Overview
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 Handbookcovers 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Jim Kamas ,
Larry A. Stein ,
Al B Wagner
Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781603442664
ISBN 10: 1603442669
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 13 April 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
. . . a strong foundational guide for amateur and beginning peach growers as well as offer new and improved growing practices for the experienced grower. -;/div>--Glenn Dromgoole The Eagle (05/31/2011)
. . . a strong foundational guide for amateur and beginning peach growers as well as offer new and improved growing practices for the experienced grower. - Glenn Dromgoole, The Eagle--Glenn Dromgoole The Eagle (5/31/2011 12:00:00 AM)
"". . . a strong foundational guide for amateur and beginning peach growers as well as offer new and improved growing practices for the experienced grower."" - Glenn Dromgoole, The Eagle--Glenn Dromgoole ""The Eagle"" (5/31/2011 12:00:00 AM)
". . . a strong foundational guide for amateur and beginning peach growers as well as offer new and improved growing practices for the experienced grower. - Glenn Dromgoole, The Eagle--Glenn Dromgoole ""The Eagle"" (5/31/2011 12:00:00 AM)"
Author Information
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.
