The Genus Citrus

The Genus Citrus presents the enormous amount of new knowledge that has been generated in recent years in practically all topics related to citrus. Beginning with an overview of the fundamental principles and understanding of citrus biology and behavior, the book provides a comprehensive view from Citrus evolution through to current market importance. Reporting on new insights supported by the elucidation of the citrus genome sequence, it presents ground-breaking theories and fills in previous knowledge gaps.

Because citrus is among the most difficult plants to improve through traditional breeding, citrus researchers, institutions and industries have to learn quickly to adapt to new developments, knowledge and technologies to address the biological constraints of a unique fruit-tree such as citrus. Despite the challenges of working with citrus, tremendous progress has been made, mostly through advances in molecular biology and genomics.

This book is valuable for all those involved with researching and advancing, producing, processing and delivering citrus products.

Includes the most current information on citrus genomic informationProvides the first detailed description of citrus origin, a new proposal for citrus taxonomy, and a redefinition of the genus CitrusDetails citrus challenges including climate change, global disease impacts, and plant improvement strategies

1. The Citrus Genome Fred Gmitter and Jr. 2. The Origin of Citrus Manuel Talon 3. Domestication and History Xiuxin Deng 4. The Genus Citrus Patrick Ollitrault 5. Commercial Scion Varieties Graham Barry 6. Commercial Rootstocks Kim Bowman 7. Traditional Breeding Marco Caruso 8. Genomic Breeding Tokurou Shimizu 9. Biotechnological Approaches Jude William Grosser 10. Vegetative Growth Eduardo Primo and Manuel Agustí 11. Flowering and Fruit Set Manuel Agustí and Eduardo Primo 12. Fruit Growth and Ripening Francisco Tadeo 13. Citrus in changing environments Christopher Vincent 14. Salinity and Water Deficit Jose Manuel Colmenero-Flores 15. Soil and Nutrition Interactions Dirceu Mattos-Jr. 16. Citrus pests in a global World Alberto Urbaneja 17. Fungal Pathogens Liliana Maria Cano 18. Bacterial Pathogens Dean Gabriel, Timothy R. Gottwald, Silvio A. Lopes and Nelson A. Wulff 19. Virus and Viroids Changyong Zhou, John da Graça, Juliana Freitas- Astúa, Georgios Vidalakis, Nuria Duran-Vila and Irene Lavagi 20. Culture and Management Fernando Alferez 21. Pre- and Post-Harvest Technologies Lorenzo Zacarias 22. Citrus taste and flavor Yu Wang 23. Marketing, Trade, and Economics Thomas Spreen 24. Citrus and Health Masaya Kato