Horticultural Reviews [Hardcover]

Horticultural Reviews, Volume 28 presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance.Contributors.

Dedication: M. Allen Stevens (Fredrick A. Bliss).

1. Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy:An Horticultural and Agronomic Perspective (David M. Spooner, Wilbert L. A. Hetterscheid,Ronald G. van den Berg, and Willem Brandenburg).

I. Introduction.

II. Species Concepts in Wild Plants.

III. Classification Philosophies in Wildand Cultivated Plants.

IV. Brief History of Nomenclature and Codes.

V. Fundamental Differences in the Classificationand Nomenclature of Cultivated and Wild Plants.

VI. A Comparison of the ICBN and ICNCP.

VII. Possible New Codes.

VIII. Cultivated Plant Nomenclature and the Law.

IX. Cultivar Epithets and Trademarks.

X. Recommendations for a Universally StableCrop Nomenclature Through Changesand Use of the ICNCP.

References.

Literature Cited.

2. Grafting of Herbaceous Vegetableand Ornamental Crops (Jung-Myung Lee and Masayuki Oda).

I. Introduction.

II. Grafting Technology.

III. Physiology of Grafting.

IV. Crop Examples.

V. Grafting for Crop Improvement.

VI. Conclusion and ProspectsLiterature Cited.

3. Health Promoting Phytochemicals in Vegetables (Mosbah M. Kushad, John Masiunas, Kathy Eastman,Wilhelmina Kalt, and Mary A. L. Smith).

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