Horticultural reviews . Volume 8 / / edited by Jules Janick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910876743003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, CT, : Avi Publishing Co., 1986
• ISBN: 1-118-06081-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Collana: Horticultural reviews ; ; 8
• Altri autori (Persone): JanickJules <1931->
• Disciplina: 631.5305
• Soggetti: Horticulture; Horticulture - Research
• 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 8; Contents; Contributors; Dedication; 1 Gaseous Air Pollution and Horticultural Crop Production; I. Introduction; II. Plant Responses; III. Genetic and Plant Factors Affecting Sensitivity; IV. Environmental Factors Affecting Sensitivity; V. Interactions among Gaseous Air Pollutants; VI. Combined Effects with Other Stresses; VII. Protection against Injury; VIII. Volatile Pesticides as Gaseous Air Pollutants; IX. Acidic Precipitation-A By-Product of Gaseous Air Pollution; X. Research Methodology and Data Interpretation; XI. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 2 Edible Aroids: Botany and HorticultureI. Botany; II. Production; III. Utilization; Literature Cited; 3 The Effect of Controlled-Atmosphere Storage on the Sensory and Nutritional Quality of Fruits and Vegetables; I. Introduction; II. Sensory Qualities; III. Nutritional Quality; IV. Physiological Basis of Nutritional Quality Changes; Literature Cited; 4 The Navel Orange; I. Introduction; II. World Production; III. Morphology and Anatomy; IV. Effects of Climate; V. Fruit Set; VI. Fruit Drop; VII. Mutations and Cultivars; VIII. Planting Density and Rootstocks; IX. Cultural Practices; X. Postharvest Physiology and Fruit QualityXI. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 5 Nitrogen Metabolism and Utilization in Citrus; I. Introduction; II. Nitrogen Uptake and Nutrition; III. Nitrogen Assimilation; IV. Translocation of Nitrogen Compounds; V. Storage Nitrogen; VI. Nitrogen Metabolism at Low Temperatures; VII. Diagnosis of Nitrogen Status; VIII. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 6 Flowering in Pecan; I. ; Introduction; II. Crop Biology; III. Staminate Flower; IV. Pistillate Flower; V. Dichogamy; VI. Abnormal Flowering; VII. Factors Influencing Flowering; VIII. Summary; Literature Cited; 7 Avocado FloweringI. Introduction; II. Floral Biology; III. Pollination; IV. Conclusions; Literature Cited; 8 Chestnut Blight and Its Control; I. Introduction; II. Hypovirulence in Endothia parasitica; III. Blight Control with Hypovirulence; IV. Blight Resistance; V. Blight Control with Resistance; VI. Other Blight Control Methods; VII. Influence of Environmental and Cultural Conditions; VIII. Summary; Literature Cited; 9 Physiological Responses of Fruit Trees to Pruning; I. Introduction; II. Historical Review; III. Shoot Growth; IV. Growth Correlations and Apical Dominance; V. Mineral Content of Leaves and FruitVI. Foliage Area, Photosynthesis, and Respiration; VII. Carbohydrate Reserves; VIII. Hormonal Patterns; IX. Water Supply to Shoots, Leaves, and Fruits; X. Cold Hardiness; XI. Tree Health; XII. Flower Bud Formation and Fruiting Potential; XIII. Fruit Setting; XIV. Yield and Bearing Regularity; XV. Fruit Quality; XVI. Summary; Literature Cited; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index