Small Fruit Crop Management gives a complete overview of all aspects of small fruit production and management from site selection and marketing to botany and cultivar selection. It discusses the basic scientific information, environmental factors, and practical applied cultural recommendations. It .

Features:

• Describes each fruit crop individually
• Covers basic scientific approaches such as genetics, botany, morphology, and physiology
• Discusses commercial culture, management and their "whys"
• Supplies background information on marketing and economics of fruit crops
• Provides excellent line drawings for each of the crops
• Features extensive references and suggested readings in each chapter

Contents

1. The Small Fruit Crops
2. Factors That Influence Small Fruit Production
3. Strawberry Management
4. Rasberry Management
5. Blackberry Management
6. Currant and Gooseberry Management
7. Blueberry Management
8. Cranberry Management
9. Elderberry, Highbush Cranberry, and Juneberry Management
10. Grape Management
11. Kiwifruit Management
12. Maturity Standards, Harvesting, Postharvest Handling, and Storage
13. Marketing Small Fruits
14. Economics of Small Fruit Production

Glossary
Index

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