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Achieving Sustainable Cultivation of Temperate Zone Tree Fruits and Berries Volume 2: Case Studies
Contributor(s): Lang, Gregory A. (Contribution by), Chavez, Dario J. (Contribution by), Itle, Rachel A. (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1786762129     ISBN-13: 9781786762122
Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
OUR PRICE:   $171.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Sustainable Agriculture
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - Agronomy - Crop Science
- Science | Life Sciences - Horticulture
Series: Burleigh Dodds Agricultural Science
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.75 lbs) 470 pages
 
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Temperate fruits include stone/drupe fruits (such as peach), pome fruits (such as apple) and berries (such as strawberries). Like other crops, cultivation of these fruits faces a number of challenges. These include the need to optimize yields, sensory and nutritional quality; the dynamic threats from biotic and abiotic stresses in a changing climate; and the need for more efficient use of resources to minimise environmental impact. The two volumes of Achieving sustainable cultivation of temperate zone tree fruits and berries summarise the wealth of research addressing these challenges.

The second volume in this collection reviews advances in breeding and cultivation of particular fruits. Part 1 discusses development affecting key stone fruits (peach, cherry, plum and apricot) and pome fruits (pear and apple). Part 2 reviews optimising the breeding and cultivation of berry fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and blueberry).

With its distinguished editor and international range of expert authors, this collection will be a standard reference for horticultural scientists, government and other research centres and companies involved in cultivation of the range of temperate fruits.

Contributor Bio(s): Lang, Gregory A.: - Dr Greg Lang is a Professor in Tree Fruit Physiology at Michigan State University, USA. He is the current Chair of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) Workgroup on Orchard Systems and has been a plenary speaker at numerous international conferences on tree fruit production and research around the world, including the past four ISHS Cherry Symposia and the most recent ISHS Orchard Systems Symposium. Professor Lang has authored or co-authored more than 200 published papers and book chapters, edited numerous books and proceedings, and was named as one of the top 100 Innovative Horticulturalists of the past 125 years by the American Fruit Grower Magazine.