Description
Book SynopsisThe pomegranate, Punica granatum L., is one of the oldest known edible fruits and is associated with the ancient civilizations of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive book covering the botany, production, processing, health and industrial uses of the pomegranate. The cultivation of this fruit for fresh consumption, juice production and medicinal purposes has expanded more than tenfold over the past 20 years. Presenting a review of pomegranate growing, from a scientific and horticultural perspective, this book provides information on how to increase yields and improve short- and medium-term grower profitability and sustainability. It covers: practices to mitigate pests, diseases and abiotic stresses; yield-based nutrition management; cultural practices for cultivars with horticultural traits such as earliness, high yield, improved taste, soft seeds, disease resistance, and low splitting and sunscald rates; increasing crop diversity to aid crop security; and composition, food uses and medicinal uses. This book is essential literature for researchers in horticulture, for growers and for those involved in the pomegranate industry.
Table of Contents1: Archaeology, History and Symbolism 2: Taxonomy, Botany and Physiology 3: Production and Growing Regions 4: Biodiversity, Germplasm Resources and Breeding Methods 5: World Pomegranate Cultivars 6: Propagation Techniques and Nursery Management 7: Environmental Requirements and Site Selection 8: Orchard Establishment and Tree Management 9: Soil and Nutrition 10: Water Requirements and Responses to Irrigation Restrictions 11: Physiological Disorders 12: Diseases and Management 13: Arthropod Pests and Their Management 14: Fruit Maturity, Harvest Methods and Technologies 15: Postharvest Biology and Storage 16: Processing and Industrialization 17: Pomegranate Bioactive Compounds and Health 18: World Pomegranate Market
