Index of Compact Fruit Tree

Vol. 36, No. 2- August 2003

Table of Contents

33 Summer Tour and Italy 2004 Conference

33 IDFTA Calendar

34 Tour Registration

35 Flying Club Class -- The Economics of Successful Marketing Clubs for New Varieties D. O'Rourke

38 The Genetic Improvement of Apple S. Brown and K Maloney

42 IDFTA Membership Form

43 Certified Nursery Tree Production in Holland A. van den Berg

46 Growth Performance of Apple Nursery Trees in Relation to Reserve Nitrogen and Carbohydrates L. Cheng

49 Conversion Chart

50 The Latest Apple Production Techniques in South Tyrol, Italy K. Werth

52 Testing Pre-plant MAP and Apple Compost for Improving the growth off Newly Planted Apple Trees J. Schupp and R. Moran

55 Apple Varieties with a Future D. Greene and S. Weiss

57 Cornell-Geneva Rootstocks in New Zealand Apple Production Systems for the 21st Century D. Tustin, J.Palmer, and M. White

60 Summer Pruing: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly K. Li, A. Lakso, R. Piccioni and T. Robinson

62 Pest Management Consideration in South American Tree Fruit Systems A. Agnello

64 The National Technology Roadmap for Tree Fruit T. Auvil and R. Baugher

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