Horticultural Reviews [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910841141103321
• Autore: Janick Jules
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 2011
• ISBN: 1-118-06082-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (462 p.)
• Collana: Horticultural Reviews ; ; v.98
• Disciplina: 631.5305
• Soggetti: Plant breeding -- Periodicals; Plant breeding
• 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 9; Contents; Contributors; Dedication; 1 Energy-Efficient Greenhouses; I. Introduction; II. Structural Modifications; III. Alternative Energy Sources; IV. Environmental Management; V. Future Developments; VI. Summary; Literature Cited; 2 Plant Growth Regulators in Rose Plants; I. Introduction; II. Propagation; III. Storage of Rose Plants; IV. Plant Development; V. Flower Senescence; Literature Cited; 3 Nutrition of Container-Grown Woody Nursery Crops; I. Introduction; II. The Container System; III. Methods of Nutrient Application; IV. Nutrient Requirements for GrowthV. Soil Testing; VI. Tissue Analysis; VII. Timing of Nutrient Applications; VIII. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 4 Elemental Status of Pine Bark-Based Potting Media; I. Introduction; II. Common Chemical Characteristics of Soil Organic Matter and Softwood Bark; III. Cation Exchange Capacity; IV. Nitrogen; V. Phosphorus; VI. Potassium; VII. Soil Reaction, Lime, and Calcium; VIII. Magnesium; IX. Micronutrients; Literature Cited; 5 Iron Deficiency Chlorosis; I. Introduction; II. Soil Iron; III. Iron Uptake; IV. Iron Translocation; V. Measures of Plant Iron StatusVI. Bicarbonate-Induced Chlorosis; VII. Iron Chlorosis: Horticultural Occurrences; VIII. Use of Chelates; IX. Conclusion; Literature Cited; 6 Ginseng: Industry, Botany, and Culture; I. Introduction; II. Industry; III. Botany; IV. Culture; V. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 7 The Honey Bee Pollination Component of Horticultural Crop Production Systems; I. Pollination in Agroecosystems; II. Pollination and the Production of Horticultural ; Crops; III. Mechanisms for Cross-Pollination; IV. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 8 Tissue Culture of Temperate Fruit and Nut neesI. Introduction; II. Micropropagation; III. Virus Elimination; IV. Genetic Improvement; V. Germplasm Conservation; VI. Commercial Application; VII. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 9 Summer Pruning of Apple and Peach Trees; I. Introduction; II. Peach; III. Apple; IV. Summary; Literature Cited; 10 Orchard Floor Vegetation Management; I. Introduction; II. Major Orchard Floor Management Systems; III. Effects on the Tree and Crop; IV. Effects on the Soil; V. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index