The mirabelle plum. Monograph.

La mirabelle. Monographie.

Author(s) : Ctifl, GIGLEUX-SPITZ C., et al.

Type of monograph: Book

Summary

This book covers the following aspects of the mirabelle plum (Prunus insititia): the origins of mirabelle plum tree cultivation (in Lorraine in particular, and in France en general); economics (mirabelle plum production in France and other countries); the plant material (rootstocks and cultivars); orchard establishment (site selection, planting material selection, planting, and ground cover and irrigation); physiology of the mirabelle plum tree (flowering, growth, alternate bearing, fruiting, and thinning); tree management (natural habit, pruning and training, managing yield potential); yield predictions; plant nutrition (water and nutrient requirements); crop protection; fruit quality; and the harvest (determining harvest time, harvest stage and cold storage, and harvesting techniques).

Details

  • Original title: La mirabelle. Monographie.
  • Record ID : 1999-0642
  • Languages: French
  • Subject: General information
  • Publication: Ctifl (centre technique interprofessionnel des fruits et légumes) - France/France
  • Publication date: 1996/12
  • ISBN: 2879110874
  • Source: Source: 211 p. (15.5 x 24); fig.; phot.; tabl.; FRF 200.00.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.