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Tropical Plant Species and Technological Interventions for Improvement

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Muhammad Sarwar Khan
Muhammad Sarwar Khan

University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

PublishedJanuary 25th, 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.98109

ISBN978-1-80356-075-5

Print ISBN978-1-80356-074-8

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-80356-076-2

Copyright year2023

Number of pages284

This book provides a precise and meticulous overview of the production technologies involved in the cultivation of tropical plants. Technological advances have transformed the cultivation of fruit and ornamental plants from agronomic to value-added plants. The book highlights the essentials for developing tropical plants with increased nutritive, nutraceutical, and aesthetic value.

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2. Emerging Trends to Improve Tropical Plants: Biotechnological Interventions

By Irfan Ali, Faiz Ahmad Joyia, Ghulam Mustafa, Safdar Ali Mirza and Muhammad Sarwar Khan

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5. Challenges and Advances in the Production of Export-Quality Macadamia and Its Integral Use with Green Technologies

By Laura Graciela Mereles, Mario Smidt, Karen Patricia Martínez, Eva Eugenia Soledad Coronel, Edelira Velázquez and Laura Correa

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6. Papaya: The Versatile Tropical Fruit

By Parichart Burns, Pimpilai Saengmanee and Uthaiwan Doung-Ngern

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7. Tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.)) Origin, Cultivation, Breeding and Management

By Rafiq Ahmad Shah, Parshant Bakshi, Hamidullah Itoo and Gaganpreet Kour

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8. The Production and Marketing Issues of Pineapple (Ananas comosus) under Humid Tropical Conditions in the State of Tabasco and Way-out

By Maritza Alejo Jeronimo, Edward Manuel Arevalo de la Cruz, Hortensia Brito-Vega, Armando Gomez-Vazquez, Jose Manuel Salaya-Dominguez and Edmundo Gomez-Mendez

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9. Cassava Production Enterprise in the Tropics

By Raufu Olusola Sanusi, Deola-Tayo Lordbanjou, Azeez Olalekan Ibrahim, Mohammad Babakatcha Abubakar and Oluwole Olalekan Oke

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11. Holistic Pest Management Strategies in Tropical Plant Species

By John Samuel Kennedy and Jeeva Kasiviswanathan Lekshmi

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12. Phytochemical Contents of Essential Oils from Cymbopogon Species: A Tropical Medicinal Plant

By Margaret Ikhiwili Oniha, Eze Frank Ahuekwe and Sharon Oluwatobi Akinpelu

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