Horticultural Reviews, Volume 25

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Jules Janick
John Wiley & Sons, Jun 22, 2010 - Science - 304 pages
Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in the horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. These articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic.
 

Contents

1 Amaryllidaceae Geophytic Growth Development and Flowering
1
2 History of the CultivarGroups of Cucurbita pepo
71
color plates
84
3 Steroidal Alkaloids in Solanaceous Vegetable Crops
171
4 Factors Affecting Weight Loss of Apples
197
5 Processing Technology of the Table Olive
235
Subject Index
261
Cumulative Subject Index
263
Cumulative Contributor Index
283

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About the author (2010)

Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

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