This book is a comprehensive reference work on the current status of biotechnology of the
major temperate, subtropical and tropical fruit and nut crop species of the world. It is a …

This chapter focuses on the origin, geographical distribution, morphological and
phenological characteristics, cultivation history, breeding, vegetative propagation methods …

The challenges in balancing industrialization and the excessive dependence on
nonrenewable energy sources have resulted in an increase in solid waste claims for …

In the last decades, the interest on traditional Mediterranean fruits highly increased, not only
due to the constant demand of consumers for new crop alternatives but also due to the …

Olives cultivars used nowadays are the result of seedling selection from wild or cultivated
trees; however, the urgent need to increase production, resistance to biotic and abiotic …

Oilseed crops are cultivated around the world mainly for vegetable oil production. Soya
bean, oil palm, rapeseed, groundnut, sunflower and olive are the major oil crops cultivated …