$250.47
- Hardcover
312 pages
- Release Date
10 January 2023
Summary
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family (Moraceae) and is widely esteemed in tropical Asia. The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands, and is widely cultivated throughout South and South-East Asia. It is also grown to a limited extent in Australia, USA, East Africa, as well as in Brazil, Mexico and the Caribbean. Producing giant fruits which can reach up to 80kg in size, jackfruit is the largest tree-borne fru…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800622296 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800622295 |
| Author: | Sisir Mitra, Gundappa Baradevanal, Jigzcel Divine F. Bassoy, Anup K. Bhattacherjee, Prakash C. Tripathi, Michel Chauvet, Phebe Ding, David Guest, Mathala Juliet Gupta, Azimah Hamidon |
| Publisher: | CABI Publishing |
| Imprint: | CABI Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 312 |
| Release Date: | 10 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 938g |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 172mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Botany, Production and Uses |
About The Author
Sisir Mitra
Sisir Mitra worked at the Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India from 1980 until 2014. He served as Head, Department of Fruits and Orchard Management (1996-2000), Dean, Faculty of Horticulture (2007-2009) and Dean, Post Graduate Studies (2009-2012). Dr Mitra did his post doctoral research (1985-1986) at the Horticulture Research International, East Malling, UK as Commonwealth Fellow and worked as visiting Professor at the Institute Coltivazoni Arboree, Italy (1990), and University of Lavras, Brazil (2016). He has published 266 scientific papers, 74 popular articles, 16 books, 1 IBPGR Descriptors and 28 technical reports. He has developed one coconut variety (Kalpa Mitra), two mango (Himsagar-HT 10 and Langra-LT 64 ) and three Jackfruit ( Jt-1, JT 39 and JT 40) clones. Dr Mitra served as Board Member responsible for publications of ISHS, Science Editor, ISHS and Editor-in-Chief, Fruits: The International Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Horticulture, Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board of Acta Horticulturae and Chronica Horticulturae. He is presently the Chairman, Working Group on Avocado, and Jackfruit and other Moraceae. Previously he was Chairman,Tropical and Subtropical Fruits. He is presently the Editor of CABI Concise series on ‘Sustainable Horticulture for Nutritional Security and Economic Prosperity.’
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