TY - BOOK AU - Layne,D. AU - Bassi,D. TI - The peach: botany, production and uses T2 - Botany, Production and Uses SN - 9781845934231 PY - 2008/// CY - Wallingford UK PB - CABI KW - chilling requirement KW - genetic improvement KW - peaches KW - bacterium KW - carbon dioxide fixation KW - mite control KW - invertebrates KW - phytopathogens KW - arthropod pests KW - Tenericutes KW - photosynthesis KW - postharvest physiology KW - nematodes KW - epidemiology KW - animals KW - viruses of plants KW - plant nutrition KW - water requirements KW - genetic engineering KW - genetic manipulation KW - Nematoda KW - plant pathogenic bacteria KW - fungi KW - plant water relations KW - fungus KW - APEC countries KW - angiosperms KW - taxonomy KW - Rosaceae KW - processing KW - nematode control KW - crop production KW - arthropods KW - phytopathogenic fungi KW - Acholeplasmataceae KW - phytopathogenic bacteria KW - plant pests KW - genetically engineered organisms KW - GMOs KW - viruses KW - insect pests KW - East Asia KW - prokaryotes KW - Mollicutes KW - plant propagation KW - genetically modified plants KW - Developing Countries KW - plant disease control KW - rootstocks KW - pathogens KW - Prunus persica KW - plant diseases KW - fungal diseases KW - systematics KW - pest insects KW - pests KW - plant pathogens KW - mites KW - eelworms KW - parasites KW - plants KW - viroids KW - cultivation KW - insect control KW - Prunus KW - transgenic organisms KW - transgenic plants KW - control KW - Hexapoda KW - GEOs KW - plant viruses KW - Phytoplasma KW - Candidatus Phytoplasma KW - plant parasitic nematodes KW - Bacteria KW - Arachnida KW - carbon KW - plant-pathogenic fungi KW - genetically modified organisms KW - genetic transformation KW - cultivated varieties KW - Acari KW - ripening KW - pest arthropods KW - pest control KW - postharvest systems KW - plant pathogenic fungi KW - People's Republic of China KW - carbon assimilation KW - eudicots KW - fruits KW - cultivars KW - Rosales KW - harvesting KW - China KW - crop quality KW - genetically engineered plants KW - insects KW - Spermatophyta KW - Asia KW - orchards KW - plant parasites KW - propagation KW - Acholeplasmatales KW - eukaryotes KW - plant-pathogenic bacteria N2 - The Peach provides a comprehensive up to date reference work, summarizing our knowledge of peaches and their production worldwide and includes an extensive colour plates section. Chapters written by international authorities address botany and taxonomy, breeding and genetics of cultivars and rootstocks, propagation, physiology and planting systems, crop and pest management and postharvest physiology. The book also includes a contribution on the history of cultivation and production trends in China with historical references dating back to 1100 BC for the first time in the English language UR - https://cabi-prod.literatumonline.com/action/showBook?doi=10.1079%2F9781845933869.0000 ER -