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<p>Contributors ix</p> <p>Dedication: John Reuben Clark xiii<br /> <i>Chad E. Finn</i></p> <p><b>1. Postharvest Biology and Technology of Cut Flowers and Potted Plants 1<br /> </b> <i>Michael S. Reid and Cai-Zhong Jiang</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 3</p> <p>II. The Ornamental Industry 4</p> <p>III. Factors Affecting the Postharvest Life of Ornamentals 5</p> <p>IV. Biology of Flower Senescence 29</p> <p>V. Transgenic Strategies for Extending Floral Life 36</p> <p>VI. Future Prospects 42</p> <p>Literature Cited 44</p> <p><b>2. Water Relations of Cut Flowers: An Update 55<br /> </b> <i>Wouter G. van Doorn</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 57</p> <p>II. Water Supply to Flowers 57</p> <p>III. Water Loss: Influence of Stomata 58</p> <p>IV. Water Uptake: Xylem Blockage 63</p> <p>V. Small and Coalescing Air Bubbles Form in Cut Stems, in the Absence of Cavitation 88</p> <p>VI. Water Flow Rate in the Xylem as Affected by Ions in the Water 89</p> <p>VII. Use of An Artificial Tap Water as a Standard Vase Solution? 90</p> <p>VIII. Water Stress and Ethylene 93</p> <p>IX. Conclusions 96</p> <p>Acknowledgments 97</p> <p>Literature Cited 97</p> <p><b>3. Factors Involved in Fruit Calcium Deficiency Disorders 107<br /> </b> <i>Sergio Tonetto de Freitas and Elizabeth J. Mitcham</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 109</p> <p>II. Physiology of Calcium Deficiency in Fruit Tissue 109</p> <p>III. Calcium Translocation at the Whole Plant Level 111</p> <p>IV. Calcium at the Fruit Level 116</p> <p>V. Calcium at the Cellular Level 118</p> <p>VI. Role of Abiotic Stress in Calcium Deficiency Disorders 125</p> <p>VII. Role of Growth Regulators in Calcium Deficiency Disorders 127</p> <p>VIII. Proposed Mechanisms Controlling Fruit Susceptibility to Calcium Deficiency Disorders 135</p> <p>Literature Cited 137</p> <p><b>4. Rhubarb: Botany, Horticulture, and Genetic Resources 147<br /> </b> <i>Danny L. Barney and Kim E. Hummer</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 148</p> <p>II. Historical 149</p> <p>III. Botany 156</p> <p>IV. Horticulture 164</p> <p>V. World Genetic Resources 170</p> <p>VI. The Future 178</p> <p>Acknowledgments 178</p> <p>Literature Cited 179</p> <p>Manuscripts 182</p> <p><b>5. Ancient Dates and their Potential Use in Breeding 183<br /> </b> <i>Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua and Liat Josefsberg Ben-Yehoshua</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 184</p> <p>II. Dates and Health 189</p> <p>III. Historical Review 190</p> <p>IV. Remnants of Dates and Their Potential Uses 203</p> <p>V. Conclusions 210</p> <p>Acknowledgments 210</p> <p>Literature Cited 210</p> <p><b>6. The Cucurbits and Nightshades of Renaissance England: John Gerard and William Shakespeare 215<br /> </b> <i>Jules Janick, Harry S. Paris, and Marie-Christine Daunay</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 216</p> <p>II. John Gerard 217</p> <p>III. William Shakespeare 246</p> <p>IV. The Connection Between Gerard and Shakespeare 251</p> <p>V. Conclusion 252</p> <p>Literature Cited 255</p> <p><b>7. Greenhouse Cover Technology 259<br /> </b> <i>Johannes F. J. Max, Ulrich Schurr, Hans-Jürgen Tantau, Urbanus N. Mutwiwa, Thomas Hofmann, and Andreas Ulbrich</i></p> <p>I. Introduction 263</p> <p>II. Greenhouse Superstructures 267</p> <p>III. Materials Used for Covering Greenhouses 286</p> <p>IV. Material Combinations 346</p> <p>V. Plant Response to Greenhouse Covers 350</p> <p>VI. Comparison and Economic Assessment 368</p> <p>VII. Conclusions and Prospects 378</p> <p>Acknowledgments 381</p> <p>Literature Cited 381</p> <p>Subject Index 397</p> <p>Cumulative Subject Index 399</p> <p>Cumulative Contributor Index 427</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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