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Informationen zum Autor Professor Ian James Warrington CNZM is a Palmerston North horticultural scientist and science administrator. He was former chief executive of HortResearch (now Plant & Food Research). He was a senior administrator at Massey University until his position was axed in a cost-saving move. He received the T. K. Sidey Medal in 1984, an award set up by the Royal Society of New Zealand for outstanding scientific research. He was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the 2011 New Year Honours. Klappentext Contents Contributors-ix Dedication: Guglielmo Costa-xiii 1. Recent Advances in Sexual Propagation and Breeding of Garlic-1 2. Control of Fruit Tree Vigor Induced by Dwarfing Rootstocks-39 3. Turmeric: Botany and Production Practices-99 4. Fruit Thinning: Advances and Trends-185 5. Eastern Hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière): Perspectives from its Northwestern Range Limit-227 6. Apple Crop Load Management with Special Focus on Early Thinning Strategies: A US Perspective-255 7. Grow Us Our Daily Bread: A Review of Breadfruit Cultivation in Traditional and Contemporary Systems -299 8. Kiwifruit Biology: The Commercial Implications of Fruit Maturation-385 Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors ix Dedication: Guglielmo Costa xiii A. Ross Ferguson 1. Recent Advances in Sexual Propagation and Breeding of Garlic 1 Einat Shemesh ¿ Mayer and Rina Kamenetsky Goldstein I. Introduction 2 II. Horticultural Diversity and Genetic Resources 3 III. Life Cycle and the Flowering Process 6 IV. Fertility Barriers 16 V. Unlocking Variability by Sexual Reproduction 24 VI. Concluding Remarks 29 Literature Cited 29 2. Control of Fruit Tree Vigor Induced by Dwarfing Rootstocks 39 Boris Basile and Theodore M. DeJong I. Introduction 40 II. Biological Complexity of Grafted Fruit Trees and Rootstock-Scion Interactions 42 III. Physiology of the Dwarfism Induced by Rootstocks in Fruit Trees 52 IV. Conclusions 81 Literature Cited 83 3. Turmeric: Botany and Production Practices 99 D. Prasath, K. Kandiannan, N.K. Leela, S. Aarthi,B. Sasikumar, and K. Nirmal Babu I. Introduction 102 II. Botany 104 III. Biochemistry 110 IV. Plant Genetic Resources and Breeding 116 V. Biotechnology 122 VI. Horticultural Management 133 VII. Postharvest Processing 154 VIII. Future Prospects 156 Literature Cited 157 4. Fruit Thinning: Advances and Trends 185 Guglielmo Costa, Alessandro Botton, and Giannina Vizzotto I. Introduction 186 II. Thinning 191 III. Abscission Physiology 206 IV. Future Perspectives 212 Literature Cited 217 5. Eastern Hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière): Perspectives from its Northwestern Range Limit 227 Emily K. Ellingson, Stan C. Hokanson, and James M. Bradeen I. Introduction and History 228 II. Ecology 232 III. Horticulture 239 IV. Conservation 243 V. Conclusion 246 Literature Cited 247 6. Apple Crop Load Management with Special Focus on Early Thinning Strategies: A US Perspective 255 Thomas M. Kon and James R. Schupp I. Introduction 256 II. Pruning to Reduce Crop Load 259 III. Blossom Thinners 263 IV. Integrated Crop Load Management Strategies 285 V. Conclusion 286 Acknowledgments 288 Literature Cited 289 7. Grow Us Our Daily Bread: A Review of Breadfruit Cultivation in Traditional and Contemporary Systems 299 Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, Diane Ragone, Nyree J.C. Zerega Laura B. Roberts ¿ Nkrumah, Mark Merlin, and A. Maxwell P. Jones
