Lesson 1 CULTVVATION OF FRUITS 1
Reading Material:Pruning 6
Lesson 2 UPTAKE OF FOLIAR-APPLIED NUTRIENTS 12
Reading Material:Translocation（运转）of Foliar-Absorbed Nutrients 21
Lesson 3 NATURAL METHODS FOR CONTROL OF INSECTS AND DISEASES 27
Reading Material:Integrated Crop and Pest Management 33
Lesson 4 APPLICATIONS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN HORTICULTURE 40
Reading Material:Introduction of Biotechnology in Horticulture 49
Lesson 5 POMOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF FRUIT TREES 55
Reading Material:Ⅰ The nutritive value of the fruits and their uses 58
Ⅱ Great potential in western China's fruit industry 59
Lesson 6 MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF FRUIT TREES 61
Reading Material:Development of the fruit trees 64
Lesson 7 PROPAGATION OF FRUIT TREES 68
Reading Material 71
Lesson 8 ORCHARD ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT 75
Reading Material 79
Lesson 9 TRAINING AND PRUNING FRUIT TREES 82
Reading Material 85
Lesson 10 EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS ON FRUIT TREES 89
Reading Material 93
Ⅰ Effect of drought stress on apple trees 93
Ⅱ Citrus and salinity 95
Lesson 11 PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL OF FRUIT TREES 97
Reading Material 101
Lesson 12 HARVESTING AND POSTHARVEST HANDING PROCESSES 106
Reading Material 110
Lesson 13 CLASSIFICATION OF VEGETABLES 114
Reading Material:Vegetable crops 118
Lesson 14 IMPORTANCE OF VEGETABLES IN NUTRITION 124
Reading material:The role of vegetables 127
Lesson 15 VEGETABLES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 130
Reading Material:Nutrients of plant 133
Lesson 16 TURNIP,CHINESE CABBAGES,MUSTARD 137
Reading Material 139
Lesson 17 TOMATO 144
Reading Material:QTL analysis of fruit quality in fresh market tomato 146
Lesson 18 CUCUMBER 150
Reading Material:Muskmelon 151
Lesson 19 ONION 156
Reading Material:Management of onion seed production 158
Lesson 20 INTRODUCTION TO HERBACEOUS ORNAMENTAL PLANTS 163
Reading Material:Bulbs 166
Lesson 21 FLOWER ARRANGING BASICS 174
Reading Material:Practical Techniques of Floral Design 177
参考译文 182
参考文献 223