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Abstract:
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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
trition -- 12. Water relations -- 13. Diseases, pests, and resistance to these -- 14. Biotechnology of apples and pears -- Cultivar Index.
"Biology of Apples and Pears is a comprehensive reference book on all aspects of pomology at the organ, tree and orchard level. It provides detailed information on propagation, root and shoot growth, rootstock effects, canopy development in relation to orchard design, flowering, pollination, fruit set, fruit growth, fruit quality factors and quality retention in store. It also deals with mineral nutrition, water relations and irrigation, diseases and pests, and biotechnology. The book emphasizes the scien
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