In the evolving landscape of horticultural science, high value fruit crops have emerged as key drivers of agricultural diversification, nutritional security, and rural income generation. With increasing consumer awareness of functional foods and global trade potential, crops like avocado, blueberry, dragon fruit, kiwi, fig, and others have moved from obscurity to the forefront of modern fruit farming. Yet, despite their growing demand, systematic and consolidated scientific information on these crops remains fragmented or limited—especially in tropical and subtropical contexts.This edited volume, High Value Fruit Crops, has been conceptualized to address that knowledge gap. The book presents a comprehensive and structured treatment of fifteen economically promising fruit crops: Avocado, Blueberries, Cape Gooseberry, Date Palm, Dragon Fruit, Durian, Fig, Jamun, Kiwi, Longan, Mangosteen, Olive, Persimmon, Rambutan, and Strawberry. Each chapter has been contributed by subject matter experts and follows a unified format encompassing aspects of taxonomy, phenology, origin and distribution, varietal wealth, propagation, nutrient and water management, canopy architecture, plant protection, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and value addition.
In the evolving landscape of horticultural science, high value fruit crops have emerged as key drivers of agricultural diversification, nutritional security, and rural income generation. With increasing consumer awareness of functional foods and global trade potential, crops like avocado, blueberry, dragon fruit, kiwi, fig, and others have moved from obscurity to the forefront of modern fruit farming. Yet, despite their growing demand, systematic and consolidated scientific information on these crops remains fragmented or limited—especially in tropical and subtropical contexts.This edited volume, High Value Fruit Crops, has been conceptualized to address that knowledge gap. The book presents a comprehensive and structured treatment of fifteen economically promising fruit crops: Avocado, Blueberries, Cape Gooseberry, Date Palm, Dragon Fruit, Durian, Fig, Jamun, Kiwi, Longan, Mangosteen, Olive, Persimmon, Rambutan, and Strawberry. Each chapter has been contributed by subject matter experts and follows a unified format encompassing aspects of taxonomy, phenology, origin and distribution, varietal wealth, propagation, nutrient and water management, canopy architecture, plant protection, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and value addition.