Apples: botany, production and uses

• Published in: Apples: botany, production and uses
• Main Authors: Ferree, D. C, Warrington, I. J
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI Publishing 2003; CABI Pub; CABI
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: angiosperms; anthesis; Apples; Apples > United States; crop establishment; crop production; crop protection; cultivars; cultivated varieties; eco-agriculture; ecological agriculture; economics; endogenous growth regulators; eudicots; eukaryotes; flowering; frost protection; fruiting; fruits; genetics; handling; harvesting; integrated crop management; international trade; light relations; Malus; Malus pumila; maturity; nursery plants; nursery stock; orchards; organic culture; organic farming; pest control; pests; plant breeding; plant disease control; plant diseases; plant disorders; plant growth regulators; plant growth substances; plant hormones; plant nutrition; plant pests; plant propagation; plant protection; plant training; plant water relations; planting; planting materials; planting stock; plants; pollination; postharvest decay; processing quality; propagation; pruning; ripening; rootstock scion relationships; rootstocks; Rosaceae; Rosales; site factors; soil management; Spermatophyta; storage; storage disorders; systematics; taxonomy; temperature; thinning; United States
• ISBN: 0851995926; 9780851995922
• DOI: 10.1079/9780851995922.0000

This book provides a comprehensive reference work, summarising our knowledge of apples and their production worldwide. It includes 24 chapters written by international authorities from the USA, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. The main subjects addressed include taxonomy and production statistics, plant materials, apple physiology, orchard and tree management, crop protection (including organic production), harvesting and handling and utilization. The book will be of significant interest to those working in horticulture and botany.