Horticultural Reviews, Volume 36

Volume 36 Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-470-50520-5
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 642 g

Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written by world authorities, bridge the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of horticultural scientists and teachers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Janick, Jules

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors ix

Dedication: Donald N. Maynard xiii
Allen V. Barker

1. The Global Flower Bulb Industry: Production, Utilization, Research 1
Maarten Benschop, Rina Kamenetsky, Marcel Le Nard, Hiroshi Okubo, and August De Hertogh

I. Introduction 3

Ii. Historical Perspectives 4

Iii. Globalization of the World Flower Bulb Industry 7

Iv. Major Areas of Research 14

V. Major Flower Bulb Organizations 55

Vi. Conclusions and Future Research 80

Acknowledgments 88

Literature Cited 88

2. The Bananas: Botany, Origin, Dispersal 117
N. M. Nayar

I. Introduction 118

Ii. Botany 119

Iii. Origin and Evolution 138

Iv. Dispersal 146

V. Summary and Inferences 154

Acknowledgments 157

Literature Cited 157

3. Genetic Diversity of Cucumis Melo 165
Yosef Burger, Harry S. Paris, Ron Cohen, Nurit Katzir, Yaakov Tadmor, Efraim Lewinsohn, and Arthur A. Schaffer

I. Introduction 166

Ii. Origin and Domestication 166

Iii. Historical Records 166

Iv. Classification 169

V. Molecular Polymorphism 172

Vi. Variability in Fruit Characteristics 175

Vii. Variation in Response to Diseases 185

Viii. Prospects 190

Acknowledgments 190

Literature Cited 191

4. Dogroses: Botany, Horticulture, Genetics, and Breeding 199
Gun Werlemark and Hilde Nybom

I. Introduction 200

Ii. Taxonomy 201

Iii. Utilization 205

Iv. Production 214

V. Genetics and Breeding 225

Vi. Summary 244

Literature Cited 245

5. Biochemical and Practical Views of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus-Host Association in Horticultural Crops 257
Hinanit Koltai, Vijay Gadkar, and Yoram Kapulnik

I. Introduction 258

Ii. Life Cycle of AM Fungi 261

Iii. Chemical Analyses of the Presymbiotic Stage of the AMF-Host Interaction 264

Iv. Molecular Analyses of the Presymbiotic Phase of the AMF-Host Interaction 267

V. Application of AMF in Horticultural Crops 270

Vi. Conclusions 276

Literature Cited 278

6. Sustainability of Organic Horticulture 289
Michael Raviv

Abbreviations 289

I. Defining Sustainability 290

Ii. Organic Horticulture 291

Iii. How Sustainable is Organic Horticulture? 294

Iv. Knowledge Gaps and Required Future Research 314

V. Conclusions 317

Literature Cited 320

Subject Index 335

Cumulative Subject Index 337

Cumulative Contributor Index 365

Über Autor(innen)

Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.