This book provides a comprehensive reference work, summarising our knowledge of apples and their production worldwide. It includes 24 chapters written by international authorities from the USA, Canada, Europe and New Zealand. The main subjects addressed include taxonomy and production statistics, plant materials, apple physiology, orchard and tree management, crop protection (including organic production), harvesting and handling and utilization. The book will be of significant interest to those working in horticulture and botany.
159 colour plates; 119 line figures; 21 halftones
Part I: Introduction
Taxonomic classification and brief history, J L Luby, University of Minnesota, SA
World production, trade, consumption and economic outlook for apples, D O'Rourke, Belrose Inc, Pullman, WA, USA
Part II: Plant Materials
Genetic improvement of apple: Breeding, markers, mapping, and biotechnology, S K Brown and K E Maloney, Cornell University, USA
Characteristics of important commercial apple cultivars, C R Hampson, Pacific Agri-Food Research Center, Canada and H Kemp, Applied Plant Research, The Netherlands
Apple rootstocks, A D Webster, Horticultural Research International, Kent, UK and S J Wertheim, Fruit Research Station, The Netherlands
Propagation and nursery tree quality, S J Wertheim, Fruit Research Station, The Netherlands and A D Webster, Horticultural Research International, Kent, UK
Part III: Apple Physiology and Environmental Influences
Flowering, pollination and fruit set and development, F Dennis, Jr. Michigan State University, USA
Water relations of apples, A N Lakso, Cornell University, USA
Light relations, L Corelli Grappadelli, University of Bologna, Italy
Temperature, J W Palmer, Nelson Research Centre, New Zealand, J-P Prive, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada and D S Tustin, Nelson Research Centre, New Zealand
Part IV: Orchard and Tree Management
Selecting the orchard site, site preparation, orchard planning and establishment, J A Barden, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA
Nutritional requirements of apple, G H Neilsen and D Neilsen, Pacific Agri-Food Research, Canada
Orchard floor management systems, I A Merwin, Cornell University, USA
Pruning and training physiology, D C Ferree and J R Schupp, New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, USA
Apple orchard planting systems, T L Robinson, Cornell University, USA
Flower and fruit thinning and vegetative: fruiting balance, R E Byers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
Endogenous hormone and bioregulator use on apples, D W Greene, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Part V: Crop Protection
Diseases of apple, K C Eastwell, G G Grove, Washington State University, USA, A L Jones, Michigan State University, USA and T B Sutton, North Carolina State University, USA
Ecology and management of apple arthropod pests, E H Beers, Washington State University, USA, D M Suckling, Horticulture Food and Research Institute, New Zealand, R J Prokopy, University of Massachusetts, USA and J Avilla, University of Lleida, Spain
Apple orchard freeze protection, S D Seeley and J L Anderson, Utah State University, USA
Integrated fruit production for apples - Principles and guidelines, J Avilla, University of Lleida, Spain and H Riedl, Oregon State University, USA
Organic apple production - With emphasis on European experiences, F Weibel and A Häseli, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Switzerland
Part VI: Harvesting, Handling and Utilization
Principles and practices of postharvest handling and stress, C B Watkins, Cornell University, USA
Production and handling techniques for processing apples, R M Crassweller and G M Greene, Pennsylvania State University, USA
D C Ferree, Ohio State University, USA , I Warrington, HortResearch, New Zealand