Horticultural Reviews (Volume 36)

HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS Volume 36......Page 4
Contents......Page 8
Contributors......Page 12
Dedication: Donald N. Maynard......Page 16
1. The Global Flower Bulb Industry: Production, Utilization, Research......Page 20
I. Introduction......Page 22
II. Historical Perspectives......Page 23
III. Globalization of the World Flower Bulb Industry......Page 26
IV. Major Areas of Research......Page 33
V. Major Flower Bulb Organizations......Page 74
VI. Conclusions and Future Research......Page 99
Literature Cited......Page 107
2. The Bananas: Botany, Origin, Dispersal......Page 136
I. Introduction......Page 137
II. Botany......Page 138
III. Origin and Evolution......Page 157
IV. Dispersal......Page 165
V. Summary and Inferences......Page 173
Literature Cited......Page 176
3. Genetic Diversity of Cucumis Melo......Page 184
III. Historical Records......Page 185
IV. Classification......Page 188
V. Molecular Polymorphism......Page 191
VI. Variability in Fruit Characteristics......Page 194
VII. Variation in Response to Diseases......Page 204
Acknowledgments......Page 209
Literature Cited......Page 210
4. Dogroses: Botany, Horticulture, Genetics, and Breeding......Page 218
I. Introduction......Page 219
II. Taxonomy......Page 220
III. Utilization......Page 224
IV. Production......Page 233
V. Genetics and Breeding......Page 244
VI. Summary......Page 263
Literature Cited......Page 264
5. Biochemical and Practical Views of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus-Host Association in Horticultural Crops......Page 276
I. Introduction......Page 277
II. Life Cycle of AM Fungi......Page 280
III. Chemical Analyses of the Presymbiotic Stage of the AMF-Host Interaction......Page 283
IV. Molecular Analyses of the Presymbiotic Phase of the AMF-Host Interaction......Page 286
V. Application of AMF in Horticultural Crops......Page 289
VI. Conclusions......Page 295
Literature Cited......Page 297
Abbreviations......Page 308
I. Defining Sustainability......Page 309
II. Organic Horticulture......Page 310
III. How Sustainable is Organic Horticulture?......Page 313
IV. Knowledge Gaps and Required Future Research......Page 333
V. Conclusions......Page 336
Literature Cited......Page 339
Subject Index......Page 354
Cumulative Subject Index......Page 356
Cumulative Contributor Index......Page 384