The peach: botany, production and uses

• Published in: The peach: botany, production and uses
• Main Authors: Layne, D, Bassi, D
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI 2008
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Acari; Acholeplasmataceae; Acholeplasmatales; angiosperms; animals; APEC countries; Arachnida; arthropod pests; arthropods; Asia; Bacteria; bacterium; Breeding; Candidatus Phytoplasma; carbon; carbon assimilation; carbon dioxide fixation; chilling requirement; control; crop production; crop quality; cultivars; cultivated varieties; cultivation; Developing Countries; Diseases and pests; East Asia; eelworms; epidemiology; eudicots; eukaryotes; fruits; fungal diseases; fungi; fungus; genetic engineering; genetic improvement; genetic manipulation; genetic transformation; genetically engineered organisms; genetically engineered plants; genetically modified organisms; genetically modified plants; GEOs; GMOs; Harvesting; Hexapoda; insect control; insect pests; insects; invertebrates; mite control; mites; Mollicutes; Nematoda; nematode control; nematodes; orchards; parasites; pathogens; Peach; peaches; People's Republic of China; pest arthropods; pest control; pest insects; pests; photosynthesis; phytopathogenic bacteria; phytopathogenic fungi; phytopathogens; Phytoplasma; plant disease control; plant diseases; plant nutrition; plant parasites; plant parasitic nematodes; plant pathogenic bacteria; plant pathogenic fungi; plant pathogens; plant pests; plant propagation; plant viruses; plant water relations; plants; postharvest physiology; postharvest systems; processing; prokaryotes; propagation; Prunus; Prunus persica; ripening; rootstocks; Rosaceae; Rosales; Spermatophyta; systematics; taxonomy; Tenericutes; transgenic organisms; transgenic plants; viroids; viruses; viruses of plants; water requirements; China

The Peach provides a comprehensive up to date reference work, summarizing our knowledge of peaches and their production worldwide and includes an extensive colour plates section. Chapters written by international authorities address botany and taxonomy, breeding and genetics of cultivars and rootsto...

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• Intro -- Contents -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Botany and Taxonomy -- 2. History of Cultivation and Trends in China -- 3. Classical Genetics and Breeding -- 4. Genetic Engineering and Genomics -- 5. Low-chill Cultivar Development -- 6. Fresh Market Cultivar Development -- 7. Processing Peach Cultivar Development -- 8. Rootstock Development -- 9. Propagation Techniques -- 10. Carbon Assimilation, Partitioning and Budget Modelling -- 11. Orchard Planting Systems -- 12. Crop Load Management -- 13. Nutrient and Water Requirements of Peach Trees -- 14. Orchard Floor Management Systems -- 15. Diseases of Peach Caused by Fungi and Fungal-like Organisms: Biology, Epidemiology and Management -- 16. Diseases Caused by Prokaryotes - Bacteria and Phytoplasmas -- 17. Viruses and Viroids of Peach Trees -- 18. Insects and Mites -- 19. Nematodes -- 20. Preharvest Factors Affecting Peach Quality -- 21. Ripening, Nutrition and Postharvest Physiology -- 22. Harvesting and Postharvest Handling of Peaches for the Fresh Market -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Colour plates 1-73 -- Colour plates 74-163 -- Colour plates 164-245