Achieving sustainable cultivation of tropical fruits

Part 1 Citrus fruits
1.Mapping and exploiting the citrus genome: Patrick Ollitrault, CIRAD, France;
2.Harvesting citrus: challenges and perspectives in an automated world: Marcos David Ferreira, Embrapa Instrumentação, Brazil;
3.Advances in postharvest handling of citrus fruit: John Golding and John Archer, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and University of Newcastle, Australia;
4.Advances in understanding the ecology of citrus insect pests: Robert W. Jones, Universidad Autonóma de Queretaro, Mexico; Pablo Leido, Departamento de Entomología Tropical, Mexico; and Santiago Vergara-Pineda, Universidad Autonóma de Queretaro, Mexico;
5.Advances in integrated pest management (IPM) in citrus cultivation: Lukasz Stelinski, University of Florida, USA;
6.Lime breeding: a way forward: Muhammad Usman, University of Agriculture, Pakistan; Muhammad Mumtaz Khan and Rashid Al-Yahyai, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; and Bilquees Fatima, University of Agriculture, Pakistan;
7.Advances in mandarin breeding: José Cuenca, Luis Navarro and Pablo Aleza, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrias (IVIA), Spain;

Part 2 Other tropical fruits
8.Advances in avocado propagation for the sustainable supply of planting materials: Jayeni Hiti-Bandaralage, Alice Hayward, Chris O'Brien, Madeline Gleeson, William Nak and Neena Mitter, The University of Queensland, Australia;
9.Advances in cultivation of avocado: Gary S. Bender, University of California Cooperative Extension, USA;
10.Ecological intensification of banana production systems: Charles Staver, Bioversity International, France;
11.Advances in breeding of coconut: L. Parera, Coconut Research Institute, Sri Lanka; R. Manimekalai, Sugarcane Breeding Institute, India; and S. Sudarsono, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia;
12.Advances in cultivation of coconut: M. A. Foale, Quang Thien Nguyen and Steve W. Adkins, The University of Queensland, Australia;
13.Advances in guava breeding: Pankaj Kumar and K. Usha, Division of Fruits and Horticultural Technology – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India; and Bhupinder Singh, Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture (CESCRA), India;
14.Advances in cultivation of guava: Noosheen Zahid and Mehdi Maqbool, University of Poonch, Pakistan; and Ajit Singh and Asgar Ali, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia;
15.Crop improvement in jackfruit: S. Shyamalamma and S. Priyanka, University of Agricultural Sciences, India; and G. S. K. Swamy and P. M. Sampath, University of Horticultural Sciences, India;
16.Achieving sustainable cultivation of litchi: Xuming Huang, South China Agricultural University, China;
17.Advances in breeding of mangoes: Sunday O. S. Akinyemi, National Horticultural Research Institute, Nigeria;
18.Advances in mango cultivation: Victor Galán Saúco, Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, Spain;
19.Advances in breeding of papaya: Sunil Kumar Sharma, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India;
20.Advances in the cultivation of papaya: Parmeshwar Lal Saran, ICAR - Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, India; and Ravish Choudhary, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India;
21.Advances in breeding and cultivation of pomegranate: Ibrahim Kahramanoglu, Serhat Usanmaz and Turgut Alas, European University of Lefke, Cyprus;

"With its experienced editor, choice of authors and topics, this promises to be much-needed and useful reference for researchers and growers of tropical fruits"
Prof. Mahmud T.M. Mohamed, Universiti Putra Malaysia