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From Anatomy To Wildlife―Everything You Need To Know About Temperate-Zone Tree Fruit Culture And Physiology! The Concise Encyclopedia Of Temperate Tree Fruit Is A Unique Resource That Examines All Aspects Of Tree Fruit Cultivation In The World’S Temperate Zones. This Book Addresses More Than 40 Topics, And Included With Each Topic Is A List Of Resources You Can Use To Find Further Information. Subjects From Molecular Genetics To Fruit Color To Pest Management Are Addressed Comprehensively And In Plain Language, So You Can Get The Information You Need When You Need It. Many Helpful Illustrations And Tables Make The Data Even More Accessible. Compiled By Some Of The Most Respected Names In The Field, The Concise Encyclopedia Of Temperate Tree Fruit Presents The Latest Research And Advances Into A Wide Range Of Subjects, Including Fruit Maturity, Plant Hormones, Fruit Nutritional Compositions, And Rootstock Selection. From The Mechanics Of Plant Respiration To The Nuances Of Tree Training Systems, It’S All Inside. If Your Work Or Research Includes Apples, Pears, Quinces, Peaches, Apricots, Plums, Cherries, Or Any Other Temperate-Zone Tree Fruit, The Concise Encyclopedia Of Temperate Tree Fruit Will Be Your One-Stop Reference. Table Of Contents Anatomy And Taxonomy Breeding And Molecular Genetics Carbohydrate Partitioning And Plant Growth Cultivar Selection Dormancy And Acclimation Dwarfing Flower Bud Formation Polllination And Fruit Set Fruit Color Development Fruit Growth Patterns Fruit Maturity Geographic Considerations Harvest High-Density Orchards Insects And Mites Irrigation Light Interception And Photosynthesis Marketing Nematodes Nutritional Value Of Fruit Orchard Floor Management Orchard Planning And Site Preparation Packing Physiological Disorders Plant Growth Regulation Plant Hormones Plant Nutrition Plant-Pest Relationships And The Orchard Ecosystem Postharvest Fruit Physiology Processing Propagation Rootstock Selection Soil Management And Plant Fertilization Spring Frost Control Storing And Handling Fruit Sustainable Orcharding Temperate Relations Training And Pruning Principles Training Systems Tree Canopy Temperature Management Water Relations Wildlife.