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Informationen zum Autor Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA. Klappentext Horticultural Reviews present 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. It is a serial that appears in the form of one hardbound volume per year. Zusammenfassung Part of a series presenting the latest developments in horticultural science! this volume covers such topics as the volatile emissions of certain plants! the mechanical stress regulation of plant development! the growth and ripening of strawberries! and avocado rootstocks. Inhaltsverzeichnis Mechanical Stress Regulation of Plant Growth Development (C.Mitchell & P. Myers). Volatile Emissions from Plants (C. Charron, et al.). A Physiological-Genetic Model of Photoperiod-TemperatureInteractions in Photoperiodism, Vernalization, and Male Sterilityin Plants (W. Yan & D. Wallace). Environmental Control and Photoautotrophic Micropropagation (B.Jeong, et al.). Leaf Blackening in Cut Protea Flowers (R. Jones, et al.). Low-Temperature Sweetening in Roots and Tubers (W. Wismer, etal.). Jojoba Domestication and Commercialization in Israel (A.Benzioni). Growth and Ripening of Strawberry Fruit (P. Perkins-Veazie). Control of Phytophthora Diseases of Tree Crops Using Trunk-InjectedPhosphates (D. Guest, et al.). Origin and Dissemination of Peach (M. Faust & B. Timon). Avocado Rootstocks (A. Ben-Ya'acov & E. Michelson). Indexes.