Horticultural Reviews, Volume 26

Presents the latest information on applied topics in horticultural science. Numerous essays provide easy, time-saving and cost-effective access to the primary literature. Sponsored by the American Society of Horticultural Science.

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

Contributors

ix

Dedication: A. A. De Hertogh

xi

Paul V. Nelson

Protea: A Floricultural Crop from the Cape Floristic Kingdom

1

(48)

J. H. Coetzee

G. M. Littlejohn

Introduction

2

(3)

History

5

(5)

Reproductive Biology

10

(3)

Crop Improvement

13

(8)

Physiology

21

(8)

Production

29

(9)

Conclusion

38

(11)

Literature Cited

40

(9)

The Molecular Biology of Plant Hormone Reception

49

(36)

Carole L. Bassett

Introduction

50

(3)

Current Status of Signal Receptor Research

53

(7)

Plant Hormone Receptors

60

(15)

Future Prospects

75

(10)

Literature Cited

78

(7)

Molecular Biology of Cassava

85

(76)

Johanna Puonti-Kaerlas

Introduction

86

(1)

Botany and Distribution

87

(3)

Production and Use

90

(4)

Constraints to Cassava Use and Cultivation

94

(1)

Traditional Breeding and Biotechnology in Cassava Improvement

94

(1)

Molecular Genetics

95

(4)

Tissue Culture and Regeneration

99

(13)

Genetic Transformation

112

(7)

Applications and Potential Molecular Biology

119

(13)

Future Prospects

132

(29)

Literature Cited

134

(27)

Postharvest Physiology and Quality of Coated Fruits and Vegetables

161

(78)

Cassandro Amarante

Nigel H. Banks

Introduction

162

(3)

Permeability of Coating Films and Permeance of Coated Commodities

165

(5)

Physico-Chemical Characteristics, and Barrier Properties to Water Vapor and Gases, of Edible Coatings

170

(11)

Factors Affecting Water Loss, Gas Exchange, and Modification of Internal Atmosphere of Coated Commodities

181

(16)

Postharvest Physiology and Quality of Coated Commodities

197

(27)

Summary and Conclusions

224

(15)

Literature Cited

227

(12)

Greenhouse Tomato Fruit Quality

239

(82)

M. Dorais

A. P. Papadopoulos

A. Gosselin

Introduction

240

(3)

Quality Attributes

243

(19)

Genetic Characteristics Affecting Tomato Fruit Quality

262

(2)

Environmental Factors Affecting Tomato Fruit Quality

264

(7)

Cultural Practices Affecting Fruit Quality

271

(20)

Postharvest

291

(3)

Conclusion

294

(27)

Literature Cited

296

(25)

Subject Index

321

(2)

Cumulative Index

323

(22)

Cumulative Contributor Index

345

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Horticultural Reviews, Volume 26

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