Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts

"This reference work provides comprehensive coverage of botanical and horticultural information on temperate, subtropical and tropical fruit and nuts of economic significance. Coverage is also given to palms, cacti and common fruit often thought of as vegetable crops." "Containing almost 300 entries, topics covered include history and origins, ecology, breeding and genetics, distribution, uses and nutritional composition. Arranged alphabetically by family and species, each entry is followed by a selected bibliography to aid further reading on the topic. Entries are illustrated with figures, tables and graphs as well as colour photographs accompanying the major fruit crops."--BOOK JACKET.Janick, Jules is the author of 'Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780851996387 and ISBN 0851996388.