Descriptions of fruit varieties suitable for organic production Plant protection, pests and diseases and how they can be countered in organic systems Includes tables, diagrams graphs and photographsThere is great interest in organic horticulture and this title is a timely and much needed addition for practical, science-based guidance. It is a translation of a volume which has been very well received in German and is the product of collaboration between authors in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The contents include the basics of organic fruit growing, but also cover orchard construction, cultivation, protection and the commercialization of the organic products.
Principles of organic fruit growing
General principles
Legal aspects
Conversion of a conventionally run production unit to organic fruit growing
Planning and setting up an organic production unit
Choice of site: ecological principles
Planting stock for an organic orchard
Planting systems in organic fruit production
Choice of rootstocks and cultivars in organic fruit production
Dessert apple production
Dessert pear production
Production of stone fruit (cherries and plums)
Organic production of small fruit
Cultural measures in organic fruit growing
Protection of the soil when using machinery
Care of the soil
Fertilizer application
Important organic fertilizers for fruit growing
Thinning in organic fruit growing
Growth-regulating measures in organic fruit growing
Plant protection
Principles and aims of organic plant protection
Encouraging biodiversity in orchards
Beneficials, or taking advantage of natural regulation
Major diseases and pests of pome fruit
Major diseases and pests of stone fruit
Major diseases and pests of strawberries
Major diseases and pests of raspberries
Major diseases and pests of blackberries
Major diseases and pests of bilberries
Pesticides
Processing
General requirements for fruit for processing
Production of fruit juices
Production of dried fruit
Production of jellies and jams
Production of vinegar
Labelling of products
Marketing of organic products
Analysis of the situation
Plans - goals - measures
Marketing strategy
Marketing instruments
Efficiency review
K Lind, G Lafer, K Schloffer, Gleisdorf Horticultural College, Austria,
G Innerhofer, Gleisdorf Horticultural College, Austria,
H Meister, Gleisdorf Horticultural College, Austria