Banana Breeding: Progress and Challenges

by Abdou Tenkouano

Book Overview

With the current world population growth of 1.2%, the earth can expect to house 9-10 billion people by 2050. Food production, too, must increase to accommodate these numbers. Easy growing, high calorie, nutritious foods, such as bananas are the top priority as a solution to this imminent problem.

The first comprehensive compendium on bananas in recent years, Banana Breeding: Progress and Challenges provides in-depth...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439800170
• ISBN13: 9781439800171
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"