Midwest Tree Fruit Handbook

Midwest Tree Fruit Handbook
Author: R. A. Hayden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 46
Release: 1998-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780788144639

Intended for use in conjunction with the spray guide of the home state of the Midwestern tree fruit grower. Production practices and pest control information will be useful over several years. Addresses pesticide safety; sprayer use and calibration; insects and mites; insecticides and mitecides; IPM; scouting procedures and decision rules for apple IPM; using traps to monitor apple insect pests; apple, pear and stone fruit diseases; fungicides and bactericides; orchard weeds and grasses; herbicides for fruit crops; apple disorders; general mgmt. practices; growth regulators and spray adjuvants; fruit pollination; and wildlife control.

Midwest Gardener's Handbook

Midwest Gardener's Handbook
Author: Melinda Myers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2013-12-15
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1591865689

Meant for the more experienced gardener, Midwest Gardener's Handbook is an all-inclusive resource guide featuring hundreds of proven plants that are optimal for Midwestern gardeners.

Growing the Midwest Garden

Growing the Midwest Garden
Author: Edward Lyon
Publisher: Timber Press
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2016-04-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1604696982

Plant selection and garden style are deeply influenced by where we are gardening. To successfully grow a range of beautiful ornamental plants, every gardener has to know the specifics of the region’s climate, soil, and geography. Growing the Midwest Garden, by Edward Lyon, the director of Wisconsin’s Allen Centennial Gardens, offers an enthusiastic and comprehensive approach to ornamental gardening in the heartland. This guide features in-depth chapters on climate, soil, pests, and maintenance, along with plant profiles of the best perennials, annuals, trees, shrubs, and bulbs.

Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2nd Edition

Integrated Pest Management for Apples & Pears, 2nd Edition
Author: BARBARA OHLENDORF
Publisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Total Pages: 229
Release: 1999
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1879906422

Inside you'll find a detailed index, a completely revised section on codling moth management with detailed information on mating disruption, revision of leafroller management practices, updates on oak root fungus and wild asparagus, biological control of fireblight, and new control strategies for pear psylla. The emphasis is on least-toxic control methods, selective pesticides, and cultural and biological controls. Also includes a section on organically acceptable control methods. More than 200 color photos and 100 figures and tables.