This comprehensive reference on all aspects of pomology at the organ, tree and orchard level describes the main varieties and rootstocks, and the factors controlling their growth, cropping, fruit quality, storage life, fertilizer and irrigation needs. It emphasizes the principles underlying modern high-density planting and the production of fruits in environments ranging from temperate to tropical. The book will be suitable for fruit farmers and technical advisors as well as scientific researchers and students of pomology and horticulture.
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"John E. Jackson has compiled an outstanding work integrating apple and pear biology and horticulture. It is clearly written, up-to-date, and covers an enormous amount of material. ...it will surely become a handbook and first reference for all workers in pome fruits." Chronica Horticulturae
"The most comprehensive work available on the subject of apple and pear biology and cultivation. Highly recommended for academic and research libraries supporting agriculture, horticulture, or food science programs." E-STREAMS
"The most comprehensive work available on the subject of apple and pear biology and cultivation. Highly recommended for academic and research libraries supporting agriculture, horticulture, or food science programs." E-STREAMS
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Biology of Apples and Pears is a comprehensive reference book on all aspects of pomology at the organ, tree and orchard level. It describes the main varieties and rootstocks and the factors controlling their growth, cropping, fruit quality, storage life and fertiliser and irrigation needs. It also emphasises the principles underlying modern high-density planting and the production of fruits under a wide range of environments from temperate to tropical. This book is suitable for fruit farmers and technical advisors as well as scientific researchers and students of pomology and horticulture.
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The genus Malus has, according to most authorities, 25 to 30 species and several subspecies of so-called crab apples. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rootstock studies, total shoot growth, critical node number, lateral budbreak, orchard leaf area, precocious cropping, scion vigour, shoot extension growth, tree water relations, dwarfing apple rootstocks, rootstock vigour, apple tree growth, dwarfing interstocks, more dwarfing, scion cultivars, fruit bud formation, more vigorous rootstocks, cropping efficiency, rootstock effects, apple replant disease, dwarfing mechanism, red colour development, lower chilling requirement, apple fruitlets, vegetative budbreak Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Golden Delicious, Acta Horticulturae, American Society, New York, Report of the East, South Africa, Washington State, East Mailing, Scientia Horticulturae, Proceedings of the American, Academic Press, East Malling, Horticultural Reviews, Bramley's Seedling, John Wiley, International Horticultural Congress, Annals of Botany, Farnham Royal, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Fruit Breeding, Grower Books, Horticultural Renews, United Kingdom, British Columbia, Fruit Tees New!
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The genus Malus has, according to most authorities, 25 to 30 species and several subspecies of so-called crab apples. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rootstock studies, total shoot growth, critical node number, lateral budbreak, orchard leaf area, precocious cropping, scion vigour, shoot extension growth, tree water relations, dwarfing apple rootstocks, rootstock vigour, apple tree growth, dwarfing interstocks, more dwarfing, scion cultivars, fruit bud formation, more vigorous rootstocks, cropping efficiency, rootstock effects, apple replant disease, dwarfing mechanism, red colour development, lower chilling requirement, apple fruitlets, vegetative budbreak Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Golden Delicious, Acta Horticulturae, American Society, New York, Report of the East, South Africa, Washington State, East Mailing, Scientia Horticulturae, Proceedings of the American, Academic Press, East Malling, Horticultural Reviews, Bramley's Seedling, John Wiley, International Horticultural Congress, Annals of Botany, Farnham Royal, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Fruit Breeding, Grower Books, Horticultural Renews, United Kingdom, British Columbia, Fruit Tees New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Ethylene and Plant Development by J.A. Roberts on 5 pages
- European Handbook of Plant Diseases (BS - Plant Pathology Publications) by I. M. Smith on page 468, page 469, and page 470
- Attributes of Trees as Crop Plants by M.G.R. Cannell on page 79, and page 234
- Cultivated Fruits of Britain: Their Origins and History by F. A. Roach on page 21, and page 81
- Plant Root Growth: An Ecological Perspective (Special Publication of the British Ecological Society, No 10) by D. Atkinson on page 119
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