The Biology of Apples and Pears Hardback
by John E. Jackson
Part of the The Biology of Horticultural Crops series
Hardback
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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 provides detailed information on propagation, root and shoot growth, root stock effects, canopy development in relation to orchard design, flowering, pollination, fruit set, fruit growth, fruit quality factors and quality retention in store.
It also deals with mineral nutrition, water-relations and irrigation, diseases and pests and biotechnology.
The book emphasises the scientific basis of modern tree and orchard management and fruit storage.
It describes key cultivar differences and their physiology and genetics and environmental effects and cultivar x environment interactions in tropical and sub-tropical as well as temperate zone conditions.
It is written for fruit growers, extension workers, plant breeders, biotechnologists and storage and crop protection specialists as well as for researchers and students of pomology and horticulture.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:502 pages, 80 Tables, unspecified; 7 Halftones, unspecified; 59 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:12/06/2003
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- ISBN:9780521380188
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:502 pages, 80 Tables, unspecified; 7 Halftones, unspecified; 59 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:12/06/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521380188