Textbook for High-Efficient Cultivation of Apricot and Plum

Author: Shao Jianzhu
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: To implement the spirit of the Central Committee's on strengthening farmers' technical training, helping farmers better rely on technology to get rich and achieve a well-off life, the Jinhu Press, in collaboration with the Hebei Agricultural University Science and Education for Rural Development Training Center, jointly planned and selected common agricultural technology projects for wealth creation among farmers. They invited enthusiastic agricultural technology extension experts and professors to write and publish this series of "Science and Technology for Rural Development and Wealth Creation Training Materials," consisting of 20 volumes. This series of textbooks starts from the current technical needs of rural areas and the cultural and technical foundation of farmers, well reflecting the characteristics of rural short-term technical training and the popular, practical, and affordable features of Jinhu edition agricultural books. The publication of this series of textbooks was kindly supported by the Hebei Provincial Office for Poverty Alleviation and Development and the International Research and Training Center for Rural Education of UNESCO. This book is one volume of the training textbook series, including: introductions to excellent apricot and plum varieties, orchard construction, conventional management techniques for open-field cultivation, management techniques for low-yield and poor-quality trees and damaged tree bodies, fruit harvesting, grading, and packaging, solar greenhouse cultivation techniques, and major pest and disease control techniques. The content is easy to understand and the techniques are highly practical. It is suitable as a training textbook for the "Science and Technology Goes to the Countryside" program and as a self-learning guide for farmers.