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Record Nr.

UNINA9910760494903321

Autore

Long L. E (Lynn Edwards), <1953->

Titolo

Sweet cherries / / Lynn E. Long, Gregory A. Lang, Clive Kaiser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CAB International, , 2020

ISBN

1-78639-829-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 391 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Crop production science in horticulture

Disciplina

634.23

Soggetti

Cherry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cherry Flowering, Fruiting, and Cultivars -- Sweet Cherry Rootstocks -- Planning a New Cherry Orchard -- Orchard Establishment and Production -- Sweet Cherry Pruning Fundamentals -- Sweet Cherry Training Systems -- Managing the Orchard Environment -- Fruit Ripening and Harvest -- Managing Orchard Pests -- Managing Orchard Pathogens and Disorders -- The Future of Cherry Production.

Sommario/riassunto

"Sweet cherries are a speciality crop, subject to significant production risk for growers, yet with high potential returns due to strong consumer demand. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the history, genetic improvements, production, physiology of growth and cropping, orchard establishment and management, and harvesting for sustainable cherry production"--