Horticultural reviews . Volume 30 / / edited by Jules Janick

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910877558603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004
• ISBN: 1-282-68636-4; 9786612686368; 0-470-65083-4; 0-470-65082-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (546 p.)
• Collana: Horticultural reviews, , 0163-7851
• Altri autori (Persone): JanickJules <1931->
• Disciplina: 635; 635/.05
• 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 bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS: Volume 30; Contents; Contributors; Dedication: Dale E. Kester; 1: Girdling: Physiological and Horticultural Aspects; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GIRDLING CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES; III. GIRDLING AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES; IV. ENDOGENOUS PLANT HORMONES; V. GIRDLING IN HORTICULTURAL PRACTICE; VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS; LITERATURE CITED; 2: Irrigation Water Quality and Salinity Effects in Citrus Trees*; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MANAGING SALINITY; III. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN SALINITY RESEARCH; IV. PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES; V. SALINITY AND BIOTIC STRESSES; VI. BENEFITS OF MODERATE SALINITY; VII. SUMMARYLITERATURE CITED; 3: Red Bayberry: Botany and Horticulture*; 1. INTRODUCTION; II. BOTANY; III. PHYSIOLOGY; IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS; V. HORTICULTURE; VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS; LITERATURE CITED; 4: Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops in China*; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE ENERGY-SAVING GREENHOUSE; III. VEGETABLE CROPS; IV. FLORICULTURE; V. FRUIT TREES; VI. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PROTECTED HORTICULTURE; LITERATURE CITED; 5: Greenhouse Tomato Fruit Cuticle Cracking; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS RELATED TO THE ; DEVELOPMENT OF CUTICLE CRACKING; III. GENETIC ASPECTS OF FRUIT RESISTANCE TO CUTICLE CRACKINGIV. CLIMATIC FACTORS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUTICLE CRACKING; V. CULTURAL FACTORS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CUTICLE CRACKING; VI. CONCLUSION; LITERATURE CITED; 6: Fresh-Cut Vegetables and Fruits*; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PHYSIOLOGY; III. SENSORY QUALITY; IV. PHYTONUTRIENTS; V. MICROBIOLOGY; VI. TREATMENTS TO MAINTAIN QUALITY; VII. CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED; 7: Postharvest Physiology and Storage of Widely Used Root and Tuber Crops; I. INTRODUCTION; II. CAUSES OF POSTHARVEST LOSSES; III. TUBER CROPS; IV. ROOT CROPS; V. CORM AND RHIZOME CROPSLITERATURE CITED; 8: Metabolic Control of Low-Temperature Sweetening in Potato Tubers During Postharvest Storage; I. INTRODUCTION; II. STARCH METABOLISM; III. SUCROSE METABOLISM; IV. GLYCOLYSIS; V. OXIDATIVE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY (PPP); VI. MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; VII. METABOLIC FACTORS AFFECTING CHIP COLOR DEVELOPMENT; VIII. CONCLUSION; LITERATURE CITED; 9: Cassava-based Multiple Cropping Systems; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF CASSAVA; III. GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY OF ASSOCIATE CROPS; IV. INTERCROPPING CASSAVA; V. RELAY SEQUENTIAL CROPPING CASSAVAVI. MULTI-CROPPING MANAGEMENT; VII. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Horticulture Reviews is an open-ended, serial continuation series of review articles on research in commercial horticulture crops. This detailed analysis bridges the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of plant scientists.