Description: Contributors. Dedication: John V. Possingham (Keith Boardman). 1. The Molecular Biology of Flowering (Steve vanNocker). I. Introduction. II. Arabidopsis as a Model for Flowering-Time Studies. III. Floral Inductive Pathways. IV. Role of Carbohydrates. V. Control of Meristem Identity. VI. Competency. VII. Conclusion and Perspectives. Literature Cited. 2. Floral Homeotic Gene Regulation (Robert G. Franksand Zhongchi Liu). I. Introduction. II. Conservation of the ABC Functions in Angiosperms. III. Positive Regulators of Floral Organ Identity Genes. IV. Negative Regulators of Floral Organ Identity Genes. V. Summary. Literature Cited. 3. Lingonberry: Botany and Horticulture (IngerHjalmarsson and Rodomiro Ortiz). I. Introduction. II. History. III. Botany. IV. Management of Natural Stands V. Horticulture. VI. Summary and Future Prospects. Literature Cited. 4. Caper Bush: Botany and Horticulture (Gabriel O.Sozzi). I. Introduction. II. Botany. III. Ecophysiology. IV. Horticulture. V. Postharvest Technology. VI. Composition and Utilization. VII. International Trade. VIII. Concluding Remarks. Literature Cited. 5. Water Relations and Irrigation Scheduling in Grapevine(M. H. Behboudian and Zora Singh). I. Introduction. II. Phenology. III. Aspects of Water Relations. IV. Irrigation of Vineyards. V. Quality Attributes for Wine, Dried, Table, and JuiceGrapes. VI. Future Prospects. Literature Cited. 6. Physiology and Biochemistry of Superficial Scald of Applesand Pears (Morris Ingle). I. Introduction. II. Scald Symptoms and Cell Changes. III. Biochemistry of Scald. IV. Physiology of Scald. V. A Model of Scald Development. VI. Prospects. Literature Cited. 7. Health Functional Phytochemicals of Fruit(Wilhelmina Kalt). I. Introduction. II. Citrus. III. Grapes and Wine. IV. Vaccinium. V. Other Fruits. VI. Conclusions. Literature Cited. 8. Producing Sods over Plastic in Soilless Media(Henry F. Decker). I. Introduction. II. Producing Sods in Soilless Media. III. Development of the Concept. IV. Producing Mature Sods over Plastic. V. Producing Sods for Golf Greens. VI. Solving the Problem of a Stable Continuum. VII. Subsequent Proposals in the Genre. VIII. Manufacturing Sods. IX. New Machinery. X. Future Potential. XI. Summary. Literature Cited. Subject Index. Cumulative Subject Index. Cumulative Contributor Index.

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