Principles of Tropical Horticulture leads the reader through a
background of environmental influences and plant physiology to an
understanding of production and post-harvest systems, environmental
adaptation techniques and marketing strategies. Focusing on the
principles behind production practices and their scientific basis,
rather than detailed biological traits of each crop, this text outlines
successes and failures in practices to date and sets out how the
quantity and quality of horticultural produce can improve in the future.
Case studies are frequently used and chapters cover the production of
vegetables, fruit and ornamental crops, including temperate zone crops
adapted to grow in the tropics.