Horticultural Reviews, Volume 25

Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in the horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. These articles perform the valuable function of collecting, comparing, and contrasting the primary journal literature in order to form an overview of the topic. Amaryllidaceae: Geophytic Growth, Development, and Flowering (K.Theron & A. De Hertogh).

History of the Cultivar-Groups of Cucurbita pepo (H. Paris).

Steroidal Alkaloids in Solanaceous Vegetable Crops (Z. Chen &A. Miller).

Factors Affecting Weight Loss of Apples (K. Maguire, et al.).

Processing Technology of the Table Olive (S. Colmagro, etal.).

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