Badenes, M. L. & Byrne, D. H. ed.
Fruit Breeding
果実の育種

Springer-Verlag 2010.1
450 pp.(H)
ISBN 1-4419-0762-9
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　22,600円

Contents
1. Trends in Fruit Breeding/ 2. The in and outs of marketing and protection of new fruit varieties/ 3. The health benefits and phytochemicals in/of fruits/ 4. New crops on the horizon/ 5. Apple/ 6. Pear/ 7. Apricot/ 8. Peach/ 9. Almond/ 10. Cherry/ 11. Plum/ 12. Persimmon/ 13. Genus Vaccinium/ 14. Pecan/ 15. Chestnut/ 16. Citrus/ 17. Pistachio/ 18. Grapes/ 19. Kiwi/ 20. Walnut/ 21. Filbert/ Index/

* Fruit breeding is the fourth volume in the proposed 11 volume series on Handbook of Plant Breeding after the initial volumes on Vegetables, Cereals and Oil Crops. Like the other volumes in the series, the volume will present information on the latest scientific information in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the field, from an efficient use of genetic resources to the impact of biotechnology in plant breeding.

* The book is scheduled to consist of a total number of 21 chapters, with 17 being devoted to individual crops and four chapters dealing with important aspects of fruit breeding as trends, marketing and protection of new varieties, health benefits of fruits and new crops in the horizon. Outstanding scientists for each crop species are proposed as senior authors, who may invite co-authors to contribute part of a chapter. *

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Pua, E. C. & Davey, M. R. ed.
Plant Developmental Biology
Biotechnological Perspectives Vol.1

Springer-Verlag 2009.11
497 pp.(H)
ISBN 3-642-02300-2
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　24,200円

Contents
1. Gene Regulatory Models for Plant Development and Evolution/ 2. Arabidopsis as Model for Developmental Regulation and Crop Improvement/ 3. Axillary Shoot Branching in Plants/ 4. Bud Dormancy and Growth/ 5. Root Development/ 6. Legume Nodule Development/ 7. Tuber Development/ 8. Senescence/ 9. Floral Organ Initiation and Development/ 10. Flowering Regulation/ 11. Development and Function of the Female Gametophyte/ 12. Male Gametophyte Development/ 13. Pollen Germination and Tube Growth/ 14. Fertilization in Angiosperms/ 15. Fruit Development/ 16. Mechanism of Fruit Ripening/ 17. Seed Development/ 18. Seed Dormancy: Approaches for Finding New Genes in Cereals/ 19. Seed Germination/ 20. Apomixis in the Era of Biotechnology/ 21. Male Sterility/ 22. Self-Incompatibility in Flowering Plants/ Index/

* Understanding the mechanisms whereby plant development is regulated is crucial for crop improvement using genetic engineering. This work, comprising two volumes, reviews recent advances in plant developmental biology and explores the possibility of their practical applications from biotechnological perspectives. *

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Jain, S. M. & Ochatt, S. J. ed.
Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants

Humana Press 2009.12
400 pp.(H)
ISBN 1-60327-390-5
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　15,400円

Contents
* While ornamental plants are produced mainly for their aesthetic value, the propagation and improvement of quality attributes such as leaf types, flower colour and fragrance, longevity and form, plant shape and architecture, and the creation of novel variation are important economic goals for the expanding ornamental industry.

* In Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants, leading researchers in the field compile step-wise protocols for rapid plant multiplication and in vitro storage of major commercially viable ornamental plants. Divided into two sections, Section A contains chapters mainly on micropropagation of cut and pot flowers with detailed protocols involving in vitro culture-explants, medium preparation, detailed medium table, shoot initiation and proliferation, root induction, in vitro plant hardening, and field transfer, and Section B delves into reviews on topics such as in vitro production of sweet peas, the status of transgenics in ornamental plants, in vitro conservation, the status of floriculture in Europe, azalea phylogeny, and thin cell layers.

* As part of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials, step-by-step laboratory protocols, and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and clear, Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Ornamental Plants presents key techniques that will be of great use to floriculturists, researchers, commercial companies, biotechnologists, and students dealing with ornamental plants. *

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Ostergaard, L. ed.
Fruit Development and Seed Dispersal
Annual Plant Reviews Vol.38

Blackwell Pub. 2009.12
368 pp.(H)
ISBN 1-4051-8946-0
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　21,400円

Contents
1. Carpel Evolution/ 2. Gynoecium Patterning in Arabidopsis: A Basic Plan Behind a Complex Structure/ 3. The Ins and Outs of Ovule Development/ 4. Fertilisation and Fruit Initiation/ 5. Arabidopsis Fruit Development/ 6. Long-Distance Seed Dispersal/ 7. Seed Dispersal and Crop Domestication: Shattering, Germination and Seasonality in Evolution Under Cultivation/ 8. Factors Influencing the Ripening and Quality of Fleshy Fruits/ 9. Parthenocarpy in Crop Plants/ References/ Index/

* Fruit development and seed dispersal are major topics within plant and crop sciences research with important developments in research being reported regularly. Drawing together reviews by some of the world's leading experts in these areas, the Editor of this volume, Lars Ostergaard has provided a volume which is an essential purchase for all those working in plant and crop sciences worldwide. *

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National Research Council
Lost Crops of Africa Vol.3: Fruits

National Academy Press 2008.2
380 pp.(P)
ISBN 0-309-10596-X
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　11,000円

Contents
1.Introduction to Cultivated Fruits/ 2.Descriptions and Assessments of Individual Species (Culitvated Fruits)/ 3.III 1-01 BALANITES/ 4.III 1-02 BAOBAB/ 5.III 1-03 BUTTERFRUIT/ 6.III 1-04 CARISSA/ 7.III 1-05 HORNED MELON/ 8.III 1-06 KEI APPLE/ 9.III 1-07 MARULA/ 10.III 1-08 MELON/ 11.III 1-09 TAMARIND/ 12.III 1-10 WATERMELON/ 13.Volume III Part 2 Wild Fruits/ 14.Introduction to Wild Fruits/ 15.Descriptions and Assessments of Individual Species (Wild Fruits)/ 16.III 2-01 AIZEN/ 17.III 2-02 CHOCOLATE BERRIES/ 18.III 2-03 CUSTARD APPLES/ 19.III 2-04 EBONY/ 20.III 2-05 GINGERBREAD PLUMS/ 21.III 2-06 GUMVINES/ 22.III 2-07 ICACINA/ 23.III 2-08 IMBE/ 24.III 2-09 MEDLARS/ 25.III 2-10 MONKEY ORANGES/ 26.III 2-11 STAR APPLES/ 27.III 2-12 SUGARPLUMS/ 28.III 2-13 SWEET DETAR/ 29.III 2-14 TREE GRAPES/ Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members/ Appendix B: Credits/ Index/

* This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes 24 little-known indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists, policymakers, and the world at large. *

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Vacante, V.
Citrus Mites

CABI Pub. 2009.12
384 pp.(H)
ISBN 1-84593-498-9
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　20,800円

Contents
1. Citriculture and Injurious Mites/ 2. Introduction to Acari/ 3. Methods and Techniques/ 4. Plant Damage/ 5. Control/ 6. Key to the identification of families, subfamilies, tribes, genera and species/ 7. Phytoptidae Murray/ 8. Eriophyidae Nalepa/ 9. Diptilomiopidae Keifer/ 10. Tarsonemidae Canestrini et Fanzago/ 11. Tenuipalpidae Berlese/ 12. Tuckerellidae Baker et Pritchard/ 13. Tetranychidae Donnadieu/ 14. Conclusions/ Index/

* Citrus pests are a serious issue for crop growers, causing problems in yield and economic losses. Citrus Mites is a comprehensive study of mites harmful to citrus plants from all citrus-growing regions around the world. Providing a useful resource for identifying citrus crop pests, the text will also address methods of removal from plants, describe symptoms of damage caused by pests and discuss methods of eradication and control, making it essential reading for horticulturalists, pomologists and acarologists as well as practitioners, researchers and students of crop protection and pest management. *
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