Biology of apples and pears /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Biology of horticultural crops
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Table of 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.