Table of Contents

Contributors. Dedication: Irwin L. Goldman (Molly Jahn). 1. Common Bean Rust: Pathology and Control (Merion M. Liebenberg and Zacharias A. Pretorius). Abbreviations and Acronyms. I. Introduction. II. Pathogen Nomenclature, Morphology, and Life Cycle. III. Symptoms. IV. Host Range. V. Distribution. VI. Epidemiology. VII. Economic Importance. VIII. Pathogenic Variation. IX. Manipulation of the Fungus. X. Disease Management. XI. Conclusions. Acknowledgments. Literature Cited. 2. Bitter Gourd: Botany, Horticulture, Breeding (Tusar K. Behera, Snigdha Behera, L. K. Bharathi, K. Joseph John, Philipp W. Simon, and Jack E. Staub). I. Introduction. II. Botany. III. Horticulture. IV. Breeding. V. Conclusions. Literature Cited. 3. Dynamics of Carbohydrate Reserves in Cultivated Grapevines (Bruno P. Holzapfel, Jason P. Smith, Stewart K. Field, and W. James Hardie). I. Introduction. II. Carbohydrate Reserves. III. Accumulation of Carbohydrate Reserves. IV. Photoassimilation and Storage Processes. V. Mobilization and Utilization of Carbohydrate Reserves. VI. Viticultural Management of Carbohydrate Reserves. VII. Summary and Conclusions. Literature Cited. 4. Elderberry: Botany, Horticulture, Potential (Denis Charlebois, Patrick L. Byers, Chad E. Finn, and Andrew L. Thomas). I. Introduction. II. Botany. III. Horticulture. IV. Propagation. V. Uses. VI. Concluding Remarks. Literature Cited. 5. Modified Humidity Packaging of Fresh Produce (Victor Rodov, Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua, Nehemia Aharoni, and Shabtai Cohen). I. Introduction. II. Basics of Postharvest Water Relations. III. Water in Postharvest Life of Fresh Produce. IV. The Concept of Modified-Humidity Packaging. V. Practical MHP Approaches. VI. Summary. Acknowledgments. Literature Cited. 6. Ecological and Genetic Systems Underlying Sustainable Horticulture (Autar K. Mattoo and John R. Teasdale). Abbreviations. I. Introduction. II. Ecological Systems. III. Genetic Systems. IV. An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Horticulture. Literature Cited. Subject Index. Cumulative Subject Index. Cumulative Contributor Index.

About the Author

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