Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas. Cultivation techniques / Volume 1, (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Cultivation techniques
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gert Kema, André Drenth.
• Editors: Kema, Gert; Drenth, André
• Contents: Part 1 Banana production and its challenges ; 1.The origin, domestication and dispersal of bananas: Hugo Volkaert, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand ; 2.Understanding the banana industry: monoculture and beyond: Dan Koeppel, Independent Journalist and Researcher, USA ; 3.Banana cultivation in Africa: W. K. Tushemereirwe and J. Kubiriba, National Agricultural Research Laboratories, Uganda ; 4.Challenges and opportunities for smallholders in banana value chains: William Tinzaara, Bioversity International, Uganda; Dietmar Stoian, Bioversity International, France, Walter Ocimati, Enoch Kikulwe and Gloria Otieno, Bioversity International, Uganda; and Guy Blomme, Bioversity International, Ethiopia ; ; Part 2 Improving practices across the banana value chain ; 5.A functional approach to bunch formation in banana: D. W. Turner, School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Australia; and D. J. Gibbs, Consultant, Australia ; 6.Banana plant propagation methods: Sharon D. Hamill, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia ; 7.Conserving banana germplasm through field genebanks: Mike Smith, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Australia ; 8.Good agricultural practices: an end or a starting point for more sustainable banana production?: Charles Staver, Bioversity International, France ; 9.Challenges in cultivation of bananas in the subtropics: Víctor Galán Saúco, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain ; 10.Nutrition and soil management in banana cultivation: Jetse Stoorvogel, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; and Rafael A. Segura, CORBANA S.A., Costa Rica ; 11.Harvesting and packaging of bananas: Juan José Aycart, Dole, Ecuador ; 12.Ripening systems for bananas: Fritz Popma, Popma Fruit Expertise, The Netherlands ; ; Part 3 Assessing and improving sustainability ; 13.Life cycle assessment and carbon footprint of banana cultivation: Louis Bockel, Laure-Sophie Schiettecatte and Orane Debrune, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Italy ; 14.Sustainable banana cultivation: from standard to multiple solutions: Sietze Vellema and Kees Jansen, Wageningen University, The Netherlands ; 15.Organic banana cultivation and sustainability: Frans Wielemaker, Consultant (formerly Director of Research at Dole Fresh Fruit International), Costa Rica ;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (480 pages)
• Subjects: 634.772; Bananas
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786761583; 1786761580
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