Production Technology for Fruit and Plantation Crops

This book includes technical information related to production of fruit and plantation crops such as importance and scope of fruit and plantation crop industry in India; high density planting and use of rootstocks, production technologies for cultivation of major fruits - mango, ber, aonla, datepalm, sapota, plum, citrus, grape, guava, litchi, papaya, pear, peach and minor fruits - pineapple, pomegranate, jackfruit, strawberry, nut crops; plantation crop - coconut, areca nut, cashew, tea, coffee and rubber etc with pictorial representation for understanding the concepts. This book will be handy guide for students of graduation in horticulture/ agriculture, post-graduation and preparation for JRF/SRF/NET and other competitive examinations. It may fulfill the requirement researchers of extension workers, orchardist and others interested to some extent in fruit cultivation. Authors have consulted several books, research papers, reports and web content of different institution in order to bring in the most recent and relevant information to gather.