Pruning and Training Fruit Trees
Somerville, Warren1996
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Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.
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144p. : line drawings and halftones.
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Readership level: Undergraduate; Research/professional; Technical/vocational.Publication date: 18/09/1996.July 2, p1.The selection of suitable cultivator and rootstock combinations is the starting point for ongoing tree training and pruning. This book discusses the ways in which different fruit trees grow and respond to pruning. Training methods, thinning, harvesting and pest/disease control are examined.
Contents:
The growing behaviour of fruit trees; tree training; fruit quality; pest/disease management; an overview of training methods; factors in orchard design.
ISBN:
0750689315 (pbk)
Dewey class:
634.044
Language:
English
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BRN:
381878