Horticultural Reviews, Volume 31

✍ Scribed by Jules Janick

• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 430
• Series: Horticultural Reviews 31
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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. Published in two volumes, twice each year, these articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic. This detailed analysis bridges the gap between the specialized researcher and the broader community of horticultural scientists.

✦ Table of Contents

HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS: Volume 31......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 10
Dedication: Ian J. Warrington......Page 13
1: Particle Films: A New Technology for Agriculture......Page 15
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 16
II. PARTICLE FILM TECHNOLOGY FOR ARTHROPOD PEST CONTROL......Page 17
III. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL USES OF PARTICLE FILMS......Page 33
IV. DISEASE CONTROL WITH MINERAL AND PARTICLE FILM MATERIALS......Page 46
V. FUTURE USES OF PARTICLE FILM TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE......Page 48
LITERATURE CITED......Page 50
2: The Foliage Plant Industry......Page 59
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 60
II. PRODUCTION CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS......Page 73
III. FOLIAGE PLANT PROPAGATION......Page 88
IV. FOLIAGE PLANT PRODUCTION......Page 92
V. POSTPRODUCTION......Page 111
VI. THE FUTURE......Page 114
LITERATURE CITED......Page 115
3: Fruit Drop in Mango......Page 125
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 126
II. INTENSITY AND PATTERNS OF FRUIT DROP......Page 127
III. BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC FACTORS INFLUENCING FRUIT DROP......Page 139
IV. ENDOGENOUS FACTORS AFFECTING FRUIT DROP......Page 150
V. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AFFECTING FRUIT DROP......Page 152
VI. CONCLUSION......Page 153
LITERATURE CITED......Page 154
4: The Physiology of Adaptation and Yield Expression in Olive......Page 169
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 171
II. GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 173
III. WATER RELATIONS......Page 183
IV. MINERAL NUTRITION......Page 193
V. CARBON ACCUMULATION......Page 197
VI. BIOMASS PARTITIONING AND REALIZATION OF YIELD......Page 209
VII. STRESS PHYSIOLOGY......Page 219
VIII. INTEGRATION OF RESPONSES......Page 229
IX. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH......Page 231
X. CONCLUSION......Page 232
LITERATURE CITED......Page 233
5: Crop Load Interactions in Apple......Page 245
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 247
II. DEFINITION......Page 248
III. FACTORS DETERMINING CROP LOAD......Page 249
IV. FACTORS AFFECTED BY CROP LOAD......Page 255
V. PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSE......Page 267
VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 283
LITERATURE CITED......Page 287
6: Chestnut: Botany, Horticulture, and Utilization......Page 305
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 306
II. BOTANY......Page 310
III. HORTICULTURE......Page 324
IV. NUT UTILIZATION......Page 341
V. THE FUTURE OF THE CHESTNUT INDUSTRY......Page 354
LITERATURE CITED......Page 355
7: The North American Pawpaw: Botany and Horticulture......Page 363
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 364
II. HISTORY......Page 365
III. BOTANY......Page 366
IV. HORTICULTURE......Page 377
LITERATURE CITED......Page 391
Subject Index......Page 397
Cumulative Subject Index......Page 399
Cumulative Contributor Index......Page 423