Horticultural Reviews, Volume 25

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-10-30
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in the horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. These articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic.

Author Biography

Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix
Dedication: Kay Ryugo xi
Dale E. Kester
Amaryllidaceae: Geophytic Growth, Development, and Flowering
1(70)
Karen I. Theron
A. A. De Hertogh
Introduction
2(2)
Amaryllis Belladonna
4(11)
Cyrtanthus
15(4)
Eucharis
19(3)
Galanthus
22(3)
Haemanthus and Scadoxus
25(4)
Hippeastrum
29(5)
Leucojum
34(5)
Lycoris
39(4)
Narcissus
43(5)
Nerine
48(8)
Other Genera and Interspecific Hybrids
56(5)
Comparison of Genera
61(10)
Literature Cited
65(6)
History of Cultivar-Groups of Cucurbita Pepo
71(100)
Harry S. Paris
Prologue
72(3)
Terminology and Taxonomy
75(7)
Origin and Trends Under Domestication
82(3)
Cucurbita pepo in Periods of Recorded History
85(7)
History of the Pumpkins and Squash
92(57)
History of the Gourds
149(9)
Summary
158(3)
Epilogue
161(10)
Literature Cited
164(7)
Steroidal Alkaloids in Solanaceous Vegetable Crops
171(26)
Zhenbang Chen
A. Raymond Miller
Introduction
172(2)
Chemistry and Biochemistry
174(7)
Genetics
181(1)
Metabolism and Regulation
182(1)
Distribution in Different Organs
183(2)
Horticultural Significance
185(1)
Toxicology and Pharmacology
186(4)
Conclusions and Prospects
190(7)
Literature Cited
192(5)
Factors Affecting Weight Loss of Apples
197(38)
Kate M. Maguire
Nigel H. Banks
Linus U. Opara
Introduction
197(1)
Water Loss
198(23)
Respiration
221(1)
Minimization of Water Loss
222(6)
Summary and Conclusions
228(1)
Literature Cited
229(6)
Processing Technology in the Table Olive
235(26)
Suzanne Colmagro
Graham Collins
Margaret Sedgley
Introduction
236(1)
Classification of Processed Products
237(4)
World Production
241(1)
Harvesting
241(1)
Processing
242(10)
Important Characteristics of Table Olives
252(1)
Defects
253(2)
Monitoring and Control
255(1)
Evaluation of Table Olives
256(1)
Future Directions
257(4)
Literature Cited
258(3)
Subject Index 261(2)
Comulative Index 263(20)
Cumulative Contributor Index 283

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