Fruit breeding

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Fruit breeding

edited by Jules Janick and James N. Moore

Wiley, c1996

  • cloth : set
  • cloth : v. 1
  • cloth : v. 2
  • cloth : v. 3

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Note

Rev. ed. of: Advances in fruit breeding. 1975

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • v. 1. Tree and tropical fruits
  • v. 2. Vine and small fruits
  • v. 3. Nuts

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

cloth : v. 3 ISBN 9780471126690

Description

This book is the third volume of a three volume reference set that will provide comprehensive information on breeding commercial horticultural crops. In a systematic way, it deals with the history and commercial importance of each fruit, the origin and early development of cultivation, regional characteristics, breeding objectives, and fruit characteristics such as color shape and disease resistance. Volume III deals with, for example, almonds, pecans/hickories, and walnuts.

Table of Contents

  • Almonds (D. Kester and T. Graziel).
  • Chestnuts (G. Miller, et al.).
  • Hazelnuts (M. Thompson, et al.).
  • Pecans and Hickories (L. Grauke and T. Thompson).
  • Walnuts (H. Forde and G. McGranahan).
  • Index.
Volume

cloth : v. 2 ISBN 9780471126706

Description

This book is the second volume of a three volume reference set that will provide comprehensive information on breeding commercial horticultural crops. In a systematic way, it deals with the history and commercial importance of each fruit, the origin and early development of cultivation, regional characteristics, breeding objectives, fruit characteristics such as color, shape and disease resistance. Volume II deals with, for example, citrus fruits, avocados, and kiwifruits.

Table of Contents

Blueberries, Cranberries, and Ligonberries (G. Galletta and J.Ballington). Brambles (H. Daubeny). Currants and Gooseberries (R. Brennan). Grapes (B. Reisch and C. Pratt). Kiwifruit (A. Ferguson, et al.). Strawberries (J. Hancock, et al.). Index.
Volume

cloth : set ISBN 9780471126751

Description

This is a three-volume reference that provides comprehensive information on breeding commerical fruit crops. It desl systematically with the history and commerical importance of each fruit, the origin, early development of cultivation, regional characteristics, breeding objectives and fruit traits such as colour, shape and disease resistance. Volume one deals with temperate fruits, volume two looks at nuts, while volume three discusses subtropical and tropical fruits. Each volume is also available individually.

Table of Contents

  • Volume 1: apples
  • pears
  • strawberries
  • brambles
  • grapes
  • peaches
  • blueberries
  • cranberries and loganberries
  • plums
  • cherries
  • apricots. Volume 2: almonds
  • pecan and hickories
  • walnuts
  • hazelnuts
  • chestnuts
  • subject index
  • author index. Volume 3: citrus
  • avocados
  • kiwifruits
  • bananas and plantains
  • subject index
  • author index.
Volume

cloth : v. 1 ISBN 9780471310143

Description

This is the first volume in a three volume comprehensive reference work presenting detailed information on the breeding of horticultural crops. In a systematic way, the work presents: the history and commercial importance of each fruit, the origin and early development of cultivation, regional characteristics, breeding objectives, fruit characteristics such as color and shape, and disease resistance. Volume 1 deals with tree fruits: Apples, Apricots, Avocado, Banana/Plantain, Cherry, Peach, Pear, and Plum.

Table of Contents

Apples (J. Janick, et al.). Apricots (R. Layne, et al.). Avocados (B. Bergh and E. Lahav). Bananas and Plantains (P. Rowe and F. Rosales). Cherries (S. Brown, et al.). Citrus (R. Soost and M. Roose). Peaches (R. Scorza and W. Sherman). Pears (R. Bell, et al.). Pineapple (F. Leal and G. d'Eeckenbrugge). Plums (W. Okie and J. Weinberger). Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA28309585
  • ISBN
    • 0471126756
    • 047131014X
    • 0471126705
    • 0471126691
  • LCCN
    95016407
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    3 v.
  • Size
    25 cm
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