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Record Nr.

UNINA9910841125903321

Autore

Janick Jules <1931->

Titolo

Horticultural Reviews . Volume 12 [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 1990

ISBN

1-118-06085-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (530 p.)

Collana

Horticultural Reviews ; ; v. 12

Disciplina

631.5305

Soggetti

Plant breeding -- Periodicals

Plant breeding

Agriculture

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Plant Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Horticultural Reviews Volume 12; Contents; Contributors; Dedication; 1 Reproductive Biology of Rhododendron; I. Introduction; II. Breeding Systems; III. Pollinators; IV. Flower Color and Aroma; V. Male Reproductive Structures; VI. Female Reproductive Structures; VII. Nectary; VIII. Pollen-Pistil Interactions; IX. Postfertilization Development; X. Quantification of Reproductive Development; XI. Interspecific Incompatibility and Pollination Subsystems; XII. Breeding Barriers and Taxonomic Groupings; XIII. Production of Horticultural Hybrids and Cultivars Literature Cited; Literature Cited

2 Postharvest Biology of Fresh AsparagusI. Introduction; II. Anatomy; III. Physiology; IV. Texture; V. Postharvest Growth; VI. Visual Deterioration; VII. Flavor Deterioration; VIII. Injury Due to Low O2 or High CO2; IX. Chilling and Freezing Injury; X. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 3 Tropical Root and Tuber Crops; I. Introduction; II. Cassava; III. Edible Aroids (Araceae); IV. Tropical Sweet Potato; V. Yams; VI. Minor Crops; Literature Cited; 4 The Cowpea: Production, Utilization, and Research in the United States; I. Introduction; II. History and Taxonomy

III. Statistics of ProductionIV. Genetics, Botany, and Physiology; V. Culture; VI. Cultivar Classes; VII. Fungal and Bacterial Diseases; VIII. Virus Diseases; IX. Insect Pests; X. Nematode Pests; XI. Cowpea



Research Programs in the United States; XII. Harvesting and Marketing; Literature Cited; 5 Flowering of Deciduous Perennial Fruit Crops; I. Introduction; II. Floral Development; III. Anthesis; IV. Pollination; V. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 6 Apple Trees: Morphology and Anatomy; I. Introduction; II. Seedlings; III. Roots; IV. Stems; V. Leaves; VI. Vegetative Propagation

VII. Size-Controlling RootstocksVIII. Compact or Spur Mutants; IX. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 7 Acquisition and Utilization of Carbon, Mineral Nutrients, and Water by the Kiwifruit Vine; I. Introduction; II. Vine Growth and Development; III. Carbon Economy; IV. Mineral Nutrition; V. Water Relations; VI. Shoot-Root Interactions-A Whole Vine Model Literature Cited; Literature Cited; 8 Citrus Flowering; I. Introduction; II. Shoot Development; III. Phenology of Flowering; IV. Regulation of Shoot Growth and Flowering; V. Flowering Hypotheses; VI. Conclusion; Literature Cited

9 The California Fig IndustryI. Introduction; II. History; III. Botany; IV. Horticulture; V. Pests, Diseases, and Disorders; VI. Prospects of the California Fig Industry; Literature Cited; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index