Schaffer B., Wolstenholme B.N., Wiley A.W. (Eds.) The Avocado: Botany, Production and Uses

2nd Revised edition. — CABI, 2013. — 560 p. — ISBN: 978-1-84593-701-0.Although avocado has been cultivated and consumed for more than 9,000 years near its center of origin in Latin America, world production and trade has increased dramatically over the past few decades. The avocado is now a widely traded fruit between warmer and colder countries as a result of the global community becoming increasingly aware of the versatility and nutritional value of this crop. For the past decade, the world avocado industry has been going through a period of rapid technological change and innovation. The dietary value of "the most nutritious of all fruit" is also receiving more attention. This fully updated new edition of the successful 2002 book will provide a comprehensive review of avocado production, science and technology.Introduction (B. Schaffer, B.N. Wolstenholme and A.W. Wiley).
History, Distribution and Uses (J.B. Bost, N.J.H. Smith and J.H. Crane).
Taxonomy and Botany (A.S. Chanderbali, D.E. Soltis, P.S. Soltis and B.N. Wolstenholme).
Genetics and Breeding (E. Lahav and U. Lavi).
Ecology: Climate and Soils (B.N. Wolstenholme).
Reproductive Biology (S. Salazar-García, L.C. Garner and C.J. Lovatt).
Ecophysiology (B. Schaffer, P.M. Gil, M.V. Mickelbart and A.W. Wiley).
Cultivars and Rootstocks (J.H. Crane, G. Douhan, B.A. Faber, M.L. Arpaia, G.S. Bender, C.F. Balerdi and A.F. Barrientos-Priego).
Propagation (A.A. Ernst, A.W. Wiley and G.S. Bender).
Biotechnology (F. Pliego-Alfaro, A. Barceló-Muñoz, R. López-Gómez, E. Ibarra-Laclette, L. Herrera-Estrella, E. Palomo-Ríos, J.A. Mercado and R.E. Litz).
Irrigation and Mineral Nutrition (E. Lahav, A.W. Wiley and D.W. Turner).
Crop Management (A.W. Wiley, B.N. Wolstenholme and B.A. Faber).
Foliar, Fruit and Soilborne Diseases (E.K. Dann, R.C. Ploetz, L.M. Coates and K.G. Pegg).
Insect and Mite Pests (J.E. Peña, M.S. Hoddle, M. Aluja, E. Palevsky, R. Ripa and M. Wysoki).
Harvesting, Packing, Postharvest Technology, Transport and Processing (P.J. Hofman, J. Bower and A. Woolf).