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1 online resource (296 pages) |
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Intro -- Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Plates -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1.0 Introduction -- 1.1 Breadfruit: A neglected and underutilized crop -- 1.2 Nomenclature -- 1.3 Origin -- 1.4 Distribution -- 1.5 Status -- 1.6 Uses -- 1.7 Potential for commercialization -- 2.0 Breadfruit Morphology, Environmental Requirements and Production Systems -- 2.1 Vegetative morphology -- 2.2 Reproductive morphology -- 2.3 Environmental requirements -- 2.4 Production systems |
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3.0 Breadfruit Germplasm Diversity and History of Collection and Description -- 3.1 Germplasm diversity -- 3.2 Collection -- 3.3 Description -- 4.0 Breadfruit Collection and Description at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus -- 4.1 Breadfruit Germplasm Collection at the UWI: Rationale and objectives -- 4.2 Germplasm collection and the establishment and maintenance of the BGC -- 4.3 Description: Characterization and evaluation -- 4.3.1 Characterization descriptors -- 4.3.2 Evaluation descriptors -- 5.0 Characterization and Evaluation of Caribbean and Pacific Accessions |
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6.0 Using Breadfruit Germplasm Descriptors -- 6.1 The approach to using the descriptors -- 6.2 Using descriptors for cultivar identification -- 6.2.1 Tree descriptors -- 6.2.2 Leaf descriptors -- 6.2.3 Inflorescence descriptors -- 6.2.4 Fruit descriptors -- 6.3 Using descriptors for cultivar selection for production -- 6.3.1 Tree descriptors -- 6.3.2 Productivity descriptors -- 6.3.3 Utilization descriptors -- 6.4 Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Breadfruit -- Caribbean Area
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Germplasm resources, Plant -- Caribbean Area
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Food security.
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Breadfruit.
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Food security.
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Germplasm resources, Plant.
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Caribbean Area.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9766406863 |
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9789766406868 |
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