Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases
Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases

Author: American Phytopathological Society

Publisher: Amer Phytopathological Society

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9780890541746

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Infectious diseases. Diseases caused by fungi. Fruit diseases. Foliar diseases. Cankers, blights, and wood rots. Disease complexes. Parasitic plants. Diseases caused by bacteria. Diseases caused by mycoplasmalike organisms. Diseases caused by plant-parasitic Nematodes. Diseases caused by viruses and viruslike agents. Viruses or pathogens spread by mites, insects, and nematodes. Viruses and pathogens spread by grafting (Natural spread apparent for some diseases). Noninfectious disorders. Genetic and physiological disorders. Minor physiological and genetic disorders. Environmental disorders. Nutritional disorders.

Diseases of Temperate Zone Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
Diseases of Temperate Zone Tree Fruit and Nut Crops

Author: Joseph M. Ogawa

Publisher: UCANR Publications

Published: 1987-06-01

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780931876974

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UC's classic encyclopedic work on the diseases and disorders affecting pome fruits, stone fruits, nuts, olives, figs and several minor fruits grown in temperate zone areas. This comprehensive volume gives the history, causes, symptoms, and control methods for nearly 200 diseases. Includes 56 pages of helpful color plates, an index and extensive references. This is a must have for production consultants, plant pathologists, agricultural libraries and agricultural educators.

Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits
Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits

Author: A. Hadidi

Publisher: American Phytopathological Society

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780890543962

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This impressive new reference presents state-of-the-art biological, molecular, and immunological advances surrounding the causes and strategies for diagnosing and controlling virus diseases of stone fruits. The book's vivid color images aid in the visual identification of symptomatology while distribution data and improved laboratory techniques provide reliable information and tools for higher diagnostic accuracy. It includes information on economic impact, biology, distribution, taxonomy, genomes, epidemiology, pathogenicity detection, and control measures. This will be an important resource for anyone working with these high-value crops.

Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits
Integrated Pest Management for Stone Fruits

Author: Larry L. Strand

Publisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9781879906365

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The most complete guide available for managing pest problems in apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums, and prunes. An indispensable guide to establishing a pest management program, diagnosing pest problems, identifying and using beneficial insects, and establishing new orchards. Includes information on training and pruning, irrigation scheduling, scheduling management activities, soil and tissue sampling, pheromone mating disruption, relative toxicity of pesticides to natural enemies and honey bees, organically acceptable pest control options, vertebrae pest control options within the ranges of endangered species.

The Peach
The Peach

Author: Desmond R. Layne

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 679

ISBN-13: 1845933869

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This book summarizes current state of knowledge in peach botany, production and postharvest management. Specific topics covered consisted of: botany and taxonomy (chapter 1); history of cultivation and trends in China (chapter 2); classical genetics and breeding (chapter 3); genetic engineering and genomics (chapter 4); low-chill cultivar development (chapter 5); fresh market cultivar development (chapter 6); processing peach cultivar development (chapter 7); rootstock development (chapter 8); propagation techniques (chapter 9); carbon assimilation, partitioning and budget modelling (chapter 10); orchard planting systems (chapter 11); crop load management (chapter 12); nutrient and water requirements of peach trees (chapter 13); orchard floor management systems (chapter 14); biology, epidemiology and management of diseases caused by fungi and fungal-like organisms (chapter 15); diseases caused by bacteria and phytoplasmas ['Candidatus Phytoplasma'] (chapter 16); viruses and viroids (chapter 17); insects and mites (chapter 18); nematodes (chapter 19); preharvest factors affecting peach quality (chapter 20); ripening, nutrition and postharvest physiology (chapter 21); and harvesting and postharvest handling of peaches for the fresh market (chapter 22). This book aims to provide research scientists, extension personnel, students, professional fruit growers and others with a vital resource on peach and its culture.

Growing the Stone Fruits - With Information on Growing Cherries, Peaches and Plums
Growing the Stone Fruits - With Information on Growing Cherries, Peaches and Plums

Author: George W. Hood

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2011-10-25

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13: 1447490754

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This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed and concise guide to growing the stone fruits, with information on growing cherries, peaches, and plums. Written in simple, clear language and full of handy tips and practicable information, this guide is ideal for the beginner, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Stone Fruits', 'Diseases of the Cherry', 'Insects of the Cherry', 'Peach', 'Diseases of the Peach', 'Insects of the Peach', 'Plum', 'Diseases of the Plum', 'Insects of the Plum', etcetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly hard-to-come-by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition. It now comes complete with a specially commissioned introduction on fruit growing.