| Description |
x, 144 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Basic principles for pruning woody crops -- 2.1. General -- 2.2 The life cycle of the perennial plant -- 2.3. The annual cycle of the perennial plant -- 2.4. The balance between vegetative and reproductive activities -- 2.5. Autonomy of plant parts -- 2.6. Photosynthesis and light interception -- 2.7. Apical dominance and response to inclination -- 2.8. Cutting -- 2.9. Other pruning operations -- 3. Physiological background for pruning olive trees -- 3.1. General -- 3.2. The life cycle -- 3.3. The growth habit -- 3.4. The evergreen foliage -- 3.5. Resprouting and response to cutting -- 3.6. Reproductive biology and fruiting -- 3.7. Alternate bearing -- 3.8. Water use and response to abiotic stress -- 4. Pruning olive trees -- 4.1. Objectives -- 4.2. Economic considerations -- 4.3. Techniques -- 4.4. Time of pruning -- 4.5. Intensity of pruning -- 4.6. Frequency of pruning -- 5. Pruning young trees -- 5.1. Objectives -- 5.2. Selecting the plant material -- 5.3. General concepts -- 5.4. Techniques -- 5.5. Different training systems -- 5.6. Different cultivars -- 6. Pruning mature trees -- 6.1. Objectives -- 6.2. Techniques -- 6.3. Crop load -- 6.4. Product destination -- 6.5. Different training systems -- 6.6. Mechanical pruning -- 6.7. Adapting traditional systems to mechanical harvesting -- 6.8. Old trees -- 6.9. Damaged trees -- 7. Criteria for selecting the training system -- 7.1. Physiology -- 7.2. Method of harvesting -- 7.3. Planting density -- 7.4. Farm structure and social factors -- 7.5. Aesthetics -- 7.6. Revenue -- 8. Description of modern training systems -- 8.1. Vase -- 8.2. Globe -- 8.3. Vasebush -- 8.4. Central leader -- 8.5. Single-trunk free-canopy -- 8.6. Bush -- 8.7. The coppiced orchard -- 8.8. Others -- 9. Comparisons of training systems -- 9.1. General -- 9.2. Technical comparison -- 9.3. Economic comparison -- 10. Conclusions.orest sy |
| Summary |
"Pruning and Training Systems for Modern Olive Growing summarizes the most up-to-date information available on current pruning techniques and training systems. It specifically addresses the problems faced by growers, professionals and students who are new to olive growing and provides information previously not available in English."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 137-142 |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
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CSIRO 2000 |
| Subject |
Olive -- Pruning.
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Olive -- Training.
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Olive -- Australia.
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Pruning.
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| Author |
Cantini, Claudio.
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| ISBN |
0643064435 |
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