Second Edition: 1967–1989 (University of California Press)
Publication place
California, USA
The Citrus Industry is a book consisting of five volumes of scientific and experimental information on all thecitrusspecies andvarieties, originals as well ashybrids.
The book was produced by scientists associated with theUniversity of California Citrus Experiment Station, and contains fundamental information on the variety description and cost effectiveness of growing, as well technical support forcitrus cultivation. The name reflects its aim to support the success of the citrus industry in all means. It is considered theBible of citrus farming.[1]
The book was originally published between the years 1943-1948, which is its first edition. It was revised in the 1960s byWalter Reuther[2] with major reconstruction, and republished starting in 1976-1989.[3] The Second Edition is much updated, but some interesting material was removed.[4]
Volume II - Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, and Reproduction. Edited by: Walter Reuther,Leon Dexter Batchelor andHerbert John Webber, all respectful professors of the University of California, Riverside, California. With the collaboration of: Henry Schneider, Louis C. Erickson, Homer D. Chapman,Howard B. Frost,Robert K. Soost,James W. Cameron, Charles W. Coggins, Jr., and Henry Z. Hield. The revised version of 1968, is digitally available online.[6]
Volume III - Production Technology, by Walter Reuther and Robert G. Platt. This volume is not available for free.
Volume IV - Crop Protection, by Walter Reuther and more. This volume is not available for free.
Volume V - Crop Protection (from cold, winds,citrus diseases and pests), Post-harvest Technology (washing, sorting, storage etc.), and Early History of Citrus Research inCalifornia. Edited by: Walter Reuther, E. Clair Calavan, Glenn E. Carman, Professors Emeriti of Horticulture, Plant Pathology, and Entomology, respectively, of theUniversity of California, Riverside. With the collaboration of: Lee R. Jeppson, Glenn E. Carman, Joseph W. Eckert, Irving L. Eaks, Peter H. Tsao, James P. Martin, R. Michael Davis, Harry W. Lawton, and Lewis G. Weather. This volume is available online inPDF form.[7]
Many of the mentioned are classical abbreviation authors, and the citations of their names are actually referring to this book.
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