Horticultural Reviews, Volume 35

Contributors ix

Dedication xiii

1. Genetic Resources and Domestication of Macadamia 1
Craig M. Hardner, Cameron Peace, Andrew J. Lowe, Jodi Neal, Phillip Pisanu, Michael Powell, Adele Schmidt, Chris Spain, and Kristen Williams

I. Introduction 4

II. Wild Genetic Resources 8

III. Germplasm Domestication 32

IV. Genetics of Key Scion Selection Traits 56

V. Propagation and Rootstock Traits 92

VI. Cultivar Utilization 95

VII. Summary 105

VIII. Acknowledgments 108

IX. Literature Cited 108

2. Pomegranate: Botany, Horticulture, Breeding 127
D. Holland, K. Hatib, and I. Bar-Ya’akov

I. Introduction 128

II. Taxonomy and Morphology 129

III. Origin and Genetic Resources 134

IV. Horticulture 141

V. Breeding 172

VI. Health Benefits 175

VII. Concluding Remarks 177

VIII. Acknowledgments 178

IX. Literature Cited 178

3. Daylily: Botany, Propagation, Breeding 193
Surinder K. Gulia, Bharat P. Singh, Johnny Carter, and Robert J. Griesbach

I. Introduction 193

II. Botany 194

III. Anatomy and Physiology 196

IV. Horticulture 203

V. Genetics 207

VI. Conclusion 214

VII. Literature Cited 214

4. Horseradish: Botany, Horticulture, Breeding 221
Ashraf Shehata, Richard M.S. Mulwa, Mohammad Babadoost, Mark Uchanski, Margaret A. Norton, Robert Skirvin, and S. Alan Walters

I. Introduction 222

II. History 223

III. Botany 227

IV. Horticulture 234

V. Breeding 247

VI. Literature Cited 255

5. 1-Methylcyclopropene: Mode of Action and Relevance in Postharvest Horticulture Research 263
Wendy C. Schotsmans, Robert K. Prange, andBradM.Binder

I. Introduction 266

II. Ethylene Response Pathway 268

III. Physiological Processes Affected 277

IV. Side Effects 295

V. Summary and Future Research Needs 299

VI. Acknowledgments 299

VII. Literature Cited 300

6. Postharvest Biology and Technology of Cucurbits 315
Steven A. Sargent and Donald N. Maynard

I. Introduction 316

II. Crops 319

III. Conclusions 345

IV. Literature Cited 346

7. Physiological Disorders of Grape: Bunch Stem Necrosis and Early Bunch Stem Necrosis 355
Andrea H. Pickering, Ian J. Warrington, and David J. Woolley

I. Introduction 356

II. Physiology of Berry Growth and Development 358

III. Bunch Stem Necrosis 365

IV. Early Bunch Stem Necrosis 382

V. Summary and Conclusions 385

VI. Literature Cited 389

8. Plug Transplant Technology 397
Daniel J. Cantliffe

I. Introduction 397

II. Importance of the Plug Industry 400

III. Plug Production Technology 401

IV. Organic Plug Production 418

V. Postharvest Handling of Plugs 420

VI. Associated Production Techniques 422

VII. Mechanization 425

VIII. Conclusions and Prospects 427

IX. Literature Cited 428

9. A History of Grafting 437
Ken Mudge, Jules Janick, Steven Scofield, and Eliezer E. Goldschmidt

I. Introduction 438

II. Natural Grafting 445

III. Historical Evidence 449

IV. History of Clonal Rootstocks 475

V. Graft Hybrids 478

VI. Conclusion 485

VII. Literature Cited 487

Subject Index 495

Cumulative Subject Index 497

Contributor Index 523