Ber and other Jujubes monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future

10.2 Ber ...............................................................................................154
10.3 Chinese jujube .............................................................................159
10.4 Market prospects..........................................................................159
Chapter 11. Current situation and research needs...........................................160
11.1 Summary of the current situation.................................................160
11.2 Need for information dissemination ............................................161
11.3 Research needs ............................................................................162
11.3.1 Understanding the genetic variation ...................................162
11.3.2 Genetic improvement .........................................................163
11.3.3 Propagation.........................................................................165
11.3.4 Pruning/cropping systems...................................................165
11.3.5 Post-harvest studies ............................................................166
11.3.6 Marketing ...........................................................................166
11.3.7 Other relevant development issues .....................................166
References ......................................................................................................167
Appendix I Insect and mite pests of ber (Pareek 2001, updated)....................258
Appendix II Ziziphus cultivars........................................................................261
Appendix III Research organisations working on jujubes ..............................268
Appendix IV List of jujube specialists............................................................273
Appendix V Seed suppliers directory .............................................................275
Glossary..........................................................................................................278
Index...............................................................................................................285