Temperate Fruits

<p>This volume <em>Temperate Fruits: Production Processing and Marketing</em> presents the latest pomological research on the production postharvest handling processing and storage and information on marketing for a selection of temperate fruits. These include apple pear quince peach plum sweet cherry kiwifruit strawberry mulberry and chestnut. With chapters from fruit experts from different countries of the world the book provides the latest information on the effect of climate change on fruit production organic fruit growing and advanced fruit breeding the nutraceutical value and bioactive compounds in fruits and their role in human health and new and advanced methods of fruit production. Topics include microirrigation sustainable nutrient management crop protection and plant health management and farm mechanization.</p>