Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Rodrigues, Sueli
2. Silva, Ebenezer de Oliveira
3. Brito, Edy Sousa de

Description

1. xxi, 466 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

1. Introduces exotic fruits from several parts of the world. Exotic fruits are usually local fruits known and consumed according to the local cultural practices. Each entry includes origin and botanical aspects, cultivation and harvest, physiology and biochemistry, chemical composition and nutritional value. Also includes information about postharvest conservation, as well as their potential industrialization, as a way of stimulating interest in their consumption and large-scale production.

Subject

1. Tropical fruit > Encyclopedias
2. Fruit > Encyclopedias
3. Fruit-culture > Encyclopedias

Call number

1. JFF 18-845

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Title

1. Exotic fruits reference guide / edited by Sueli Rodrigues, Ebenezer de Oliveira Silva, Edy Sousa de Brito.

Publisher

1. London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018]

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added author

1. Rodrigues, Sueli, editor.
2. Silva, Ebenezer de Oliveira, editor.
3. Brito, Edy Sousa de, editor.

ISBN

1. 9780128031384
2. 0128031387

Research call number

1. JFF 18-845