Title:
Ornamental geophytes from basic science to sustainable production
Author:
Kamenetsky, Rina.
ISBN:
9781439849255
Publication Information:
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013.
Physical Description:
xx, 553 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports.
Contents:
ch. 1. Globalization of the flower bulb industry / August A. De Hertogh ... [et al.] -- ch. 2. Taxonomy and phylogeny / Alan W. Meerow -- ch. 3. Biodiversity of geophytes : phytogeography, morphology, and survival strategies / Rina Kamenetsky -- ch. 4. Botanical and horticultural aspects of major ornamental geophytes / Hiroshi Okubo and Dariusz Sochacki -- ch. 5. Introduction and development of new ornamental geophytes / Mark P. Bridgen -- ch. 6. Breeding and genetics of ornamental geophytes / Jaap M. van Tuyl, Paul Arens, and Agnieszka Marasek-Cio?akowska -- ch. 7. Biotechnology for the modification of horticultural traits in geophytes / Kathryn K. Kamo, Frans A. Krens, and Meira Ziv -- ch. 8. Florogenesis / Rina Kamenetsky, Michele Zaccai, and Moshe A. Flaishman -- ch. 9. Dormancy / Hiroshi Okubo -- ch. 10. Propagation of ornamental geophytes : physiology and management systems / Anna Bach and Dariusz Sochacki -- ch. 11. Production chain, forcing physiology, and flower production systems / William B. Miller -- ch. 12. Postharvest : cut flowers and potted plants / Michael S. Reid and Cai-Zhong Jiang -- ch. 13. Sustainable production and integrated management : environmental issues / Gary A. Chastagner ... [et al.] -- ch. 14. Geophyte research and production in east and southeast Asia / Seiichi Fukai -- ch. 15. Geophyte research and production in Brazil / Antonio F.C. Tombolato ... [et al.] -- ch. 16. Geophyte research and production in Chile / Eduardo A. Olate and Flavia Schiappacasse -- ch. 17. Geophyte research and production in New Zealand / Keith A. Funnell ... [et al.] -- ch. 18. Geophyte research and production in South Africa / Graham D. Duncan -- ch. 19. Geophyte research and production in Turkey / Ibrahim Baktir -- ch. 20. Conclusions and future research / Rina Kamenetsky, Gary A. Chastagner, and Hiroshi Okubo.
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