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UNINA9910780204503321 |
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Titolo |
Apples [[electronic resource] ] : botany, production, and uses / / edited by D.C. Ferree and I.J. Warrington |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, NY, : CABI Pub., 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-82979-6 |
9786610829798 |
0-85199-799-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (704 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FerreeDavid C <1943-> (David Curtis) |
WarringtonI. J (Ian J.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Apples |
Apples - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Colour Plates; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Taxonomic Classification and Brief History; 2 World Production, Trade, Consumption and Economic Outlook for Apples; 3 Genetic Improvement of Apple: Breeding, Markers, Mapping and Biotechnology; 4 Characteristics of Important Commercial Apple Cultivars; 5 Apple Rootstocks; 6 Propagation and Nursery Tree Quality; 7 Flowering, Pollination and Fruit Set and Development; 8 Water Relations of Apples; 9 Light Relations; 10 Temperature; 11 Selecting the Orchard Site, Site Preparation and Orchard Planning and Establishment |
12 Nutritional Requirements of Apple13 Orchard-floor Management Systems; 14 Pruning and Training Physiology; 15 Apple-orchard Planting Systems; 16 Flower and Fruit Thinning and Vegetative : Fruiting Balance; 17 Endogenous Hormones and Bioregulator Use on Apples; 18 Diseases of Apple; 19 Ecology and Management of Apple Arthropod Pests; 20 Apple-orchard Freeze Protection; 21 Integrated Fruit Production for Apples - Principles and Guidelines; 22 Organic Apple Production - with Emphasis on European Experiences; 23 Principles and Practices of Postharvest Handling and Stress |
24 Production and Handling Techniques for Processing ApplesIndex |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume provides a comprehensive reference work, summarizing knowledge of apples and their production world wide. It includes 24 chapters written by international authorities from the USA, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. |
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