TY - BOOK AU - Hall,H.K. AU - Funt,Richard C. ED - C.A.B. International, TI - Blackberries and their hybrids T2 - Crop production science in horticulture series SN - 9781780646695 AV - SB386.B6 B53 2017eb U1 - 634/.713 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK PB - CABI KW - Blackberries KW - Arthropod pests KW - cabt KW - Chemical composition KW - Crop production KW - Crop quality KW - Crosses KW - Cultivars KW - Economic analysis KW - Fertilizers KW - Fruits KW - Hybrids KW - Insect control KW - Insect pests KW - Irrigation KW - Irrigation systems KW - Marketing KW - Markets KW - Nutritive value KW - Pathogens KW - Pest control KW - Pests KW - Plant composition KW - Plant development KW - Plant disease control KW - Plant diseases KW - Plant pathogens KW - Plant pests KW - Plant training KW - Postharvest systems KW - Pruning KW - Site selection KW - Transport KW - Vegetative propagation KW - Weed control KW - Weeds N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Blackberries: an introduction / Kim E. Hummer -- Growth and development / Bernadine C. Strik -- Climatic requirements / Fumiomi Takeda -- Blackberry fruit quality components, composition, and potential health benefits / Jungmin Lee -- Cultivar development and selection / Chad E. Finn and John R. Clark -- Nursery production of plants / Ioannis E. Tzanetakis and Robert R. Martin -- Propagation of blackberries and related rubus species / Barbara Reed, Sukalya Poothong, and Harvey K. Hall -- Site selection / Ellen Thompson -- Site preparation, soil management, and planting / Marvin Pritts and Eric Hanson -- Soil and water management / Richard C. Funt and David S. Ross -- Plant nutrient management / Bernadine C. Strik -- Pruning and training / Bernadine C. Strik, Fumiomi Takeda, and Gary Gao -- Diseases, viruses, insects, and weeds of blackberries and their hybrids / Annemiek C. Schilder, Harvey K. Hall, Ioannis Tzanetakis, and Richard C. Funt -- Crop production / Bernadine C. Strik and Michele Stanton -- Postharvest storage and transport of blackberries / Penelope Perkins-Veazie -- Marketing of blackberries / Gail Nonnecke, Michael Duffy, and Richard C. Funt -- Blackberry farm management and economics / Richard C. Funt -- World blackberry production / Harvey K. Hall -- Appendix 1: Windbreaks / Michele Stanton -- Appendix 2: fertigation and drip irrigation primer / David S. Ross and Richard C. Funt -- Glossary 1: biological terms / Richard C. Funt and Harvey K. Hall -- Glossary 2: business terms / Richard C. Funt and Harvey K. Hall; Access limited to subscribing institution; Also available in print format N2 - This book contains 18 chapters focusing on the growth and development, climatic requirements, fruit quality, chemical composition and health benefits of blackberries and their hybrids. Information on cultivar development and selection, nursery production, vegetative propagation, site selection, preparation, soil management and planting, soil and water management, fertilizer management, pruning and training and plant pathogens, insect pests and weeds and their control are presented. The importance of the proper postharvest storage, transport and marketing of fruits and the economics of blackberry production are also discussed UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781780646688.0000 ER -