Almonds: Botany, Production and Uses (Botany, Production and Uses)

By: James Adaskaveg and José M Alonso and José M Ansón and Octavio Arquero and Roger A Baldwin and Ignasi Batlle and Mireia Bordàs and Patrick Brown and Mariano Cambra and Miguel A. Cambra and Joseph H Connell and Robert Curtis and Federico Dicenta and David A. Doll and Henri Duval and Iban Eduardo and Daniel Esmenjaud and José L Carbó and Maria T Espiau and Antonio J. Felipe and Angel Fernández i Martí and Carolina Font i Forcada and Helga Förster and Luis Iannamico and Santiago Izquierdo and Sat Darshan Khalsa and Ossama Kodad and Maria M. López and Carmen Martínez and Pedro Martínez-Gómez and Saiful Muhammad and Eva Núñez Seoane and Antonio Olmos and Ana Palacio-Bielsa and Vicente Pallás and Katherine Pope and Gregory Reighard and Maria J Rubio-Cabetas and Ned T. Ryan and Sebastián Sáa Silva and Raquel Sánchez-Pérez and Francisco J. Vargas and Steve Weinbaum and Michelle Wirthensohn and Shu-Biao Wu and Frank G Zalom and Alexis Verdú

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Synopsis: This book provides a comprehensive overview of almond growing from a scientific and horticultural perspective, covering botany, production, processing and industrial uses. Almonds are an important crop; they are highly regarded for their flavour, nutritional properties and culinary uses, and almond oil is used widely in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical production. They are easy to transport and have long storability, facilitating global dissemination. Demand is constantly increasing and global production has more than doubled in the last 20 years. The popularity of almonds and the increase in demand has required new plantings and a response to ongoing changes in cultural and climatic conditions. Almonds: Botany, Production and Uses meets the need for up-to-date information on this crop and covers: · botany and taxonomy · cultivation, genetics and breeding · propagation, orchard management and harvesting · pests and diseases · nutrition, marketing and utilization Authored by an international team of experts and presented in full colour throughout, this book is an essential resource for academic researchers and extension workers, as well as growers, orchard managers and industry personnel.