Brings together some of the world’s leading experts on the breeding and cultivation of particular fruitsComprehensive coverage of key stone, pome and berry fruitsReviews key advances across the value chain for particular crops that collectively optimise sustainable production

Sweet and sour cherries (Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus) are important fruit crops for which demand is high and growing. A significant number of new varieties, rootstocks and training systems have been released or developed in recent years in order to improve the efficiency and profitability of cherry orchards. Cherries: Botany, Production and Uses covers the genetics, ecophysiology, production, protection and uses of cherries. Presenting up-to-date scientific data and applied information...