Horticultureal reviews /

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Dedication: M. Allen Stevens and Fredrick A. Bliss
1 Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy
An Horticultural and Agronomic Perspective David M. Spooner and Wilbert L. A. Hetterscheid and Ronald G. van den Berg and Willem Brandenburg
I Introduction
II Species Concepts in Wild Plants
III Classification Philosophies in Wildand Cultivated Plants
IV Brief History of Nomenclature and Codes
V Fundamental Differences in the Classificationand Nomenclature of Cultivated and Wild Plants
VI A Comparison of the ICBN and ICNCP
VII Possible New Codes
VIII Cultivated Plant Nomenclature and the Law
IX Cultivar Epithets and Trademarks
X Recommendations for a Universally Stable Crop Nomenclature Through Changesand Use of the ICNCP
References
Literature Cited
2 Grafting of Herbaceous Vegetableand Ornamental Crops Jung-Myung Lee and Masayuki Oda
I Introduction
II Grafting Technology
III Physiology of Grafting
IV Crop Examples
V Grafting for Crop Improvement
VI Conclusion and Prospects Literature Cited
3 Health Promoting Phytochemicals in Vegetables Mosbah M. Kushad and John Masiunas and Kathy Eastman and Wilhelmina Kalt and Mary A. L. Smith
I Introduction
II Major Classes of Phytochemicals in Vegetable
III Phytochemicals Content and Health Benefitsof the Four Major Vegetable Groups
IV Conclusions and Future Research Needs
Literature Cited
4 Detection and Elimination of Viruses and Phytoplasmas from Pome and Stone Fruit Trees Margit Laimer
I Introduction
II Pathogens
III Pathogen Detection
IV Elimination of Viruses
V Elimination of Phytoplasmas
VI Indexing, Mass Propagation, and Germplasm Conservation
VII Conclusions
Literature Cited
5 Pear Fruit Volatiles Francesca Rapparini and Stefano Predieri
I Introduction
II Analysis of Chemical Composition
III Biogenesis
IV Factors Affecting Qualitative and Quantitative Emission of Pear Volatiles
V Volatile Compounds Influence on Quality
VI Summary and Conclusions
Literature Cited
6 The Physiology of Flowering in Strawberry Rebecca L. Darnell and Daniel J. Cantliffe and Daniel S. Kirschbaum and Craig K. Chandler
I Introduction
II Floral Morphology
III Environmental Effects on Reproductive Growth
IV Floral Induction Models
V Genetics of Floral Induction
VI Conclusions
Literature Cited
7 Flower and Fruit Thinning of Peachand other Prunus Ross E. Byers and Guglielmo Costa and Giannina Vizzotto
I Introduction
II Reproductive Physiology
III Abscission
IV Thinning Practices
V Future Prospects
Literature Cited
8 The Reproductive Biology of the Lychee Raphael A. Stern and Shmuel Gazit
I Introduction
II Flowering
III Pollination
IV The Fertilization Process and Initial Fruit Set
V Fruit Development and Abscission
VI Concluding Remarks
Literature Cited
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