Horticultural Reviews, Horticultural Reviews

Content: Horticultural Reviews
 Contents
 Contributors
 Dedication: Philipp W. Simon
 1. Circadian Regulation of Horticultural Traits: Integration of Environmental Signals
 I. Introduction
 II. General Structure of the Plant Circadian Clock
 A. Arabidopsis
 B. Clock Genes in Crops
 III. Environmental Inputs
 A. Light
 B. Temperature
 IV. Control of Plant Growth and Morphogenesis
 A. Plant Hormones and Circadian Clock
 B. Seed Development and Germination
 C. Flowering Time
 D. Winter Dormancy
 E. Tuberization
 F. Productivity
 G. Primary Metabolism
 H. Starch Metabolism
 I. Photosynthesis. J. Scent ProductionV. Adaptation to Biotic and Abiotic Stress
 A. Pathogen Resistance
 B. Cold Sensing and Cold Tolerance
 VI. Summary and Conclusions
 Acknowledgments
 Literature Cited
 2. Response of Perennial Horticultural Crops to Climate Change
 I. Introduction
 II. Response of Perennial Horticultural Crops with Abiotic Factors Associated with Climate Change
 A. Elevated CO2
 B. Ozone
 C. Solar Radiation
 III. Case Studies
 A. Apples
 1. Europe, South Africa, and Japan
 2. United States
 B. Grapes
 1. Europe and Australia
 2. United States
 C. Banana/Plantain
 1. Production
 2. Disease. 3. NematodesD. Citrus
 1. Tropical Regions
 2. United States
 E. Cacao
 F. Coffee
 1. Production
 2. Quality
 3. Insects
 IV. Adapation
 A. General Concepts of Climate Change Adaptation
 B. System-Level Adaptation Strategies in Perennial Cropping Systems
 1. Genotypic Adaptation
 2. Other Adaptation Strategies
 3. Constraints and Trade-offs Related to Adaptation in Perennial Systems
 4. Crop-Specific Adaptation Options
 V. Future Research Needs
 A. Cultivar Development
 B. Yield and Quality Responses to Climatic Changes
 C. Ecological Interactions in Cropping Systems. D. Disease and Insect Response to Climate ChangeE. Reducing Production Costs
 F. Chilling Requirements and Frost Damage in Temperate Crops
 Acknowledgments
 Literature Cited
 3. Nonchilling Physiological Rind Disorders in Citrus Fruit
 I. Introduction
 II. Citrus Rind Disorders
 A. Terminology
 B. Symptomology
 III. Rind Anatomy and Histological Characteristics
 IV. Causes of Physiological Rind Disorders of Citrus Fruit
 A. Preharvest Factors
 1. Scion Cultivar and Rootstock
 2. Canopy Position
 3. Fruit Maturity
 4. Fruit Mineral Nutrition
 5. Rainfall and FruitWater Potential. B. Postharvest Factors1. Water Loss
 2. PostharvestWax Application
 3. Ethylene
 V. Molecular and Physiological Basis of Physiological Rind Disorders
 VI. Techniques for Inducing Rind Disorders
 VII. Prospects for Future Research
 VIII. Conclusions
 Acknowledgments
 Literature Cited
 4. Fruit Splitting in Citrus
 I. Introduction
 A. Problem and Overview
 B. Cultivars Particularly Susceptible to Split
 C. Fruit Splitting in Other Horticultural Crops
 II. Physiology of Citrus Fruit Splitting
 A. Relationship Between Fruit Growth, Resulting Shape, and Splitting.