Horticultural Reviews, Volume 18

The latest information on applied topics in horticultural sciences. This book emphasizes applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. Numerous references provide easy, time-saving and cost effective access to the primary literature. Water Relations of Cut Flowers (W. van Doorn).

Tissue Culture of Ornamental Flowering Bulbs (Geophytes)(K.-W.

Kim & A. De Hertogh).

Desiccation-Tolerance of Plant Tissues: A Mechanistic Overview (M.Oliver & J. Bewley).

Physiology of Light Tolerance in Plants (B. Demmig-Adams, etal.).

Acquired Resistance to Disease in Plants (R. Hammerschmidt & J.Becker).

Cacti as Crops (Y. Mizrahi, et al.).

Reproductive Biology of Cactus Fruit Crops (A. Nerd & Y.Mizrahi).

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