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Informationen zum Autor David J. Midmore is Foundation Professor of Plant Sciences, CQUniversity, Australia and Visiting Professor, University of Reading, UK. Klappentext "Principles of Tropical Horticulture" leads the reader through a background of environmental influences and plant physiology to an understanding of production and post-harvest systems, environmental adaptation techniques and marketing strategies. Focusing on the principles behind production practices and their scientific basis, rather than detailed biological traits of each crop, this text outlines successes and failures in practices to date and sets out how the quantity and quality of horticultural produce can improve in the future. Case studies are frequently used and chapters cover the production of vegetables, fruit and ornamental crops, including temperate zone crops adapted to grow in the tropics. Zusammenfassung Focusing on the principles behind production practices and their scientific basis! rather than detailed biological traits of each crop! this text outlines successes and failures in practices to date and sets out how the quantity and quality of horticultural produce can improve in the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Current Situation: Value! Trade and Nutrition 2. The Tropical Environment and the Physiology of Horticultural Crops in the Tropics 3. Horticultural Production Systems 4. Supply Chain Management: The Field 5. Supply Chain Management: Post-harvest 6. Supply Chain Management: Marketing 7. The Future of Tropical Horticulture
