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Organic Fruit Growing by Lafer, G.; Schloffer, K.; Innerhofer, G.
by Lafer, G.; Schloffer, K.; Innerhofer, G. | HC | Good
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 9780851996400
- Subject Area
- Technology & Engineering, Science, Gardening
- Publication Name
- Organic Fruit Growing
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Subject
- Fruit, Agriculture / Organic, Organic, Life Sciences / Horticulture
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 23.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.8 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
085199640X
ISBN-13
9780851996400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038735435
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Publication Name
Organic Fruit Growing
Language
English
Subject
Fruit, Agriculture / Organic, Organic, Life Sciences / Horticulture
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Science, Gardening
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
30-023480
Reviews
This book is well written and a good basis for work in schools and colleges. It is a useful reference book for organic growers and traditional growers and should help them to decide if they should shift to organic production of apples, pears and plums., "This book is timely and a much needed addition to the literature on organic food production." R Walden, Horticulture Research International, East Malling, UK "This is an excellent, authoritative and highly useful book and a very welcome new arrival." B Sherman, Biological Agriculture and Horticulture, 22, 2004 "This book is well written and a good basis for work in schools and colleges. It is a useful reference book for organic growers and traditional growers and should help them to decide if they should shift to organic production of apples, pears and plums." Hanne Lindhard Pedersen, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 85(4), 2005
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
634
Table Of Content
1: Principles of organic fruit growing 2: General principles 3: Legal aspects 4: Conversion of a conventionally run production unit to organic fruit growing 5: Planning and setting up an organic production unit 6: Choice of site: ecological principles 7: Planting stock for an organic orchard 8: Planting systems in organic fruit production 9: Choice of rootstocks and cultivars in organic fruit production 10: Dessert apple production 11: Dessert pear production 12: Production of stone fruit (cherries and plums) 13: Organic production of small fruit 14: Cultural measures in organic fruit growing 15: Protection of the soil when using machinery 16: Care of the soil 17: Fertilizer application 18: Important organic fertilizers for fruit growing 19: Thinning in organic fruit growing 20: Growth-regulating measures in organic fruit growing 21: Plant protection 22: Principles and aims of organic plant protection 23: Encouraging biodiversity in orchards 24: Beneficials, or taking advantage of natural regulation 25: Major diseases and pests of pome fruit 26: Major diseases and pests of stone fruit 27: Major diseases and pests of strawberries 28: Major diseases and pests of raspberries 29: Major diseases and pests of blackberries 30: Major diseases and pests of bilberries 31: Pesticides 32: Processing 33: General requirements for fruit for processing 34: Production of fruit juices 35: Production of dried fruit 36: Production of jellies and jams 37: Production of vinegar 38: Labelling of products 39: Marketing of organic products 40: Analysis of the situation 41: Plans - goals - measures 42: Marketing strategy 43: Marketing instruments 44: Efficiency review
Synopsis
Fruit producers and growers, students of horticulture at colleges and universities There is currently great interest in organic horticulture but there are few books to provide practical, science-based guidance. This book fills this gap with respect to organic fruit growing. It is a translation of a volume which has been very well received in German and is the product of collaboration between authors in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. Contents include: Basics of organic fruit growing Planning and construction of a fruit orchard Selection of rootstocks and varieties in organic fruit growing Cultivation measures in organic fruit growing Plant protection Fruit products and processing Commercialization of organic products, -Descriptions of fruit varieties suitable for organic production -Plant protection, pests and diseases and how they can be countered in organic systems -Includes tables, diagrams graphs and photographs There is great interest in organic horticulture and this title is a timely and much needed addition for practical, science-based guidance. It is a translation of a volume which has been very well received in German and is the product of collaboration between authors in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The contents not only include the basics of organic fruit growing, but also cover orchard construction, cultivation, protection and the commercialization of the organic products., Descriptions of fruit varieties suitable for organic production Plant protection, pests and diseases and how they can be countered in organic systems Includes tables, diagrams graphs and photographsThere is great interest in organic horticulture and this title is a timely and much needed addition for practical, science-based guidance. It is a translation of a volume which has been very well received in German and is the product of collaboration between authors in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The contents include the basics of organic fruit growing, but also cover orchard construction, cultivation, protection and the commercialization of the organic products., There is great interest in organic horticulture and this title is a timely and much needed addition for practical, science-based guidance.
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SB357.24.B5613 2003
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