Horticultural Reviews. Volume 46

Content: Intro
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Contributors
 Dedication: Guglielmo Costa
 Acknowledgments
 Chapter 1 Recent Advances in Sexual Propagation and Breeding of Garlic
 I. Introduction
 II. Horticultural Diversity and Genetic Resources
 III. Life Cycle and the Flowering Process
 A. Seed and Seedling Development
 B. Annual Life Cycle and Florogenesis
 C. Environmental and Genetic Control of Flowering
 IV. Fertility Barriers
 A. Morphology and Anatomy of the Individual Flower
 B. Environmental and Genetic Control of Male Sterility
 V. Unlocking Variability by Sexual Reproduction. A. Morphological Variability in Seedling PopulationsB. Environmental Regulation of Seedling Development
 C. Molecular Markers in Variable Garlic Populations
 VI. Concluding Remarks
 Literature Cited
 Chapter 2 Control of Fruit Tree Vigor Induced by Dwarfing Rootstocks
 I. Introduction
 II. Biological Complexity of Grafted Fruit Trees and Rootstock-Scion Interactions
 A. Effects of Size-Controlling Rootstocks on Vegetative Growth
 III. Physiology of the Dwarfism Induced by Rootstocks in Fruit Trees
 A. The Semi-incompatibility Theory
 B. The Water Relations Theory
 C. The Nutritional Theory. D. The Hormonal/Signaling TheoryE. The Carbohydrate Reserve Theory
 F. The Competition/Architecture Theory
 G. Other Possible Contributions to the Rootstock-Induced Dwarfing Mechanism
 IV. Conclusions
 Literature Cited
 Chapter 3 Turmeric: Botany and Production Practices
 I. Introduction
 A. History
 B. World Production
 II. Botany
 A. Origin and Distribution
 B. Taxonomy
 C. Morphology
 D. Floral Biology
 E. Cytology
 III. Biochemistry
 A. Oleoresin
 B. Curcuminoids
 C. Volatile Oil
 D. Turmerones
 E. Medicinal and Pharmacological Potential
 F. Adulteration Detection. IV. Plant Genetic Resources and BreedingA. Genetic Diversity
 B. Breeding Methods
 V. Biotechnology
 A. Tissue Culture
 B. Microrhizomes
 C. In Vitro Conservation
 D. Molecular Markers
 E. Applied Genomics
 VI. Horticultural Management
 A. Environmental Requirements
 B. Propagation
 C. Planting
 D. Plant Spacing
 E. Irrigation
 F. Mulching
 G. Plant Nutrition
 H. Weed Management
 I. Earthing Up (Hilling)
 J. Shade
 K. Cropping Systems
 L. Harvest and Yield
 VII. Postharvest Processing
 A. Curing, Drying, and Polishing
 B. Grading, Packing, and Storage
 VIII. Future Prospects
 Literature Cited. Chapter 4 Fruit Thinning: Advances and TrendsI. Introduction
 A. How Fruit Load Is Physiologically Established in Trees
 II. Thinning
 A. What Is Thinning, and Why Is It Necessary in Fruit Crops?
 B. Different Thinning Methods
 C. Decision Support Systems: Modeling for More Precise Applications
 III. Abscission Physiology
 A. The Activation of the Abscission Zone
 B. The Origin of the Abscission Signal within the Fruit: Apple as a Case Study
 IV. Future Perspectives
 A. Development of New Thinning Tools
 B. Climate Change
 C. Research Network
 Literature Cited.