Author: Xi Rongting & Liu Mengjun
Language: Chinese with English abstract
ISBN/ISSN: 750384017X
2005; Paperback;185*260 mm;492pages

The book expounds the latest research achievements on the production of dried fruits, and systematically provide the related new techniques. It consists of two parts: generalof dried fruits and special description of each species. The generaldescribes the basic theory about dried fruits, including the concept, classcification, history and present status, production in China and the world, distributions, propagation and orchard building, main points of cultivation techniques, control of disease and pest, postharvest treatments, process and so on. The special description part s each dried fruit species by their Chinese and English names, aliaes, Latin names, origin and evolution, economic values, cultivation history, present status and expectation, natural distribution, adaptable regions leading cultivars and excellent types, botanical and biological characteristics, key cultivating techniques, harverst methods postharvest treatments and etc.