Product Information
The Peach provides a comprehensive up to date reference work, summarizing our knowledge of peaches and their production worldwide and includes an extensive colour plates section. Chapters written by international authorities address botany and taxonomy, breeding and genetics of cultivars and rootstocks, propagation, physiology and planting systems, crop and pest management and postharvest physiology. The book also includes a contribution on the history of cultivation and production trends in China with historical references dating back to 1100 BC for the first time in the English language.Product Identifiers
PublisherAlbert G. Abbott, Gregory Reighard, William Thomas Okie, Bruce Topp, Thomas M. Gradziel, Hongwen Huang, Rene Monet, Filiberto Loreti, CAbi Publishing
ISBN-139781845933869
eBay Product ID (ePID)86589454
Product Key Features
Number of Pages632 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePeach: Botany, Production and Uses
Publication Year2008
SubjectBiology
TypeTextbook
AuthorDesmond R. Layne, Daniele Bassi
Subject AreaNatural Science
SeriesBotany, Production and Uses
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height244 mm
Item Width172 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorDaniele Bassi, Desmond R. Layne
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom