"Pomegranate cultivation is increasing considerably worldwide for fresh consumption, juice production and medicinal purposes. This is the first comprehensive book by an international team of experts at the fore front of research and provides insights and experiences covering botany, production, processing, health and industrial uses of the fruit"--.

• Cover
• The Pomegranate: Botany, Production and Uses
• Copyright
• Contents
• Contributors
• About Editors
• Preface
• 1 Archaeology, History and Symbolism
• 2 Taxonomy, Botany and Physiology
• 3 Production and Growing Regions
• 4 Biodiversity, Germplasm Resources and Breeding Methods
• 5 World Pomegranate Cultivars
• 6 Propagation Techniques and Nursery Management
• 7 Environmental Requirements and Site Selection
• 8 Orchard Establishment and Tree Management
• 9 Soil and Nutrition
• 10 Water Requirements and Responses to Irrigation Restrictions
• 11 Physiological Disorders
• 12 Diseases and Management
• 13 Arthropod Pests and Their Management
• 14 Fruit Maturity, Harvest Methods and Technologies
• 15 Postharvest Biology and Storage
• 16 Processing and Industrialization
• 17 Pomegranate Bioactive Compounds and Health
• 18 World Pomegranate Market
• Index
• Cover_Back