Fruit and plantation crop production in the Philippines /
Namuco, Leon O.
Fruit and plantation crop production in the Philippines / by Leon O. Namuco and Calixto M. Protacio - Quezon City: The University of the Philippines Press, 2015. - xi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Include index.
Chapter 1: The Importance of fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 2: Classification of fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 3: Review of morphology and crop growth and development -- Chapter 4: The environment for fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 5: Site development and land preparation -- Chapter 6 : Preparation of planting materials -- Chapter 7: Cropping systems and agroforestry -- Chapter 8: Plant and soil nutrient management -- Chapter 9 : Water management -- Chapter 10: Regulation of flowering and fruiting -- Chapter 11: Application of crop protection principles -- Chapter 12: Pruning in fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 13: Harvesting and handling of fruits -- Chapter 14: Primary processing of plantation crops -- Appendix table 1: Soil and climatic adaption of various fruits and plantation crops -- Appendix table 2: Nutrient recommendation for various fruits and plantation crops based on soil test.
This book covers two highly diverse groups of horticultural crops commercially grown in the Philippines, namely fruit and plantation crops. It provides basic information about the crops and
presents the state of the art in growing them. It offers students in Agriculture a comprehensive textbook for the undergraduate course "Principles of Fruit and Plantation Crop Production," which has Iong been taught at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Graduate students who need basic theoretical background in the subject will find the book a useful reference material. Professors, horticulturists, environmentalists, researchers, agricultural officers, development workers, and consultants should also find this book of great value to their endeavors.
9789715426435
Crops--Philippines
Fruit--Philippines
Crops--Development--Philippines
Crops--Quality--Philippines
SB171 / N15 2015
Fruit and plantation crop production in the Philippines / by Leon O. Namuco and Calixto M. Protacio - Quezon City: The University of the Philippines Press, 2015. - xi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Include index.
Chapter 1: The Importance of fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 2: Classification of fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 3: Review of morphology and crop growth and development -- Chapter 4: The environment for fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 5: Site development and land preparation -- Chapter 6 : Preparation of planting materials -- Chapter 7: Cropping systems and agroforestry -- Chapter 8: Plant and soil nutrient management -- Chapter 9 : Water management -- Chapter 10: Regulation of flowering and fruiting -- Chapter 11: Application of crop protection principles -- Chapter 12: Pruning in fruit and plantation crops -- Chapter 13: Harvesting and handling of fruits -- Chapter 14: Primary processing of plantation crops -- Appendix table 1: Soil and climatic adaption of various fruits and plantation crops -- Appendix table 2: Nutrient recommendation for various fruits and plantation crops based on soil test.
This book covers two highly diverse groups of horticultural crops commercially grown in the Philippines, namely fruit and plantation crops. It provides basic information about the crops and
presents the state of the art in growing them. It offers students in Agriculture a comprehensive textbook for the undergraduate course "Principles of Fruit and Plantation Crop Production," which has Iong been taught at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Graduate students who need basic theoretical background in the subject will find the book a useful reference material. Professors, horticulturists, environmentalists, researchers, agricultural officers, development workers, and consultants should also find this book of great value to their endeavors.
9789715426435
Crops--Philippines
Fruit--Philippines
Crops--Development--Philippines
Crops--Quality--Philippines
SB171 / N15 2015