. Du Preez -- Physiological disorders / Nor Elliza Tajidin, Munirah Mohamad , Azimah Hamidon, Hamizah Hassan and Siti H. Ahmad -- Photosynthesis and productivity / Vinod K. Singh and Manoj K. Soni -- Pests / Rodrigo Lasa, Andrea Birke, Larissa Guill�en, Mart�in Aluja and Daniel Carrillo -- Nematodes / Regina M.D.G. Carneiro, Marcilene F.A. Santos and Jos�e Mauro C. Castro -- Diseases / Ashok K. Misra -- Postharvest physiology and storage / Margo Sulistio and Chun-Ta Wu; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - This publication presents the current state of knowledge concerning the origin, history, culture and trade of guava throughout the world. The fruit composition and processing, as well as fruit set, development and maturation are described. The propagation, biotechnology, nutrition, irrigation, orchard management, flowering, physiological disorders, photosynthesis, productivity, pests (including nematodes), diseases, postharvest physiology and storage of guava are also discussed. The book is mainly targeted at guava researchers, teachers and academics, students, advisors and industry support personnel UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781789247022.0000 ER -