Litchi (lychee) and the related fruit longan are grown extensively in China and South-East Asia, as well as in Australia, Florida (USA), Southern Europe and Southern Africa. This book represents the only comprehensive, balanced and internationally focused publication on these fruit. It covers all aspects of production, from taxonomy and breeding, to propagation, flowering and fruit set, to diseases, pests and postharvest storage and processing. It also contains information on photosynthesis, productivity, plant-water relations and nutrition.

Table of Contents:
1: Origin, history, production and processing, X Huang, South China Agricultural University, China, S Mitra, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India, S Subhadrabandhu, Katsetsart University, Thailand, R Ben-Arie, 2: Fruit Storage Laboratory, Israel, and R A Stern, Galilee Technology Center, Israel 3: Taxonomy, botany and plant development, S Subhadrabandhu and R A Stern 4: Propagation, S K Mitra, and P K Ray, Rajendra Agricultural University, India 5: Biotechnology, R E Litz, S Raharjo, K Matsumoto and Witjaksono, University of Florida, USA 6: Cultivars and plant improvement, C M Menzel, X Huang, and C Liu, South China Agricultural University, China 7: Flowering, T L Davenport, University of Florida, USA, and R A Stern 8: Fruit set, development and maturation, 9: Litchi, H Huang, South China Agricultural University, China 10: Longan, R A Stern 11: Fruit disorders, X Huang 12: Photosynthesis and productivity, C M Menzel 13: Plant water relations and irrigation, C M Menzel 14: Plant nutrition and fertilizing, C M Menzel 15: Pests, G K Waite 16: Diseases, L Coates, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Australia, E Zhou, South China Agricultural University, China, and C Sittigul, Chiang Mai University, Thailand 17: Harvesting and storage, D M Holcroft, Dole Fresh Vegetables, USA, H Lin, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China, and S Ketsa, Katsetsart University, Thailand