Biotechnology of fruit and nut crops

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<title>Abstract</title> This book covers the biotechnology of all the major perennial fruit and nut species, including <italic>Actinidia</italic> spp., <italic>Anacardium occidentale</italic>, <italic>Mangifera indica</italic>, <italic>Pistacia vera</italic>, <italic>Annona</italic> spp., <italic>Cocos nucifera</italic>, <italic>Elaeis guineensis</italic>, <italic>Phoenix dactylifera</italic>, <italic>Ananas comosus</italic>, <italic>Carica papaya</italic>, <italic>Garcinia mangostana</italic>, <italic>Diospyros kaki</italic>, <italic>Vaccinium</italic> spp., <italic>Castanea</italic> spp., <italic>Carya illinoinensis</italic>, <italic>Juglans regia</italic>, <italic>Persea americana</italic>, <italic>Theobroma cacao</italic>, <italic>Musa</italic> spp., <italic>Psidium guajava</italic>, <italic>Olea europaea</italic>, <italic>Averrhoa carambola</italic>, <italic>Passiflora</italic> spp., <italic>Eriobotrya japonica</italic>, <italic>Fragaria</italic> × <italic>ananassa</italic>, <italic>Malus</italic> × <italic>domestica</italic>, <italic>Prunus persica</italic>, <italic>Prunus armeniaca</italic>, <italic>Prunus domestica</italic>, <italic>Prunus</italic> spp., <italic>Prunus dulcis</italic>, <italic>Pyrus</italic> spp., <italic>Cydonia</italic> spp., <italic>Rubus</italic> spp., <italic>Citrus</italic> spp., <italic>Dimocarpus longan</italic>, <italic>Litchi chinensis</italic>, and <italic>Vitis</italic> spp. This book also covers biotechnologies and also traditional ones, such as regeneration pathways, protoplast culture, <italic>in vitro</italic> mutagenesis, and ploidy manipulation that have been applied to many of these species. The species are organized by plant family to facilitate comparisons among related ones. Each species is discussed in relation to its family and its related wild forms, and most are accompanied by full colour illustrations. This book is a vital resource for those working on the improvement of perennial fruit, nut and plantation crops.