| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 488 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Biology of horticultural crops |
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Biology of horticultural crops.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The growing of apples and pears; 2 Apples and pears and their relatives; 3 Apple and pear root systems: induction, development, structure and function; 4 The graft union, grafting and budding; 5 Mechanisms of rootstock and interstock effects on scion vigour; 6 The shoot system; 7 Leaves, canopies and light interception; 8 Photosynthesis, respiration, and carbohydrate transport, partitioning and storage; 9 Flowers and fruits; 10 Eating quality and its retention; 11 Mineral nutrition |
| Summary |
Biology of Apples and Pears is a comprehensive reference book on all aspects of pomology at the organ, tree and orchard level for researchers, students, fruit farmers and technical advisors. It describes the production of fruit with regard to key commercial factors, and under both temperate and tropical environmental conditions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Apples.
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Pears.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
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GARDENING -- Fruit.
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Apples.
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Pear.
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Apples
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Pears
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Pomologie
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Birne
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Apfel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0511065337 |
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9780511065330 |
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0511067461 |
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9780511067464 |
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051117943X |
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9780511179433 |
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9780511542657 |
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0511542658 |
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9780521380188 |
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0521380189 |
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1280414510 |
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9781280414510 |
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0511306415 |
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9780511306419 |
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1107126428 |
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9781107126428 |
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0521021057 |
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9780521021050 |
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9786610414512 |
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6610414513 |
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0511203381 |
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9780511203381 |
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