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Contributors.<br /> <br /> Dedication: M. Allen Stevens (Fredrick A. Bliss).<br /> <br /> 1. Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy:An Horticultural and Agronomic Perspective (David M. Spooner, Wilbert L. A. Hetterscheid,Ronald G. van den Berg, and Willem Brandenburg).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Species Concepts in Wild Plants.<br /> <br /> III. Classification Philosophies in Wildand Cultivated Plants.<br /> <br /> IV. Brief History of Nomenclature and Codes.<br /> <br /> V. Fundamental Differences in the Classificationand Nomenclature of Cultivated and Wild Plants.<br /> <br /> VI. A Comparison of the ICBN and ICNCP.<br /> <br /> VII. Possible New Codes.<br /> <br /> VIII. Cultivated Plant Nomenclature and the Law.<br /> <br /> IX. Cultivar Epithets and Trademarks.<br /> <br /> X. Recommendations for a Universally StableCrop Nomenclature Through Changesand Use of the ICNCP.<br /> <br /> References.<br /> <br /> Literature Cited.<br /> <br /> 2. Grafting of Herbaceous Vegetableand Ornamental Crops (Jung-Myung Lee and Masayuki Oda).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Grafting Technology.<br /> <br /> III. Physiology of Grafting.<br /> <br /> IV. Crop Examples.<br /> <br /> V. Grafting for Crop Improvement.<br /> <br /> VI. Conclusion and ProspectsLiterature Cited.<br /> <br /> 3. Health Promoting Phytochemicals in Vegetables (Mosbah M. Kushad, John Masiunas, Kathy Eastman,Wilhelmina Kalt, and Mary A. L. Smith).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Major Classes of Phytochemicals in Vegetable.<br /> <br /> III. Phytochemicals Content and Health Benefitsof the Four Major Vegetable Groups.<br /> <br /> IV. Conclusions and Future Research Needs.<br /> <br /> Literature Cited.<br /> <br /> 4. Detection and Elimination of Viruses andPhytoplasmas from Pome and Stone Fruit Trees (Margit Laimer).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Pathogens.<br /> <br /> III. Pathogen Detection.<br /> <br /> IV. Elimination of Viruses.<br /> <br /> V. Elimination of Phytoplasmas.<br /> <br /> VI. Indexing, Mass Propagation, and GermplasmConservation.<br /> <br /> VII. Conclusions.<br /> <br /> Literature Cited.<br /> <br /> 5. Pear Fruit Volatiles (Francesca Rapparini and Stefano Predieri).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Analysis of Chemical Composition.<br /> <br /> III. Biogenesis.<br /> <br /> IV. Factors Affecting Qualitative and QuantitativeEmission of Pear Volatiles.<br /> <br /> V. Volatile Compounds Influence on Quality.<br /> <br /> VI. Summary and Conclusions.<br /> <br /> Literature Cited.<br /> <br /> 6. The Physiology of Flowering in Strawberry (Rebecca L. Darnell, Daniel J. Cantliffe,Daniel S. Kirschbaum, and Craig K. Chandler).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Floral Morphology.<br /> <br /> III. Environmental Effects on Reproductive Growth.<br /> <br /> IV. Floral Induction Models.<br /> <br /> V. Genetics of Floral Induction.<br /> <br /> VI. Conclusions.<br /> <br /> Literature Cited.<br /> <br /> 7. Flower and Fruit Thinning of Peachand other Prunus (Ross E. Byers, Guglielmo Costa, and Giannina Vizzotto).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Reproductive Physiology.<br /> <br /> III. Abscission.<br /> <br /> IV. Thinning Practices.<br /> <br /> V. Future Prospects.<br /> <br /> Literature Cited.<br /> <br /> 8. The Reproductive Biology of the Lychee (Raphael A. Stern and Shmuel Gazit).<br /> <br /> I. Introduction.<br /> <br /> II. Flowering.<br /> <br /> III. Pollination.<br /> <br /> IV. The Fertilization Process and Initial Fruit Set.<br /> <br /> V. Fruit Development and Abscission.<br /> <br /> VI. Concluding Remarks.<br /> <br /> Literature Cited.<br /> <br /> Subject Index.<br /> <br /> Cumulative Subject Index.<br /> <br /> Cumulative Contributor Index.

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

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