Horticultural Reviews, Volume 48

Contributors ix Dedication: Gregory L. Reighard xiii Juan Carlos Melgar, Ksenija Gasic and Ian Warrington 1. Pollination-Induced Changes in the Morphology and Physiology of Dendrobium Orchid Flowers Prior toFertilization: The Roles of Ethylene and Auxin 1 Wouter G. van Doorn and Saichol Ketsa I. Introduction 2 II. Orchid Flower Structure 3 III. Post-Pollination Effects in Orchids other than Dendrobium 5 IV. Role of Hormones in Orchids other than Dendrobium 6 V. Pollination in Dendrobium 8 VI. Visible Post-Pollination Effects in Dendrobium 13 VII. Role of Hormones in the Visible Post-Pollination Phenomena in Dendrobium 21 VIII. Conclusions 31 Acknowledgment 31 Literature Cited 32 2. Actinidia arguta (Kiwiberry): Botany, Production, Genetics, Nutritional Value, and Postharvest Handling 37 Piotr Latocha, Filip Debersaques and Iago Hale I. Introduction 39 II. Botany 41 III. Cultivation and Management 54 IV Genetics and Breeding 84 V. Chemical Composition, Nutritional Value, and Health Benefits 105 VI. Harvesting and Postharvest Handling 119 VII. Utilization 128 VIII. Conclusions 131 Literature Cited 133 3. Advances in Cassava-Based Multiple-Cropping Systems 153 V. Ravi, G. Suja, R. Saravanan and Sanket J. More I. Introduction 156 II. Intercropping Cassava 170 III. Crop Rotation Involving Cassava 206 IV. Cassava-Based Sequential/Intercropping Systems Involving Pulses and/or Rice 208 V. Cassava + Plantation Crops 209 VI. Pests and Diseases in Cassava-Based Intercropping 212 VII. Conclusions and Future Prospects 214 Literature Cited 219 4. Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.): Botany, Horticulture, and Uses 233 Vitor Brito, Renata Nascimento, Jeniffer Narcisa-Oliveira, Nathalia Joffer, Andre Fattori, Marney Cereda, Carina Oliveira, Reginaldo Costa, Lorene Tiburtino-Silva and Josemar Maciel I. Introduction 234 II. Occurrence and Distribution 236 III. Botany: Taxonomy, Morphology, and Genetics 238 IV. Horticultural Aspects 248 V. Processing 252 VI. Uses and Applications 253 VII. Conclusions 264 Acknowledgment 264 Literature Cited 265 5. Jamun (Syzygium cumini L. Skeels): A Promising Fruit for the Future 275 Babak Madani, Amin Mirshekari, Elhadi M. Yahia, John B. Golding, Shokrollah Hajivand and Abdolmajid Mirzaalian Dastjerdy I. Introduction 276 II. Economic Significance 277 III. Botany, Taxonomy, and Genetics 278 IV. Cultivation Practices 281 V. Nutritional Value 286 VI. Health-Promoting Effects 289 VII. Postharvest Practices 290 VIII. Processing 297 IX. Conclusions 299 Literature Cited 300 6. Coconut Micropropagation and Cryopreservation 307 Ana S. Ledo and Wagner A. Vendrame I. Introduction 309 II. In Vitro Propagation Technology 311 III. Bioreactor Technology 320 IV. Cryopreservation 322 V. Summary and Conclusions 330 Literature Cited 33 7. The Puzzling Phenomenon of Seedling Yellows Recovery and Natural Spread of Asymptomatic Infections of Citrus Tristeza Virus: Two Sides of the Same Coin 339 Moshe Bar-Joseph, Antonino F. Catara and Grazia Licciardello I. Introduction 341 II. The CTV Genome and Biology 341 III. A Short Account of the Israeli CTV Suppression Program (1970-1986) 343 IV. Comparisons of Severe and Mild CTV-VT Isolates From Sicily 347 V. Discussion 352 Acknowledgments 356 Literature Cited 357 8. Yield Alternation: Horticulture, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Evolution 363 Eliezer E. Goldschmidt and Avi Sadka I. Introduction 365 II. Molecular Mechanisms of Flowering Control in Model Plants and Fruit Trees 366 III. Effect of Fruit Load on Changes in Gene Expression, Protein, and Metabolite Levels in Leaves and Buds 377 IV. The Effect of Fruit Load on Hormone Homeostasis 381 V. Mitigation of Alternate Bearing 385 VI. Discussion 393 Acknowledgment 402 Literature Cited 402 Subject Index 419 Cumulative Subject Index 421 Cumulative Contributor Index 455