The Mango: Botany, Production and Uses

The mango is one of the oldest cultivated fruit crops, having been grown in India for at least 4000 years. Mango is the most important fruit crop of Asia and its annual production is exceeded worldwide only by Musa, citrus, grapes and apples. During the last decade there has been a huge increase in mango production as markets have been developed in Europe and North America. There is now substantial mango production in central and South America, as well as an expanding industry in regions such as northern Australia, South Africa, Israel and southern USA. There has been no comprehensive scientific book on all aspects of mango, considered on a worldwide basis, for more than 30 years. This book aims to fill this gap, addressing all issues related to mango biology, production and utilization. Written by leading research workers from the USA, India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, Mexico, UK, France and Israel, it represents a standard, definitive work on the subject.

Table of Contents:
1: Introduction: Botany and Importance 2: Taxonomy and Systematics 3: Classical Breeding and Genetics 4: Reproductive Physiology 5: Stress Physiology 6: Mineral Nutrition 7: Crop Production 8: Fruit Diseases 9: Foliar, Floral and Soilborne Diseases 10: Insect Pests 11: Propagation 12: Biotechnology 13: Postharvest Physiology 14: Postharvest Technology and Quarantine Treatments 15: Processing 16: Important Mango Cultivars and Their Descriptors

About the Author :
Richard Litz is a professor emeritus in the Department of Horticultural Sciences of the University of Florida. From 1976 until his retirement in 2011, he was at the Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, where he developed and led a research programme that focused on biotechnology of tropical fruit crops, e.g., avocado, carambola, litchi, longan, mango and papaya. His laboratory hosted postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scientists from 16 countries in the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, Africa and Asia. He has edited seven books about biotechnology of fruit crops and also about mango and has authored more than 150 refereed publications and book chapters. In retirement, Richard lives in a village on the coast of Maine.

Review :
"I believe this book will find a wide readership. To specialists in tropical fruit research it will be indispensable. Many other horticultural researchers, extension workers, and consultants will use it. It is primarily a reference book that should be included in all good horticultural libraries, and it is a good addition to the world literature on mango."--HortScience