Chapter 1  General
  Section 1  Economic Significance of Pear Cultivation
  Section 2  History and Current Situation of Pear Cultivation
  Section 3  Problems and Developing Trends in Pear Production
Chapter 2  Superior Cultivars
  Section 1  Classification of Pears Cultivated in China
  Section 2  Superior Cultivars
  Section 3  Cultivar Selection
Chapter 3  Growth and Fruiting Habits
  Section 1  Characteristics of Roots
  Section 2  Characteristics of Buds, Branches, and Leaves
  Section 3  Flower Bud Diff erentiation
  Section 4  Flowering and Fruiting
  Section 5  Development of Fruits
  Section 6  Requirements for Environmental Conditions
Chapter 4  Nursery Techniques
  Section 1  Types and Selection of Rootstock
  Section 2  Nursery Techniques
  Section 3  Breeding of Dwarfing and Virus-free Seedlings
  Section 4  Top Grafting for Growing Superior Cultivars
Chapter 5  Orchard Construction Techniques
  Section 1  Selections of Orchard Land
  Section 2  Orchard Planning and Setting
  Section 3  Planting of Pear
Chapter 6  Nutrient, Soil, Fertilizer, and Water Management Techniques for Pear Trees
  Section 1  Nutrient Elements for Pear Trees
  Section 2  Soil Management Techniques for Pear Orchard
  Section 3  Fertilizer Requirement Characteristics of Pear Trees and Scientific Fertilization
  Section 4  Irrigation and Drainage
Chapter 7  Trimming and Pruning of Pear Trees
  Section 1  The Principle and Function of Trimming and Pruning of Pear Trees
  Section 2  The Basis, Time, and Method of Trimming and Pruning for Pear Trees
  Section 3  Trimming Characteristics of Pear Trees and Requirement for High-yield Tree Shapes
  Section 4  Main Tree Shapes of Pear Trees
  Section 5  Method of Pruning
  Section 6  Innovation of Trimming and Pruning Technology for Pear Trees
Chapter 8  Flower and Fruit Management
  Section 1  Pollination Promotion and Fruit Setting Rate Improvement
  Section 2  Frost Prevention during Anthesis
  Section 3  Blossom and Fruit Thinning
  Section 4  Fruit Bagging
  Section 5  Harvesting, Packaging, and Transport of Fruits
Chapter 9  Top Grafting for Growing Superior Cultivars
  Section 1  Top Grafting Period
  Section 2  Treatment of Top Grafting Trees
  Section 3  Grafting
  Section 4  Post-grafting Management
Chapter 10  Integrated Control Technology for Diseases and Pests on Pear Trees
  Section 1  Occurrence and Infection of Diseases on Fruit Trees
  Section 2  Identification and Retrieval of Fruit Tree Diseases
  Section 3  Identification of Fruit Tree Pests
  Section 4  Scientific Control Technology for Diseases and Pests on Fruit Trees
  Section 5  Pear Diseases and Control
  Section 6  Pear Pests and Control
  Section 7  Physiological Diseases of Pear Trees
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