Ebook: Physiology of temperate zone fruit trees

An up-to-date treatment of the applied physiology of temperate-zone fruit trees, this work provides comprehensive information on the structure and function of fruit trees, orchard design, and maximizing of fruit crops. The physiology of fruit trees is complicated. Fruit trees are perennial
woody plants that are taxed every year to produce large fruit crops.
Often, as much as 70% of the fruit tree's carbohydrates are harvested as
fruit, yet the tree must have sufficient carbohydrate stores to maintain
basic life processes-to grow, forro flower buds for the next season, and
survive the cold stress of winter. In addition, with the on-going shift of
fruit industry orchards from colder to warmer climates, additional physiological
demands such as increased transpiration and respiration are put
on the trees. Ali these facts must be taken into account in orchard design.