Horticultural Reviews, Volume 25

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.

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

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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