Sweet Cherries

Sweet Cherries
Author: Lynn E. Long
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 403
Release: 2020-12-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1786398281

This new book provides comprehensive coverage of sustainable sweet cherry production including global trends, improved varieties and rootstocks, orchard establishment and management, the physiology of growth and cropping, and protecting the crop from adverse climates, pests, and diseases. Sweet cherries are a specialty crop, subject to significant production risks for growers, yet with high potential market returns due to strong consumer demand for the fruit's intensely enjoyable flavor and nutraceutical benefits.

Cherries

Cherries
Author: Jose Quero-Garcia
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1780648375

Sweet and sour cherries (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus) are important fruit crops for which demand is high and growing. A significant number of new varieties, rootstocks and training systems have been released or developed in recent years in order to improve the efficiency and profitability of cherry orchards. Cherries: Botany, Production and Uses covers the genetics, ecophysiology, production, protection and uses of cherries. Presenting up-to-date scientific data and applied information, this book is invaluable for researchers, teachers and all professionals working in the cherries value chain.

Hi-Tech Farming for Enhancing Horticulture Productivity

Hi-Tech Farming for Enhancing Horticulture Productivity
Author: P. Parvatha Reddy
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 588
Release: 2024-02-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1003862098

This book highlights the underlying principles and outlines some of the key hi-tech practices and technology interventions required to achieve enhanced productivity. It discusses horticulture technology interventions like varietal improvement including genetically modified crops; good agricultural practices like optimum planting density, micro-irrigation, fertigation, integrated nutrient management, plant bioregulators, precision horticulture, protected cultivation, nanotechnology, and integrated farming systems; integrated management of insects, mites, disease pathogens, nematodes, and weeds; and post-harvest management practices like handling, storage and processing to reduce crop losses. The importance of attaining food and nutritional security through hi-tech horticulture and profitable marketing of horticultural produce is also discussed. This book will be of immense value to the scientific community involved in teaching, research and extension activities related to hi-tech horticulture strategies for enhancing productivity in enhancing farmers’ income, food, nutrition and livelihood security. The material can be used for teaching postgraduate courses. The book can also serve as a very useful reference to policymakers and practicing farmers.

Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases

Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases
Author: American Phytopathological Society
Publisher: Amer Phytopathological Society
Total Pages: 98
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780890541746

Infectious diseases. Diseases caused by fungi. Fruit diseases. Foliar diseases. Cankers, blights, and wood rots. Disease complexes. Parasitic plants. Diseases caused by bacteria. Diseases caused by mycoplasmalike organisms. Diseases caused by plant-parasitic Nematodes. Diseases caused by viruses and viruslike agents. Viruses or pathogens spread by mites, insects, and nematodes. Viruses and pathogens spread by grafting (Natural spread apparent for some diseases). Noninfectious disorders. Genetic and physiological disorders. Minor physiological and genetic disorders. Environmental disorders. Nutritional disorders.

Storey's Guide to Growing Organic Orchard Fruits

Storey's Guide to Growing Organic Orchard Fruits
Author: Danny L. Barney
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 545
Release: 2013-03-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1603429050

Danny Barney covers everything you need to know to successfully grow and market your own organic orchard fruits. Offering expert tips on selecting the right site, choosing the best cultivars, designing and maintaining a sustainable orchard, and efficiently harvesting fruit, Barney also helps you develop a viable business plan, acquire necessary organic certifications, and identify niche markets for your products.

Fruit Crops

Fruit Crops
Author: Anoop Kumar Srivastava
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 802
Release: 2019-11-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0128187263

Fruit Crops: Diagnosis and Management of Nutrient Constraints is the first and only resource to holistically relate fruits as a nutritional source for human health to the state-of-the-art methodologies currently used to diagnose and manage nutritional constraints placed on those fruits. This book explores a variety of advanced management techniques, including open field hydroponic, fertigation/bio-fertigation, the use of nano-fertilizers, sensors-based nutrient management, climate- smart integrated soil fertility management, inoculation with microbial consortium, and endophytes backed up by ecophysiology of fruit crops. These intricate issues are effectively presented, including real-world applications and future insights. - Presents the latest research, including issues with commercial application - Details comprehensive insights into the diagnosis and management of nutrient constraints - Includes contributions by world renowned researchers, providing global perspectives and experience

Encyclopedia of Digital Agricultural Technologies

Encyclopedia of Digital Agricultural Technologies
Author: Qin Zhang
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1636
Release: 2023-10-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3031248619

Digital agriculture is an emerging concept of modern farming that refers to managing farms using modern Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies (EICT) aiming at increasing the overall efficiency of agricultural production, improving the quantity and quality of products, and optimizing the human labor required and natural resource consumption in operations. This encyclopedia is designed to collect the summaries of knowledge on as many as subjects or aspects relevant to ECIT for digital agriculture, present such knowledge in entries, and arrange them alphabetically by articles titles. Springer Major Reference Works platform offers Live Update capability. Our reference work takes full advantage of this feature, which allows for continuous improvement or revision of published content electronically. The Editorial Board Dr. Irwin R. Donis-Gonzalez, University of California Davis, Dept. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Davis, USA (Section: Postharvest Technologies) Prof. Paul Heinemann, Pennsylvania State University, Department Head of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, PA, USA (Section: Technologies for Crop Production) Prof. Manoj Karkee, Washington State University, Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, Washington, USA (Section: Robotics and Automation Technologies) Prof. Minzan Li, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China (Section: Precision Agricultural Technologies) Prof. Dikai Liu, University of Technology Sydney (UTS),Faculty of Engineering & Information Technologies, Broadway NSW, Australia (Section: AI, Information and Communication Technologies) Prof. Tomas Norton, University of Leuven, Dept. of Biosystems, Heverlee Leuven, Belgium (Section: Technologies for Animal and Aquatic Production) Dr. Manuela Zude-Sasse, Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Precision Horticulture, Potsdam, Germany (Section: Engineering and Mechanization Technologies)