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<b>Contributors.</b> <p><b>Dedication: A. A. De Hertogh</b> (<i>Paul V. Nelson</i>).</p> <p><b>1.</b> <b><i>Protea:</i></b> <b>A Floricultural Crop from the Cape Floristic Kingdom</b> (<i>J. H. Coetzee and G. M. Littlejohn</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. History.</p> <p>III. Reproductive Biology.</p> <p>IV. Crop Improvement.</p> <p>V. Physiology.</p> <p>VI. Production.</p> <p>VII. Conclusion.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>2. The Molecular Biology</b> of Plant <b>Hormone Reception</b> (<i>Carole L.</i> <i>Bassett</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Current Status of Signal Receptor Research.</p> <p>III. Plant Hormone Receptors.</p> <p>IV. Future Prospects.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>3.</b> <b>Molecular Biology of Cassava</b> (<i>Johanna Puonti-Kaerlas</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Botany and Distribution.</p> <p>III. Production and Use.</p> <p>IV. Constraints to Cassava Use and Cultivation.</p> <p>V. Traditional Breeding and Biotechnology in Cassava Improvement.</p> <p>VI. Molecular Genetics.</p> <p>VII. Tissue Culture and Regeneration.</p> <p>VIII. Genetic Transformation.</p> <p>IX. Applications and Potential Molecular Biology.</p> <p>X. Future Prospects.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>4.</b> <b>Postharvest Physiology and Quality of Coated Fruits and Vegetables</b> (<i>Cassandra Amarante and Nigel</i> H. <i>Banks</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Permeability of Coating Films and Permeance of Coated Commodities.</p> <p>III. Physico-Chemical Characteristics, and Barrier Properties to Water Vapor and Gases, of Edible Coatings.</p> <p>IV. Factors Affecting Water Loss, Gas Exchange, and Modification of Internal Atmosphere of Coated Commodities.</p> <p>V. Postharvest Physiology and Quality of Coated Commodities.</p> <p>VI. Summary and Conclusions.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>5.</b> <b>Greenhouse Tomato Fruit Quality</b> (<i>M. Dorais, A. P. Papadopoulos, and A. Gosselin</i>).</p> <p>I. Introduction.</p> <p>II. Quality Attributes.</p> <p>III. Genetic Characteristics Affecting Tomato Fruit Quality.</p> <p>IV. Environmental Factors Affecting Tomato Fruit Quality.</p> <p>V. Cultural Practices Affecting Fruit Quality.</p> <p>VI. Postharvest.</p> <p>VII. Conclusion.</p> <p>Literature Cited.</p> <p><b>Subject Index.</b></p> <p><b>Cumulative Index.</b></p> <p><b>Cumulative Contributor Index.</b></p>

<b>Jules Janick</b> is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.

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