Off Season Fruits Production

            Most commercial tropical fruits have seasonal harvesting characteristics. During the harvest season, generally for a short period of about 2-3 months, the availability of abundant fruit, vice versa when there is no harvest season on the market. This situation in terms of agribusiness is very unfavorable. Manipulation of plants in order to be able to  fruit in accordance with the desired time is very necessary, so that the supply-demand balance in the longer time  can be improved. Therefore, the development of fruit production technology outside the season will play a very important role to maintain the continuity of availability. The successful application of fruit production technology outside the season will guarantee the volume of production of the desired quality on an ongoing basis. This is important because in fruit agribusiness, fulfilling the principles of quantity, quality and continuity will have a very large impact in increasing market penetration and competitiveness.

            This book discusses the importance of fruit plants, the conditions and constraints of tropical fruit development, the process of flowering and fruiting of fruit plants, cultivation practices to regulate flowering, and techniques for producing tropical fruits out of season.

            The book market prospect is very prospective, both seen from the depth of the contents/description as well as the intended target market and the benefits after reading this book. Until now, similar books on the market are still very rare. From the depth of the contents / description, this book reviews in depth and comprehensively about techniques and practices regulating flowering and fruiting out of season as well as the factors that influence its success, not only based on the development of theories and scientific studies, but more importantly based on the results the results of research and direct practice in the field. The contents of this book are very useful for students who take the Horticulture Study Program, the Agronomy Study Program, the Biology Study Program, and students who take a specialty in the field of fruits. For Postgraduate students, this book can be used as reference material for research discussions relating to their final project. The flowering and off-season fruiting techniques described in this book can be practiced easily not only in commercial scale fruit orchards, but also on small scale in smallholder fruit plantations, fruit trees cultivated by hobbyists/hobbyists, and potted fruit plants (tabulampot ). Therefore, the target market of this book also includes fruit business people, hobbyists, Agricultural Service employees, and the general public who want to produce fruit trees outside the season.