Overview
This is the first book reviewing the growth and development of uchuva (Physalis peruviana L), a popular tropical fruit crop from the Andes of South America
The text covers the latest scientific knowledge available and presents a detailed photographic record of vegetative and reproductive development that captures the reader´s artistic imagination
An ideal book for graduate and undergraduate students or a reference for scientists who want to learn more about the growth and development of this crop
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About the authors
Fernando RamÃrez is a biologist with over 20 years of research experience in the field of tropical plant biology. His research initially focused on mango flowering in the tropics. His research interests include tropical plant reproductive biology, particularly among solanum species such as uchuva (Physalis peruviana L.), tree tomato (Solanum betaceum Cav.), lulo (Solanum quitoense Lam.), and cocona (Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal). He currently works as an independent researcher.
Thomas Lee Davenport has spent his 45-year career at the Tropical Research and Education Center, IFAS, University of Florida conducting research on various aspects of tropical fruit reproductive physiology. His research efforts have included investigations in the mechanisms of floral induction and shoot initiation in both citrus and mango. This work has resulted in development of grower strategies to manage flowering and the timing of harvest of both crops. He also demonstrated that avocados are primarily self pollinated and wind pollinated in mixed cultivar plantings. Except in rare circumstances, avocado growers are, thus, not required to interplant cultivars to maximize production. He continues to advise tropical fruit growers worldwide on management strategies to enhance productivity of these and lesser-known tropical fruit species.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Uchuva (Physalis peruviana L.) Reproductive Biology
Authors: Fernando RamÃrez, Thomas Lee Davenport
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66552-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66551-7Published: 09 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66554-8Published: 10 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66552-4Published: 08 February 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 175
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 109 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agriculture, Plant Sciences, Genetics and Genomics