Biology and Utilization of the Cucurbitaceae
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- ISBN: 9781501745447
- ISBN: 1501745441
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1 online resource : 52 black and white illustrations, 30 tables
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Computer data. - Publisher: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
- Copyright: �1990
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Formatted Contents Note: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part I. Systematics And Evolution -- 1. Systematics Of The Cucurbitaceae: An Overview / Jeffrey, Charles -- 2. Cytogenetics And Evolution In The Cucurbitaceae / Singh, A.K. -- 3. Amino Acids As Chemotaxonomic Indices / Fowden, L. -- 4. Fatty Acids Of Cucurbitaceae Seed Oils In Relation To Taxonomy / Hopkins, C.Y. -- 5. Isozyme Studies In Cucurbita / Weeden, Norman F. / Robinson, Richard W. -- 6. Electrophoretic Analysis Of Isozymes In Cucurbita And Cucumis And Its Application For Phylogenetic Studies / Puchalski,]erzy T. / Robinson, Richard W. -- 7. Systematics And Evolution Of A Domesticated Squash, Cucurbita Argyrosperma, And Its Wild And Weedy Relatives / Merrick, Laura C. -- 8. Evidence For Multiple Domestications Of Cucurbita Pepo / Decker-Walters, Deena S. -- 9. Biosystematics, Theories On The Origin, And Breeding Potential Of Cucurbita Ficifolia / Andres, Thomas C. -- 10. The Genus Luffa: A Problem In Phytogeography / Heiser, Charles B. / Schilling, Edward E. -- 11. Cytogenetics Of The Old World Species Of Luffa / Dutt, Bithi / Roy, R.P. -- 12. Origin And Evolution Of Chayote, Sechium Edule / Newstrom, L.E. -- 13. Reproductive Biology And Natural History Of The Neotropical Vines Gurania And Psiguria / Condon, M.A. / Gilbert, L.E. -- 14. Coevolution Of The Cucurbitaceae And Luperini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Basic And Applied Aspects / Metcalf, Robert L. / Rhodes, A.M. -- Part II. Comparative Morphology -- 15. Embryology Of The Cucurbitaceae / Dathan, A.S.R. / Singh, Dalbir -- 16. Palynology Of The Indian Cucurbitaceae / Singh, Shridhar / Singh, Dalbir -- 17. Structure, Ontogeny, Organographic Distribution, And Taxonomic Significance Of Trichomes And Stomata In The Cucurbitaceae / Inamdar, J.A. / Gangadhara, M. / Shenoy, K.N. -- 18. Seed Coat Anatomy Of The Cucurbitaceae / Singh, Dalbir / Dathan, A.S.R. -- 19. Epidermal And Anatomical Features Of The Succulent Xerophytic Cucurbitaceae Of Madagascar: Adaptive And Phylogenetic Aspects / Keraudren-Aymonin, Monique -- Part III. Sex Expression -- 20. Sex Expression In The Cucurbitaceae / Roy, R.P. / Saran, Sunil -- 21. Biochemical Aspects Of Hormonal Regulation Of Sex Expression In Cucurbits / Rudich, Jehoshua -- 22. Mechanism Of Male Sterility In Some Cucurbitaceae / Chauhan, S.V.S. -- 23. Comparative Ontogeny Of Male And Female Flowers Of Cucumis Sativus / Goffinet, Martin C. -- Part IV. Utilization -- 24. Biodynamic Cucurbits in the New World Tropics / Evans Schultes, Richard -- 25. Cucurbits of Potential Economic Importance / Whitaker, Thomas W. -- 26. Cucurbits of India and Their Role in the Development of Vegetable Crops / Chakravarty, H.L. -- 27. Domestication of Buffalo Gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima / Gathman, A.C. / Bemis, W.P. -- 28. Acanthosicyos horridus, a Multipurpose Plant of the Namib Desert in Southwestern Africa / Sandelowsky, B.H. -- 29. Cucurbit Seeds: Cytological, Physiochemical, and Nutritional Characterizations / Jacks, T.J. -- Part V. Crop Improvement and Protection -- 30. Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture Techniques for Genetic Improvement of Cucurbits / Wehner, Todd C. / Cade, Rebecca M. / Lacy, Robert D. -- 31. Introducing Resistances into Cucumbers by Interspecific Hybridization / Nijs, A.P.M. den / Custers, J.B.M. -- 32. Prospects for Increasing Yields of Cucumbers via Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii Germ plasm / Lower, R.L. / Nienhuis, J. -- 33. Developmental Aspects of the B Genes in Cucurbita / Shifriss, Oved -- 34. Interspecific Trisomics of Cucurbita moschata / Graham, J.D. / Bemis, W.P. -- 35. Viral Diseases and Genetic Sources of Resistance in Cucurbita Species / Provvidenti, R. -- 36. Growth, Assimilate Partitioning, and Productivity of Bush and Vine Cultivars of Cucurbita maxima / Loy, J. Brent / Broderick, Cyril E. -- Appendix: An Outline Classification of the Cucurbitaceae / Jeffrey, Charles -- Index |
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Language Note: | In English. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by JSTOR. |
Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019). |
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