Advances in horticulture: fruit crops - Volume 2.
Author Affiliation: Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi 110?001, India.
: l + 515-1100
Abstract : This is the second volume in a major series consisting of 13 volumes which together give a comprehensive account of the Indian horticultural research scene. It is also the second of the 4 volumes in this series which are devoted to fruit crops. It contains 40 chapters covering propagation and rootstocks (mango, Citrus, guava, grape, ber-Ziziphus, custard apple-Annona squamosa, and stone fruits), seed germination, tissue culture and biotechnology, high density planting (Citrus, banana, pineapple and apple), pruning (mango, ber and phalsa-Grewia asiatica), training and pruning (grape and temperate fruits), water management, intercropping, weed control, fruit crops for wastelands, horti-silvi-pastoral systems, nutrition (mango, Citrus, banana, guava, grape, pineapple, papaya [pawpaw], pomegranate, apple and stone fruits), role of potassium in development of fruit quality, micronutrient deficiencies, leaf nutrient analysis, root systems, fertilizer management, salt tolerance, and vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizas. Volume 2 contains its own subject and author indexes.