Book ID: 91656
Jackson, John E.
The Biology of Apples and Pears. 2005. (The Biology of Horticultural Plants). illustr. 500 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
Contents (partly): The growing of apples and pears/ Apples and pears and their relatives/ Apple and pear root systems: induction, development, structure and function/ The graft union, grafting and budding/ Mechanisms of rootstock and interstock effects on scion vigour/The shoot system/ Leaves, canopies and light interception/ Photosynthesis, respiration, and carbohydrate transport partitioning andstorage/ Flowers and fruits/ Eating quality and its retention/ Mineralnutrition/ etc.