1st Edition

Pomegranate Production and Marketing

148 Pages
by CRC Press

148 Pages 25 Color & 27 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

148 Pages
by CRC Press

In the past decade, many scientific studies were conducted on pomegranates, revealing that pomegranate fruit, flowers, bark, and leaves contain bioactive phytochemicals that are antimicrobial, reduce blood pressure, and act against diseases such as diabetes and cancer. This book presents up-to-date scientific and theoretically viable information about sustainable production, storage, processing,... Read more

INTRODUCTION. IMPORTANT CULTIVARS. Wonderful. Hicaznar. Bhagwa. Arakta. Malaz Yazdi. Mollar de Elche. Acco. Herskovitz. Other Cultivars. ECOLOGICAL NEEDS. Climate. Soil. PRODUCTION. Reproduction. Orchard Establishment. Pruning. Irrigation. Fertilization. POMEGRANATE PESTS. Aphids. Butterflies. Moths. Leopard Moth. Mediterranean Fruit Fly. Mealy Bug. Mites. Trips. Whitefly. POMEGRANATE DISEASES. Fruit Spots. Heart Rot. Bacterial Blight. Pomegranate Wilt. WEED MANAGEMENT. PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS. Fruit Cracking. Sunburn. Shape Disorder. Hail Damage. Frozen Damage. FRUIT THINNING. HARVEST. Harvesting. Storage. Chilling Injury. Storage Diseases. FRESH FRUIT PROCESSING. Quality Grades. Packaging Techniques. JUICE PRODUCTION. HEALTH BENEFITS. POMEGRANATE TRADE. Important Producer Countries. Important Consumer Countries. Current Condition in the World. Future of Pomegranate Trade.

Biography

Ibrahim Kahramanoglu, Serhat Usanmaz