The Physiology of Vegetable Crops
Readership
Advanced students, lecturers and research workers in horticulture, crop production and plant physiology.
Main Description
Many vegetable crops represent high value products and so it is essential to have a clear understanding of the physiology that lies behind successful production, as this enables the crop to be managed in the most effective way. The first section of the book takes a general look at the key stages during the growth of a plant, such as germination, transplanting and flowering and also looks at what can influence those stages. The second section is a detailed consideration of each of the major crops. Each chapter discusses the physiological aspects of vegetative growth, the induction of the reproductive structure, reproductive growth, senescence and any physiological disorders. Leading workers from the USA and Europe are brought together in one volume to produce a unique reference work for all advanced students of horticulture and crop production. This book is also an important resource for all research workers and teachers concerned with plant physiology.
Main Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• Seed Germination and Seedling Growth A G Taylor, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, New York, USA
• Transplanting H C Wien
• The Induction of Flowering E H Roberts, R J Summerfield, R H Ellis, P Q Craufurd and T R Wheeler, University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, Reading, UK
• Environmental Influence on Growth and Yield H Krug, University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany
• Correlative Growth in Vegetables H C Wien
• Tomato J M Kinet, Universitι Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium and M M Peet, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
• Pepper H C Wien
• Potato E E Ewing, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
• Cucumber, Muskmelon, Squash and Pumpkin H C Wien
• Celery E Pressman, ARO, Volcani Center, Institute for Field and Garden Crops, Bet Dagan, Israel
• Phaseolus Beans J H C Davis, PBI Cambridge Ltd, Trumpington, Cambridge, UK
• Peas F J Muehlbauer, and K McPhee, USDA/ARS, Grain Legume Genetics and Physiology Research Unit, Washington State University, USA
• Sweet Corn D W Wolfe, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, and F Azanza, and J A Juvik, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
• Lettuce H C Wien
• Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts H C Wien and D C E Wurr, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick, UK
• The Root Vegetables: Beet, Carrot, Parsnip and Turnip L R Benjamin, A McGarry and D Gray, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick, UK
• Onions and Garlic J L Brewster, Horticulture Research International, Wellesbourne, Warwick, UK
• Asparagus D T Drost, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
• Index
