Horticultural Reviews, Volume 32

HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS, Volume 32......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 10
Dedication: Margaret Sedgley......Page 13
1: Analyzing Fruit Tree Architecture: Implications for Tree Management and Fruit Production......Page 15
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 16
II. ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS......Page 17
III. CONSEQUENCES OF TREE ARCHITECTURE FOR TREE TRAINING, ORCHARD MANAGEMENT, AND FRUIT PRODUCTION......Page 43
IV. CONCLUSIONS......Page 57
V. GLOSSARY......Page 59
LITERATURE CITED......Page 61
2: Peach Orchard Systems......Page 77
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 78
II. CROP PHYSIOLOGY......Page 81
III. LIGHT MANAGEMENT......Page 85
IV. PEACH ORCHARD SYSTEMS......Page 87
V. VIGOR-CONTROLLING METHODS FOR PEACH TREES......Page 104
VI. LIMITATIONS TO HIGH PEACH YIELDS......Page 109
VII. FUTURE TRENDS AND DIRECTION......Page 113
LITERATURE CITED......Page 116
3: Irrigation Scheduling and Evaluation of Tree Water Status in Deciduous Orchards......Page 125
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 126
II. THE MODERN IRRIGATION SCHEDULING CONCEPT......Page 127
III. DEFICIT IRRIGATION......Page 129
IV. WATER STRESS ASSESSMENT AND TIMING OF IRRIGATION......Page 143
V. CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 166
LITERATURE CITED......Page 168
4: Leucadendron: A Major Proteaceous Floricultural Crop......Page 181
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 182
II. BOTANY OF THE GENUS LEUCADENDRON......Page 183
III. WORLD INDUSTRY AND ECONOMICS......Page 187
IV. HORTICULTURE......Page 190
V. CROP POTENTIAL AND RESEARCH NEEDS......Page 228
LITERATURE CITED......Page 230
5: Chinese Jujube: Botany and Horticulture......Page 243
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 244
II. BOTANY......Page 248
III. PHYSIOLOGY......Page 264
IV. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS......Page 276
V. HORTICULTURE......Page 279
LITERATURE CITED......Page 302
6: Taxus spp.: Botany, Horticulture, and Source of Anti-Cancer Compounds......Page 313
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 314
II. HISTORY......Page 315
III. BOTANY......Page 317
IV. HORTICULTURE......Page 320
V. PHARMACOLOGY OF ANTI-CANCER COMPOUNDS FROM TAXUS......Page 324
VI. CONCLUSIONS......Page 335
LITERATURE CITED......Page 336
7: The Genus Allium: A Developmental and Horticultural Analysis......Page 343
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 344
II. TAXONOMY AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION......Page 347
III. GENETIC RESOURCES AND POSSIBLE USE OF WILD ALLIUM SPECIES......Page 349
IV. MORPHOLOGICAL STRUCTURES AND COMPARISONS BETWEEN BIOMORPHOLOGICAL GROUPS......Page 354
V. PLANT DEVELOPMENT......Page 361
VI. PROPAGATION......Page 375
VII. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION......Page 377
VIII. CONCLUDING REMARKS......Page 378
LITERATURE CITED......Page 380
8: The Invasive Plant Debate: A Horticultural Perspective......Page 393
I. INTRODUCTION......Page 394
II. PERSPECTIVES......Page 407
III. ECOLOGY OF INVASIVE SPECIES......Page 420
IV. REGULATORY MATTERS......Page 432
V. CONCLUSION......Page 444
LITERATURE CITED......Page 450
APPENDIX A. WEBSITE CITATIONS......Page 457
Subject Index......Page 461
Cumulative Subject Index......Page 463
Cumulative Contributor Index......Page 487
color plates......Page 493