Texas Peach Handbook

Informationen zum Autor JIM KAMAS, based in Fredericksburg, is assistant professor and extension horticulturist in the department of horticultural sciences, Texas A&M University, and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. He was formerly a research associate in the A&M peach breeding program, has taught undergraduate fruit production classes at Texas A&M University and was a commercial peach grower for ten years in Austin County Texas.  LARRY STEIN is professor and extension horticulturist in the department of horticultural sciences, Texas A&M University, and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. He worked at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Stephenville for seven years before moving to Uvalde. Klappentext An up-to-date guide for commercial and residential peach growers . . . With an estimated one million trees producing almost fifty million pounds of fruit per year, Texas is a leading producer of peaches, and several popular seasonal festivals highlight the widespread enjoyment of and interest in this delicious, versatile fruit. In addition, a recent rise of interest in edible gardens and home fruit production has led more people to think about planting a peach tree in the yard - or paying closer attention to the one they already have. Jim Kamas and Larry Stein, drawing from their many years of experience and the best current research, provide authoritative advice for those who want to improve peach production, whether in a large commercial orchard or on a single tree in the back yard. With discussions ranging from site selection to marketing ideas, Texas Peach Handbook covers the basics of peach cultivation - planting, pruning, fertilizing, watering, protecting, thinning, harvesting - and gives bothinstruction on disease and insect control and advice on the financial aspects of the peach business. The authors also direct readers to other, more detailed or technical sources, for those who want to learn more about a given topic. For its useful information and expert guidance, this how-to handbook will prove indispensable for anyone who grows, or wants to grow, peaches.Jim Kamas and Larry Stein, drawing from their many years of experience and the best current research, provide authoritative advice for those who want to improve peach production, whether in a large commercial orchard or on a single tree in the back yard....

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JIM KAMAS, based in Fredericksburg, is assistant professor and extension horticulturist in the department of horticultural sciences, Texas A&M University, and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. He was formerly a research associate in the A&M peach breeding program, has taught undergraduate fruit production classes at Texas A&M University and was a commercial peach grower for ten years in Austin County Texas. 

 

LARRY STEIN is professor and extension horticulturist in the department of horticultural sciences, Texas A&M University, and the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. He worked at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Stephenville for seven years before moving to Uvalde.

Product details

Authors	Jim Kamas, Jim/ Stein Kamas, Larry Stein, Larry A Stein, Larry A. Stein
Publisher	Texas A&M University Press
Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	13.04.2011
EAN	9781603442664
ISBN	978-1-60344-266-4
No. of pages	172
Series	AgriLife Research and Extensio; Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Service Series; Texas A&m Agrilife Research an; AgriLife Research and Extensio; Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Service Series
Subjects	Guides > Nature > Garden; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Landwirtschaft, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Gardening / Horticulture, GARDENING / Fruit, GARDENING / Regional / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Product details

• Authors: Jim Kamas, Jim/ Stein Kamas, Larry Stein, Larry A Stein, Larry A. Stein
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.04.2011
• EAN: 9781603442664
• ISBN: 978-1-60344-266-4
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: AgriLife Research and Extensio; Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Service Series; Texas A&m Agrilife Research an; AgriLife Research and Extensio; Texas A&M Agrilife Research and Extension Service Series
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Garden; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Landwirtschaft, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, Gardening / Horticulture, GARDENING / Fruit, GARDENING / Regional / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)