Nut Shaping and Pruning Illustrated

Author: Zhang Tiefu, Zhang Ye, et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: This book is a practical technical monograph on the shaping and pruning of chestnut trees, presented in a combination of text and illustrations. Based on the author's extensive research and practice in chestnut cultivation technology, the book covers the following main content: fundamental knowledge of chestnut tree shaping and pruning, techniques and operational methods for shaping and pruning, major tree forms of chestnut and their shaping and pruning techniques, pruning after crown formation, shaping and pruning for converting dense, shaded chestnut plantations, shaping and pruning for trees with unrestrained growth, pruning for improving and replacing inferior chestnut trees, as well as pruning to promote biannual fruiting of chestnut trees. The book is rich in content, advanced in technology, well-coordinated in operational methods, illustrated, easy to understand, and highly practical and operational. It is particularly suitable for chestnut producers, as well as serving as a reference for researchers, educators, and extension personnel engaged in chestnut cultivation technology, and for fruit science students in schools.