Lime, The: Botany, Production and Uses (Botany, Production and Uses)

By: W Ahmed and M A Ali and G Almaguer-Vargas and A M Al-Saidi and A Al-Maskary and U Ammara and C F Aquino and N Cruz-Huerta and D L Siqueira and P Donkersley and S L Elliot and A A Farooque and F García-Sánchez and V Gimeno and V González-Hernández and M A Hanif and R Janke and M L Keremane and A S Khan and Y Z Liu and B S Marquez and J J Martínez-Nicolás and A Nasehi and M A Nawaz and S Padmanabhan and R B Queiroz and C Ramadugu and I Ramírez-Ramírez and M F Razi and M L Roose and L C Salomão and A W Schumann and R W Scora and S Simón-Grao and Z Singh and A K Srivastava and M Usman and M Waly and Q U Zaman

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Synopsis: The lime is an important fruit crop throughout the citrus producing regions of the world, with its own specific benefits and issues affecting successful cultivation and production. Limes: Botany, Production and Uses covers the breeding, genetics and biodiversity of the plants, and explains the processes for establishing a lime orchard, including propagation techniques, pruning and thinning of established trees, water requirements and irrigation systems. All the major problems of lime cultivation are explored and discussed, including increasing threats such as Witches' Broom Disease and Citrus Greening, along with approaches for pest and disease management and prevention.