CITRUS VARIETIES OF THE WORLD

CITRUS VARIETIES OF THE WORLD

BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED IN FULL COLOUR, THIS SECOND EDITION OF THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CITRUS VARIETIES OF THE WORLD PROVIDES AN EXPANDED AND UPDATED GUIDE BY AN ACKNOWLEDGED EXPERT

Citrus Varieties of the World:

contains information on 235 individual citrus varieties, including sweet oranges for both the fresh and processing market, mandarins, grapefruits, pummelos, lemons, limes, citrons, kumquats and limequats. Details of 55 new or increasingly important varieties have been added to the 180 featured in the first edition.

illustrates almost 150 varieties from around the world with high quality colour photographs (some 25 more than the previous edition).

provides updated worldwide production, utilisation and consumption statistics and forecasts to the middle of the first decade of the new millennium.

defines the seasons and growing regions for citrus varieties.

describes fruit characteristics, especially those related to fresh fruit marketing.

includes details on the origins of significant varieties.

incorporates a chapter on important rootstocks.

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Beautifully illustrated throughout with around 150 full-colour photographs and a detailed description of 235 individual varieties, the book provides up-to-date information on the tree and fruit characteristics, origin and production of all the established high quality citrus varieties worldwide as well as highlighting newer or little-known ones. A chapter on citrus rootstocks discusses their main features as they affect fruit quality and other horticultural details. James Saunt’s clear and authoritative text, complemented by fine colour photographs, makes this book possibly the most comprehensive and attractive guide to the citrus varieties of the world available today.

This book does not provide any details on Citrus cultivation but is a fascinating reference on most common and many rare varieties of Citrus.
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