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Record Nr.

UNINA9910760497603321

Autore

DeJong T. M (Theodore M.)

Titolo

Concepts for understanding fruit trees / / T. M. DeJong

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : , : CAB International, , 2022

ISBN

1-80062-085-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 137 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

634

Soggetti

Fruit trees

Fruit-culture

Tree crops

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One: -- Introduction -- Chapter Two: -- Energy capture and carbon assimilation -- Chapter Three: -- Uptake and assimilation of nutrient resources -- Chapter Four: -- The structure of trees -- Chapter Five: -- The carbohydrate economy of fruit trees -- Chapter Six: -- Understanding the shoot sink -- Chapter Seven: -- Application of shoot growth rules for understanding responses to pruning -- Chapter Eight: -- Understanding the root sink -- Chapter Nine: -- Understanding the fruit sink -- Chapter Ten: -- Understanding the long-term storage sink -- Chapter Eleven: -- Integration of tree source and sink activities.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book provides a clear set of integrative concepts for understanding how fruit trees work. The emphasis is on overarching principles rather than detailed descriptions of tree physiology or differences among the numerous species of fruit trees"--