Grapes
eBook - ePub

Grapes

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

Thoroughly revised, augmented and updated, the third edition of Grapes provides comprehensive information about grape production around the world, the latest in research findings, and further updates on the effects of climate change. The new edition includes new sections on resistant grape cultivars, gentle pruning, curetage, grapevine yellows diseases, harvest, as well as a new chapter discussing different types of vineyard management systems, such as sustainability programmes, organics and biodynamics. New and improved photos have been added throughout the book, particularly enhancing the section on diseases and disorders. Covering a broad range of topics from grapevine growth and fruit development, to vineyard establishment, mechanization and postharvest processing, this book serves as a source of practical, science-based information. It is an invaluable resource for grape producers, horticulture and plant science students, as well as enthusiasts of the vine and its products.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Foreword
  6. Preface
  7. Preface to the Second Edition
  8. Preface to the First Edition
  9. 1 History, Uses and Production
  10. 2 Cultivars, Anatomy and Improvement
  11. 3 Grapevine Growth and Fruit Development
  12. 4  Climatic Requirements
  13. 5 Vineyard Establishment
  14. 6 Seasonal Management
  15. 7 Vineyard Management Systems
  16. 8 Nutrition
  17. 9 Mechanization
  18. 10 Grapevine Pests, Diseases and Disorders
  19. 11 Harvest and Postharvest Processing
  20. References
  21. Index