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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877989903321

Titolo

Horticultural reviews . Volume 28 / / edited by Jules Janick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003

ISBN

1-282-24208-3

9786613813206

0-470-65085-0

0-470-65084-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (502 p.)

Collana

Horticultural reviews, , 0163-7851

Altri autori (Persone)

JanickJules

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 28; Contents; Contributors; Dedication: M. Allen Stevens; 1: Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy: An Horticultural and Agronomic Perspective; I. INTRODUCTION; II. SPECIES CONCEPTS IN WILD PLANTS; III. CLASSIFICATION PHILOSOPHIES IN WILD AND CULTIVATED PLANTS; IV. BRIEF HISTORY OF NOMENCLATURE AND CODES; V. FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN THE CLASSIFICATION AND NOMENCLATURE OF CULTIVATED AND WILD PLANTS; VI. A COMPARISON OF THE ICBN AND ICNCP; VII. POSSIBLE NEW CODES; VIII. CULTIVATED PLANT NOMENCLATURE AND THE LAW; IX. CULTIVAR EPITHETS AND TRADEMARKS

X. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A UNIVERSALLY STABLE CROP NOMENCLATURE THROUGH CHANGES AND USE OF THE ICNCPREFERENCES; LITERATURE CITED; 2: Grafting of Herbaceous Vegetable and Ornamental Crops; I. INTRODUCTION; II. GRAFTING TECHNOLOGY; III. PHYSIOLOGY OF GRAFTING; IV. CROP EXAMPLES; V. GRAFTING FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT; VI. CONCLUSION AND PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; 3: Health Promoting Phytochemicals in Vegetables; I. INTRODUCTION; II. MAJOR CLASSES OF PHYTOCHEMICALS IN VEGETABLE; III. PHYTOCHEMICALS CONTENT AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF



THE FOUR MAJOR VEGETABLE GROUPS

IV. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDSLITERATURE CITED; 4: Detection and Elimination of Viruses and Phytoplasmas from Pome and Stone Fruit Trees; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PATHOGENS; III. PATHOGEN DETECTION; IV. ELIMINATION OF VIRUSES; V. ELIMINATION OF PHYTOPLASMAS; VI. INDEXING, MASS PROPAGATION, AND GERMPLASM CONSERVATION; VII. CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED; 5: Pear Fruit Volatiles; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; III. BIOGENESIS; IV. FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE EMISSION OF PEAR VOLATILES; V. VOLATILE COMPOUNDS' INFLUENCE ON QUALITY

VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSLITERATURE CITED; 6: The Physiology of Flowering in Strawberry; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FLORAL MORPHOLOGY; III. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTIVE GROWTH; IV. FLORAL INDUCTION MODELS; V. GENETICS OF FLORAL INDUCTION; VI. CONCLUSIONS; LITERATURE CITED; 7: Flower and Fruit Thinning of Peach and Other Prunus; I. INTRODUCTION; II. REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY; III. ABSCISSION; IV. THINNING PRACTICES; V. FUTURE PROSPECTS; LITERATURE CITED; 8: The Reproductive Biology of the Lychee; I. INTRODUCTION; II. FLOWERING; plates; III. POLLINATION

IV. THE FERTILIZATION PROCESS AND INITIAL FRUIT SETV. FRUIT DEVELOPMENT AND ABSCISSION; VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS; LITERATURE CITED; Subject Index; Cumulative Subject Index; Cumulative Contributor Index

Sommario/riassunto

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 28 presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance.