Temperate and Subtropical Fruit Production, 2nd Edition
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Temperate and Subtropical Fruit Production, 2nd Edition
Συγγραφέας: David Jackson, N.E. Looney
ISBN: 9780851992716
Σελίδες: 336
Σχήμα: 17 Χ 24
Εξώφυλλο: Μαλακό
Έτος έκδοσης: 1999
Readership
Commercial fruit growers, students and lecturers in horticulture and enthusiastic amateurs.
Main Description
This book is essential reading for students and lecturers in horticulture. Edited by experts from Canada and New Zealand, this new edition provides a full update of the previous 1987 (Butterworths New Zealand) publication. With the addition of a coeditor from Canada, the book is now more balanced and applicable worldwide. It provides information on the wide variety of fruits and their cultivation, which are found throughout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world and encompasses both large scale commercial operations and the activities of amateur gardeners.
This new edition:
• Is written by leading experts with many years experience of researching and teaching horticulture, plant physiology, pathology and agricultural engineering
• Would serve as a basic undergraduate text in pomology
• Is equally relevant to Northern and Southern hemispheres
• Includes comprehensive tables and key points for each specific fruit for easy reading.
Main Contents
Part I: General Points on Fruit Husbandry
• The distribution of fruits, D Jackson and N Looney
• Climate and fruit plants, D Jackson
• Morphology and growth of woody plants, D Jackson, and R Edwards, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Flowers and fruit, D Jackson
• Pruning and training, D Jackson, G Thiele and M Morley-Bunker, Lincoln University, New Zealand and J Palmer, Hort Research, New Zealand
• Producing and marketing quality fruit, D Jackson and N Looney
• Soils, nutrients and water, D Jackson
• Crop protection, D Penman, Biodiversity and Conservation at Landcare Research, New Zealand, R Close and D Jackson, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Propagation of fruit plants, M Thomas and D Jackson, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Machinery for fruit growing, W Atkinson and J Dunn, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Part II: Cultivation of Specific Fruits
• Stonefruit, N Looney and D Jackson
• Pome fruits, D Jackson and J Palmer
• Grapes, D Jackson
• Berryfruit, G Thiele
• Citrus, M Morley-Bunker
• Kiwifruit, M Morley-Bunker and P Lyford, Tauranga, New Zealand
• Subtropical fruit, M Morley-Bunker and D Jackson
Tamarillos
Passionfruit
Avocados
Persimmons
Feijoas
• Olives and miscellaneous fruit crops, M Morley-Bunker
• Edible nuts, D Jackson, D McNeil and M Morley-Bunker, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Almonds
Chestnuts
Hazelnuts or filberts
Macadamias
Pecans
Walnuts
Συγγραφέας: David Jackson, N.E. Looney
ISBN: 9780851992716
Σελίδες: 336
Σχήμα: 17 Χ 24
Εξώφυλλο: Μαλακό
Έτος έκδοσης: 1999
Readership
Commercial fruit growers, students and lecturers in horticulture and enthusiastic amateurs.
Main Description
This book is essential reading for students and lecturers in horticulture. Edited by experts from Canada and New Zealand, this new edition provides a full update of the previous 1987 (Butterworths New Zealand) publication. With the addition of a coeditor from Canada, the book is now more balanced and applicable worldwide. It provides information on the wide variety of fruits and their cultivation, which are found throughout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world and encompasses both large scale commercial operations and the activities of amateur gardeners.
This new edition:
• Is written by leading experts with many years experience of researching and teaching horticulture, plant physiology, pathology and agricultural engineering
• Would serve as a basic undergraduate text in pomology
• Is equally relevant to Northern and Southern hemispheres
• Includes comprehensive tables and key points for each specific fruit for easy reading.
Main Contents
Part I: General Points on Fruit Husbandry
• The distribution of fruits, D Jackson and N Looney
• Climate and fruit plants, D Jackson
• Morphology and growth of woody plants, D Jackson, and R Edwards, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Flowers and fruit, D Jackson
• Pruning and training, D Jackson, G Thiele and M Morley-Bunker, Lincoln University, New Zealand and J Palmer, Hort Research, New Zealand
• Producing and marketing quality fruit, D Jackson and N Looney
• Soils, nutrients and water, D Jackson
• Crop protection, D Penman, Biodiversity and Conservation at Landcare Research, New Zealand, R Close and D Jackson, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Propagation of fruit plants, M Thomas and D Jackson, Lincoln University, New Zealand
• Machinery for fruit growing, W Atkinson and J Dunn, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Part II: Cultivation of Specific Fruits
• Stonefruit, N Looney and D Jackson
• Pome fruits, D Jackson and J Palmer
• Grapes, D Jackson
• Berryfruit, G Thiele
• Citrus, M Morley-Bunker
• Kiwifruit, M Morley-Bunker and P Lyford, Tauranga, New Zealand
• Subtropical fruit, M Morley-Bunker and D Jackson
Tamarillos
Passionfruit
Avocados
Persimmons
Feijoas
• Olives and miscellaneous fruit crops, M Morley-Bunker
• Edible nuts, D Jackson, D McNeil and M Morley-Bunker, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Almonds
Chestnuts
Hazelnuts or filberts
Macadamias
Pecans
Walnuts
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