Agricultural Produce - Fruits, Vegetables & Legumes, Fruit Gardening, Trees, Horticulture
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Overview
Provides all the information needed to understand rootstocks as they develop in temperate tree fruit crops, as well as in citrus and grapes. Includes treatment of roots as well as the rootstocks of apples, pears, peaches, cherries, almonds, apricots, plums, citrus, pecans, juglans, and vitis. Covers specific characteristics and uses of each rootstock, propagation procedures used to produce rootstocks and trees, and specific compatibilities and stock-scion interactions. Outlines the pros and cons of every rootstock application covered. Features end-of-chapter tables that briefly summarize key characteristics of the specific rootstock discussed.Book Details
Published
March 1, 1987
Publisher
Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pages
494
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780471805519