The Fundamentals of Fruit Production

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Table of Contents 1. PREFACE2. SECTION 1. WATER RELATIONSa. Chapter I. THE WATER REQUIREMENTS OF FRUIT PLANTSb. Chapter II. THE INTAKE AND UTILIZATION OF WATERc. Chapter III. ORCHARD SOIL MANAGEMENT METHODS AND MOIS- TURE CONSERVATIONd. Chapter IV. SOIL MOISTURE: ITS CLASSIFICATION, MOVEMENT AND INFLUENCE ON ROOT DISTRIBUTIONe. Chapter V. THE RESPONSE OF FRUIT PLANTS TO VARYING CONDI-TIONS OF SOIL MOISTURE AND HUMIDITYf. Chapter VI. PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EX-CESSES AND DEFICIENCIES IN MOISTUREg. Chapter VII. IRRIGATION1!3. SECTION II. NUTRITIONl:a. Chapter VIII. PLANT NUTRIENTS AND THEIR ABSORPTIONi:b. Chapter IX. INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS1c. Chapter X. MANUFACTURE AND UTILIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES,d. Chapter XI. THE INITIATION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSESe. Chapter XII. SURPLUSES AND DEFICIENCIES5f. Chapter XIII. THE APPLICATION OF NITROGEN-CARRYING FERTI-LIZERSg. Chapter XIV. FERTILIZERS, OTHER THAN NITROGENOUS, IN THE ORCHARD 4. SECTION III. TEMPERATURE RELATIONS OF FRUIT PLANTSa. Chapter XV. GROWING-SEASON TEMPERATURESb. Chapter XVI. WINTER KILLING AND HARDINESSc. Chapter XVII. WINTER INJURYd. Chapter XVIII. WINTER INJURY TO THE ROOTS3(e. Chapter XIX. WINTER INJURY IN RELATION TO SPECIFIC FRUITSf. Chapter XX. THE OCCURRENCE OF FROST42g. Chapter XXI. PROTECTION AGAINST FROST45!h. Varies with Earliness; Blossoming Period and Fruit-bud 5. SECTION IV. LIGHT RELATIONSa. Chapter XXII. THERMAL, PHOTOSYNTHETIC AND PHOTOTROPIC INFLUENCESb. Chapter XXIII. PHOTOPERIODIC INFLUENCES6. SECTION V. GROWTH REGULATORSa. Chapter XXIV. NATURAL GROWTH REGULATORSb. Chapter XXV. SYNTHETIC GROWTH REGULATORS7. SECTION VI. PRUNINGa. Chapter XXVI. GROWING AND FRUITING HABITSb. Chapter XXVII. PRUNING, THE AMOUNT OR SEVERITY5c. Chapter XXVIII. PRUNING. THE METHODd. Chapter XXIX. PRUNING, THE SEASONe. Chapter XXX. PRUNING WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PARTICU-LAR FRUITS 8. SECTION VII. FRUIT SETTINGa. Chapter XXXI. THE STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES CONCERNED IN FRUIT FORMATIONb. Chapter XXXII. UNFRUITFULNESS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNAL FACTORSc. Chapter XXXIII. UNFRUITFULNESS ASSOCIATEDWITH EXTERNAL FACTORSd. Chapter XXXIV. FACTORS MORE DIRECTLY CONCERNED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRUITe. Chapter XXXV. FRUIT SETTING AS AN ORCHARD PROBLEM9. GLOSSARY10. INDEX