Achieving sustainable cultivation of temperate zone tree fruits and berries Volume 2
Case studies
Contributions by Prof. Gregory A. Lang, Dr Dario J. Chavez, Dr Rachel A. Itle, Dr Daniel Mancero-Castillo, Dr Jose X. Chaparro, Dr Thomas G. Beckman, Prof Luca Corelli Grappadelli, Dr Brunella Morandi, Dr Luigi Manfrini, Dr Pasquale Losciale, Dr José Quero-Garciá, Dr Amy Iezzoni, Dr Gregorio López-Ortega, Dr Cameron Peace, Dr Mathieu Fouché, Dr Elizabeth Dirlewanger, Dr Mirko Schuster, Dr Danielle Guzman, Dr Amit Dhingra, Assoc. Prof. Todd Einhorn, Dr Amanda Karlström, Dr Magdalena Cobo Medina, Dr Richard Harrison, Dr Pierre-Éric Lauri, Dr Sylvaine Simon, Prof Mihai Botu, Dr Chris Barbey, Prof Kevin Folta, Prof M. P. Pritts, Dr T. M. Sjulin, Dr Ramón Molina-Bravo, Dr Margaret Leigh Worthington, Dr Gina E. Fernandez, Dr Julie Graham, Dr Alison Karley, Dr Alison Dolan, Dr Dominic Williams, Dr Nikki Jennings, Dr Susan McCallum Edited by Prof. Gregory A. Lang

Publication date:
30 June 2019Length of book:
470 pagesPublisher
Burleigh Dodds Science PublishingDimensions:
229x152mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781786762122
Temperate fruits include stone/drupe fruits (such as peach), pome fruits (such as apple) and berries (such as strawberries). Like other crops, cultivation of these fruits faces a number of challenges. These include the need to optimize yields, sensory and nutritional quality; the dynamic threats from biotic and abiotic stresses in a changing climate; and the need for more efficient use of resources to minimise environmental impact. The two volumes of Achieving sustainable cultivation of temperate zone tree fruits and berries summarise the wealth of research addressing these challenges.
The second volume in this collection reviews advances in breeding and cultivation of particular fruits. Part 1 discusses development affecting key stone fruits (peach, cherry, plum and apricot) and pome fruits (pear and apple). Part 2 reviews optimising the breeding and cultivation of berry fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and blueberry).
With its distinguished editor and international range of expert authors, this collection will be a standard reference for horticultural scientists, government and other research centres and companies involved in cultivation of the range of temperate fruits.
"This text, with its impressive line-up of world-renowned contributors, will provide an excellent resource of information about developments in temperate fruit production and about future prospects for further change towards greater sustainable production."
Emeritus Professor Ian J. Warrington, Massey University, New Zealand