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Tables of Contents for Horticultural Reviews
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Contributors
ix
 
Dedication
xiii
 
Postpollination Flower Development
1
58
Sharman D. O'Neill
Jeanette A. Nadeau
Introduction
2
2
Pollination-Induced Perianth Senescence
4
21
Pollination Regulation of Floral Pigmentation Changes
25
1
Pollination Regulation of Ovary Development
26
2
Pollination Regulation of Male and Female Reproductive Development
28
14
Coordinate Regulation and Postpollination Gametophyte Development
42
1
Conclusion
43
16
Literature Cited
44
15
Speciality Mushrooms and Their Cultivation
59
40
Daniel J. Royse
Introduction
60
1
Spawn
61
1
Mushroom Production Technology
62
28
Marketing
90
2
Future Prospects
92
7
Literature Cited
93
6
Glucosinolates in Crop Plants
99
118
E. A. S. Rosa
R. K. Heaney
G. R. Fenwick
C. A. M. Portas
Introduction
100
1
Biodistribution, Chemistry, and Biochemistry
101
15
Analysis
116
8
Levels of Glucosinolates in Plants
124
8
Factors Associated with Glucosinolate Variation
132
16
Biological Effects
148
32
Flavor
180
2
Concluding Remarks/Prospects
182
35
Literature Cited
183
34
Fruit Skin Splitting and Cracking
217
46
Linus U. Opara
Clifford J. Studman
Nigel H. Banks
Introduction
218
7
Types of Cracking
225
2
Causes of Cracking and Splitting
227
15
Reducing Fruit Cracking
242
6
Summary and Conclusions
248
15
Literature Cited
252
11
Origin and Dissemination of Cherry
263
56
Miklos Faust
Dezso Suranyi
Introduction
264
1
Classification of Cultivated Cherries
264
7
The Native Home of Sweet and Sour Cherries
271
7
Early Records of Cherry Cultivars
278
20
The Modern Era, Cherries in the Twentieth Century
298
5
Cultivar Improvement
303
2
Rootstock Improvement
305
2
Japanese Cherries and Their Movement Into America
307
2
Worldwide Dissemination and Production of Cherries
309
2
Conclusion
311
8
Literature Cited
313
6
Artemisia annua: Botany, Horticulture, Pharmacology
319
54
Jorge F. S. Ferreira
James E. Simon
Jules Janick
Introduction
320
2
Botany
322
15
Horticulture
337
9
Pharmacology of Artemisinin and Derivatives
346
13
Conclusions
359
14
Literature Cited
362
11
Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum): Botany and Horticulture
373
36
Peter Tetenyi
Introduction
373
2
Botany
375
16
Horticulture
391
13
Summary and Prospects
404
5
Literature Cited
405
4
Subject Index
409
2
Cumulative Subject Index
411
26
Cumulative Contributor Index
437