Texas peach handbook /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A&M University Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Planting peach trees
- Site selection
- Site preparation
- Chilling, dormancy, and hardiness (phenology of bloom)
- Cultivar and rootstock recommendations for Texas peach growers
- Peach tree pruning and training
- Water management
- Peach orchard floor management
- Peach tree nutrition and orchard fertilization
- Peach diseases
- Insects
- Crop control
- Harvesting and handling
- Marketing
- Financial needs to get into the peach business.