Dragon Fruit

Botany, Production and Uses
Dragon fruit (pitaya) is gaining consumer interest as a new, healthy exotic fruit. It has high nutritional value, health benefits, and undemanding cultivation requirements. This book reviews the current state of knowledge concerning the growing and cultivation, production technology, postharvest management and processing of dragon fruit.
Dragon fruit (pitaya) is a perennial climbing cactus, native to the tropical areas of North, Central and South America. It is suited to tropical and subtropical regions and is commercially grown in an increasing number of countries, including Israel, Australia and the USA. Dragon fruit generates considerable consumer interest because of its exotic appearance and potential health benefits. The fruit is rich in nutrients and phytochemical compounds. It can be eaten fresh or used in the preparation of juices, jellies, jams, etc. The natural bioactive compounds in pitaya have the potential to be exploited in food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Increasingly cultivated worldwide, the plant is drought-resistant, easily adapts to light intensity and high temperatures, and has a tolerance to a wide range of soil salinities. With ongoing global warming, dragon fruit has great potential as a new crop for many more countries. This book is a compilation of the current state of knowledge on dragon fruit physiology, cultivation, production technology, postharvest management and processing, and is written by leading international authors.

Contributor: Özhan Simsek (Contributions by), Joanna Cho Lee Ying (Contributions by), Phebe Ding (Contributions by), Long Haibo (Contributions by), Tang Liangde (Contributions by), Li Huadong (Contributions by), Hamide Gubbuk (Contributions by), Recep Balkic (Contributions by), Lokman Altinkaya (Contributions by), Leila Aparecida Salles Pio (Contributions by), Renato Paiva (Contributions by), Mai Van Tri (Contributions by), Dinh Thi Yen Phuong (Contributions by), Sisir Mitra (Edited by), Nigel P. Taylor (Contributions by), Pradyot K. Pathak (Contributions by), Kundan Kishore (Contributions by), Ankita Sahu (Contributions by), Prinya Wongsa (Contributions by), Taner Bozkurt (Contributions by)

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