Coffee Vol. 4: Agronomy

Volume 4 in this series on coffee takes a marked change in direction from the preceding volumes on chemistry, technology and physiology to return to the starting point for coffee. This volume deals with the various aspects of the cultivation of coffee plants, which are subsumed under the general term agronomy. Contents: Genetic resources of coffee; Cultivation and harvesting of the two main commercial species of coffee - Arabica and Robusta; Principles andpractice of coffee plant breeding for productivity and quality factors; Coffee biotechnology; Arabusta and other interspecific fertile hybrids; The biosynthesis of some important coffee constituents.