Horticultural Reviews, Volume 48

Herausgeber: Warrington, Ian

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9781119750772
• ISBN-10: 1119750776
• Artikelnr.: 59586314

Autorenporträt

Professor Ian James Warrington CNZM is a Palmerston North horticultural scientist and science administrator. He was former chief executive of HortResearch (now Plant & Food Research). He was a senior administrator at Massey University until his position was axed in a cost-saving move. He received the T. K. Sidey Medal in 1984, an award set up by the Royal Society of New Zealand for outstanding scientific research. He was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the 2011 New Year Honours.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors ix
Dedication: Gregory L. Reighard xiii
Juan Carlos Melgar, Ksenija Gasic and Ian Warrington
1. Pollination-Induced Changes in the Morphology and Physiology of
Dendrobium Orchid Flowers Prior toFertilization: The Roles of Ethylene and
Auxin 1
Wouter G. van Doorn and Saichol Ketsa
I. Introduction 2
II. Orchid Flower Structure 3
III. Post-Pollination Effects in Orchids other than Dendrobium 5
IV. Role of Hormones in Orchids other than Dendrobium 6
V. Pollination in Dendrobium 8
VI. Visible Post-Pollination Effects in Dendrobium 13
VII. Role of Hormones in the Visible Post-Pollination Phenomena in
Dendrobium 21
VIII. Conclusions 31
Acknowledgment 31
Literature Cited 32
2. Actinidia arguta (Kiwiberry): Botany, Production, Genetics, Nutritional
Value, and Postharvest Handling 37
Piotr Latocha, Filip Debersaques and Iago Hale
I. Introduction 39
II. Botany 41
III. Cultivation and Management 54
IV Genetics and Breeding 84
V. Chemical Composition, Nutritional Value, and Health Benefits 105
VI. Harvesting and Postharvest Handling 119
VII. Utilization 128
VIII. Conclusions 131
Literature Cited 133
3. Advances in Cassava-Based Multiple-Cropping Systems 153
V. Ravi, G. Suja, R. Saravanan and Sanket J. More
I. Introduction 156
II. Intercropping Cassava 170
III. Crop Rotation Involving Cassava 206
IV. Cassava-Based Sequential/Intercropping Systems Involving Pulses and/or
Rice 208
V. Cassava + Plantation Crops 209
VI. Pests and Diseases in Cassava-Based Intercropping 212
VII. Conclusions and Future Prospects 214
Literature Cited 219
4. Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.): Botany, Horticulture, and Uses 233
Vitor Brito, Renata Nascimento, Jeniffer Narcisa-Oliveira, Nathalia Joffer,
André Fattori, Marney Cereda, Carina Oliveira, Reginaldo Costa, Lorene
Tiburtino-Silva and Josemar Maciel
I. Introduction 234
II. Occurrence and Distribution 236
III. Botany: Taxonomy, Morphology, and Genetics 238
IV. Horticultural Aspects 248
V. Processing 252
VI. Uses and Applications 253
VII. Conclusions 264
Acknowledgment 264
Literature Cited 265
5. Jamun (Syzygium cumini L. Skeels): A Promising Fruit for the Future 275
Babak Madani, Amin Mirshekari, Elhadi M. Yahia, John B. Golding, Shokrollah
Hajivand and Abdolmajid Mirzaalian Dastjerdy
I. Introduction 276
II. Economic Significance 277
III. Botany, Taxonomy, and Genetics 278
IV. Cultivation Practices 281
V. Nutritional Value 286
VI. Health-Promoting Effects 289
VII. Postharvest Practices 290
VIII. Processing 297
IX. Conclusions 299
Literature Cited 300
6. Coconut Micropropagation and Cryopreservation 307
Ana S. Lédo and Wagner A. Vendrame
I. Introduction 309
II. In Vitro Propagation Technology 311
III. Bioreactor Technology 320
IV. Cryopreservation 322
V. Summary and Conclusions 330
Literature Cited 33
7. The Puzzling Phenomenon of Seedling Yellows Recovery and Natural Spread
of Asymptomatic Infections of Citrus Tristeza Virus: Two Sides of the Same
Coin 339
Moshe Bar-Joseph, Antonino F. Catara and Grazia Licciardello
I. Introduction 341
II. The CTV Genome and Biology 341
III. A Short Account of the Israeli CTV Suppression Program (1970-1986) 343
IV. Comparisons of Severe and Mild CTV-VT Isolates From Sicily 347
V. Discussion 352
Acknowledgments 356
Literature Cited 357
8. Yield Alternation: Horticulture, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and
Evolution 363
Eliezer E. Goldschmidt and Avi Sadka
I. Introduction 365
II. Molecular Mechanisms of Flowering Control in Model Plants and Fruit
Trees 366
III. Effect of Fruit Load on Changes in Gene Expression, Protein, and
Metabolite Levels in Leaves and Buds 377
IV. The Effect of Fruit Load on Hormone Homeostasis 381
V. Mitigation of Alternate Bearing 385
VI. Discussion 393
Acknowledgment 402
Literature Cited 402
Subject Index 419
Cumulative Subject Index 421
Cumulative Contributor Index 455