Horticultural Reviews . Volume 11 [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910876743103321
• Autore: Janick Jules <1931->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : John Wiley & Sons, 1989
• ISBN: 1-118-06084-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (488 p.)
• Collana: Horticultural Reviews ; ; v. 11
• 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 11; Contents; Contributors; Dedication; 1 Approaches to Phytohormone Studies on Regulation of Plant Processes: A Reassessment; I. Introduction; II. Statement of the Problem; III. Hormone: Event Parallel Variation; IV. Other Approaches to the Study of Bioregulators; V. Multiple Hypotheses and Approaches; VI. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 2 Physiology and Biochemistry of Flower Petal Senescence; I. Introduction; II. Biochemical Changes in Senescing Petals; III. Regulation of Petal Senescence; IV. Summary and Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 3 Freeze Protection for Horticultural CropsI. Introduction; II. Passive Freeze Protection; III. Active Freeze Protection; IV. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 4 Environmental and Physiological Regulation of Photosynthesis in Fruit Crops; I. Introduction; II. Methodology and Units; III. Environmental Factors; IV. Physiological Factors (Internal); V. Future Needs; Literature Cited; 5 Seedlessness in Grapes; I. Introduction; II. Anatomy; III. Inheritance; IV. Plant Growth Regulators; V. Future Development; Literature Cited; 6 Productivity in Red Raspberries; I. Introduction; II. Phenology; III. PhysiologyIV. Cultural Practices; V. Genetic Factors; VI. Possibilities for Further Research; Literature Cited; 7 The Relationship Between Vegetative Growth and Fruiting in Apple Trees; I. Introduction; II. Seasonal Growth Pattern of Apple Trees; III. Factors Affecting Vegetative Growth; IV. Factors Affecting Flowering and Fruiting; V. Vigor; VI. Vegetative Growth-Fruiting Interactions; VII. Effective Management; ; Literature Cited; 8 Bitter Pit in Apple Fruit; I. Introduction; II. Definition and Description; III. Cultivar Susceptibility; IV. Factors Involved in Bitter Pit; V. Physiology of Bitter Pit DevelopmentVI. Concluding Remarks; Literature Cited; 9 Physiological Disorders and Maladies of Pear Fruit; I. Introduction; II. Classification of Disorders and Maladies; III. Description, Causes and Control of Preharvest Physiological Disorders; IV. Description, Causes and Control of Postharvest Physiological Disorders; V. Summary and Conclusions; Literature Cited; 10 Postharvest Physiology of Peaches and Nectarines; I. Introduction; II. Cultural Factors; III. Harvest Maturity; IV. Fruit Handling; V. Prestorage Treatments; VI. Storage Conditions; VII. Ethylene Effects During StorageVIII. Ripening of Immature Fruits; IX. Physiology of Mature Fruits; X. Susceptibility to Internal Browning; XI. Respiratory Activity; XII. Chilling Effects on Membrane Permeability; XIII. Fruit Composition; XIV. Cell Walls; XV. Ripening Enzymes; XVI. Fruit Browning; XVII. Conclusions; Literature Cited; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index