Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit / Edition 1

by Suman Singha, Tara Baugher

Overview

From Anatomy to Wildlife—everything you need to know about temperate-zone tree fruit culture and physiology!

The Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit is a unique resource that examines all aspects of tree fruit cultivation in the world's temperate zones. This book addresses more than 40 topics, and included with each topic is a list of resources you can use to find further information. Subjects from molecular genetics to fruit color to pest management are addressed comprehensively and in plain language, so you can get the information you need when you need it. Many helpful illustrations and tables make the data even more accessible.

Compiled by some of the most respected names in the field, the Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit presents the latest research and advances into a wide range of subjects, including fruit maturity, plant hormones, fruit nutritional compositions, and rootstock selection. From the mechanics of plant respiration to the nuances of tree training systems, it’s all inside.

Some topics the Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit examines are:

• past and future cultivar development
• innovations in packing equipment
• the benefits of high-density orchards
• mechanisms of cold hardiness
• vital components of site preparation
• carbohydrate distribution and whole-plant efficiency
• advances in sustainable production systems

If your work or research includes apples, pears, quinces, peaches, apricots, plums, cherries, or any other temperate-zone tree fruit, the Concise Encyclopedia of Temperate Tree Fruit will be your one-stop reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560229414
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/11/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	426
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Suman Singha, Tara Baugher

Table of Contents

List of Figures , List of Tables , About the Editors , Contributors , Preface , Anatomy and Taxonomy , Pome Fruit , Stone Fruit , Other Temperate Tree Fruit , Breeding and Molecular Genetics , Hybridization , Nontraditional Breeding Techniques , Carbohydrate Partitioning and Plant Growth , Seasonal Patterns of Carbohydrate Production , Partitioning to Tree Organs , Environmental Factors Affecting Partitioning , Cultivar Selection , Selection Criteria , Multidisciplinary and International Evaluation of Cultivars , Major Cultivars of the World , Diseases , Background on Tree Fruit Diseases and Their Control , Common Pome Fruit Diseases , Common Stone Fruit Diseases , Dormancy and Acclimation , Forms of Dormancy , Specific Cases of Dormancy , Physiological Basis for Dormancy , Acclimation , Dwarfing , Genetic Dwarfing , Horticultural Practices to Induce Dwarfing , Flower Bud Formation, Pollination, and Fruit Set , Flower Formation , Pollination , Fertilization , Fruit Color Development , Color Measurement , Pigments , Physiology of Color Formation in Tree Fruit , Fruit Growth Patterns , What Is a Stone or Pome Fruit? , What Is Fruit Growth? , Growth by Cell Division and Cell Expansion , Growth Patterns of Different Fruit , Importance of Maintaining Fruit Growth , Fruit Shape , Fruit Maturity , The Compromise Between Quality and Storability , Development of Maturity Indices , Maturity or Harvest Indices for Specific Fruit , Maturity Programs , Geographic Considerations , Latitude , Elevation , Water Bodies , Aspec