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

By: Amalendu Ghosh and Robert E Paull and Víctor Galán Saúco and Edward Evans and Rebecca Ford and S H Ahmad and Christian Alcocer and Fredy H Ballen and Luis Barboza-Barquero and Paul R Campbell and A Chan and Fure-Chyi Chen and Nancy Jung Chen and Ting-Chi Cheng and Shih Wen Chin and Rod Drew and Franscisco Espadas and Humberto Estrella and João Paulo Fabi and Gabriela Fuentes and Amaranta Giron and Julián Cuevas González and Eric Guevara and Marco V Gutiérrez-Soto and Eudaldo Pérez Hernández and Jian-Zhi Huang and Víctor M Jiménez and Chutchamas Kanchana-Udomkan and Matiyar Rahaman Khan and Chen-Yu Lee and Wen-Li Lee and Pauziah Muda and M Munirah and Usana Nantawan and Eder Dutra Resende and Jorge Manuel Santamaria-Fernandez and S K Sharma and N I Shukor and N E Tajidin and Carlos Talavera and Lynton L Vawdrey and Ziwei Zhou

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Synopsis: Papaya (Carica papaya) is an important and widely-cultivated tropical fruit, grown in more than 60 countries of the world. Global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years, mainly as a result of increased production in India. Papaya has become an important agricultural export for developing countries where export revenues of the fruit provide a livelihood for thousands of people, especially in Asia and Latin America. This book includes coverage of recent research developments with the potential to improve crop yields and quality. New research has contributed to our understanding of the crop environment, plant growth and physiology of tree and fruit development with implications for both breeding and cultivation. It looks at how analysis of the papaya genome promises new, faster breeding techniques to improved cultivars and how these and other advances are helping to tackle disease like papaya ring spot viruses and major pests which cause significant losses. Key features include: updated information for sustainable papaya cultivation research developments in tackling the major production and post-harvest problems interdisciplinary and collaborative research With contributions from international experts, the book presents the current state of knowledge concerning the history, physiology, culture and marketing of papaya throughout the world. It is an essential resource for researchers, growers and all those involved in the papaya industry.