The Peach provides a comprehensive up to date reference work, summarizing our knowledge of peaches and their production worldwide and includes an extensive colour plates section. Chapters written by international authorities address botany and taxonomy, breeding and genetics of cultivars and rootstocks and more.

Contributions by: Hongwen Huang, Rene Monet, Albert G. Abbott, Bruce Topp, William R. Okie, Thomas M Gradziel, Gregory L. Reighard, Filiberto Loreti, Theodore M. DeJong, Luca Corelli-Grappadelli, Richard P Marini, R. Scott Johnson, Thomas Tworkoski, James E. Adaskaveg, David F. Ritchie, Mariano Cambra, Dan L. Horton, Andy P. Nyczepir, Carlos H Crisosto, Angelo Ramina