
The Chestnut Handbook
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The Chestnut Handbook book
Crop & Forest Management
The Chestnut Handbook
DOI link for The Chestnut Handbook
The Chestnut Handbook book
Crop & Forest Management
Edited ByGabriele Beccaro, Alberto Alma, Giancarlo Bounous, Jose Gomes-Laranjo
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2019
eBook Published 18 November 2019
Pub. location Boca Raton
Imprint CRC Press
Pages 378 pages
eBook ISBN 9780429445606
SubjectsEnvironment & Agriculture
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Beccaro, G. (Ed.), Alma, A. (Ed.), Bounous, G. (Ed.), Gomes-Laranjo, J. (Ed.). (2020). The Chestnut Handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press, https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429445606
Chestnut Management and Production shares achievements in chestnut development and cultivation including information on sustainable planning and management of chestnut production from nursery to plantation, entomology, pathology, and ecosystem services. Cultivation techniques of Chinese, Japanese, and European chestnut species including hybrids are described containing information on over 550 local and commercial cultivars. Beautiful original handmade drawings and technical sheets facilitate accessibility and comprehension of information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|4 pages
History
Growing and Using the Chestnut in the World from Past to Present
WithGiancarlo Bounous, Gabriele Beccaro
chapter 2|30 pages
Botany, Anatomy, and Nut Composition
WithGabriele Beccaro, Giancarlo Bounous, Marta De Biaggi, Dario Donno, Daniela Torello Marinoni, Feng Zou, Maria Gabriella Mellano
chapter 3|18 pages
Distribution, Marketing, and Trade
WithMarta De Biaggi, Gabriele Beccaro, Jane Casey, Pedro Halçartegaray Riqué, Marco Conedera, José Gomes-Laranjo, Dennis W. Fulbright, Sogo Nishio, Ümit Serdar, Feng Zou, Elvio Bellini
chapter 4|66 pages
Cultivars List and Breeding
WithGabriele Beccaro, Alberto Alma, Giancarlo Bounous, José Gomes-Laranjo
chapter 5|36 pages
Nursery Techniques
WithGabriele Beccaro, Giancarlo Bounous, Beatriz Cuenca, Michele Bounous, Michele Warmund, Huan Xiong, Li Zhang, Feng Zou, Ümit Serdar, Burak Akyüz, Maria Gabriella Mellano, Rita Lourenço Costa
chapter 6|27 pages
Orchard Management
WithGabriele Beccaro, Giancarlo Bounous, José Gomes-Laranjo, Michele Warmund, Jane Casey
chapter 7|19 pages
Chestnut Farming with Chinese, Japanese, and Eurojapanese Hybrid Cultivars
WithFeng Zou, Sogo Nishio, Michele Warmund, Gabriele Beccaro, Giancarlo Bounous, Michele Bounous
chapter 8|52 pages
European Chestnut Traditional and High-Density Orchards
WithGabriele Beccaro, Alberto Alma, Giancarlo Bounous, José Gomes-Laranjo
chapter 10|21 pages
Coppice Woodlands and Chestnut Wood Technology
WithMaria Chiara Manetti, Enrico Marcolin, Mario Pividori, Roberto Zanuttini, Marco Conedera
chapter 13|13 pages
Pests, Diseases, and Physiological Disorders
Vademecum
WithAlberto Alma, Gabriele Beccaro, Chiara Ferracini, Paolo Gonthier, Cécile Robin, Ümit Serdar