Strawberry: Growth, Development and Diseases

Strawberry: Growth, Development and Diseases

Strawberry: Growth, Development and Diseases

Strawberry: Growth, Development and Diseases

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Overview

Methods of strawberry cultivation have undergone extensive modifications and this book provides an up-to-date, broad and balanced review of current research and emerging challenges. It includes coverage from plant propagation, architecture, genetic resources, breeding, abiotic stresses and climate change, to evolving diseases and their control. It is written by an international team of specialists, using figures and tables to make the subject comprehensible and informative. It is an essential resource for academics and industry workers involved in strawberry research and development, and all those interested in the commercial cultivation of strawberries.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780646633
Publisher: CABI
Publication date: 11/09/2016
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 6.75(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Amjad M. Husaini Assistant Professor, Fruit Research Center, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics in Rome.

Davide Neri Associate Professor, Fruit Research Center, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics in Rome.

Table of Contents

1. Strawberries: a General Account

PART I: GENETICS, BREEDING AND OMICS
2. Genetic Resources of the Strawberry
3. Strawberry Breeding
4. Chilean White Strawberry: Phenolic Profiling of its Different Parts
5. Role of Fungal Avirulent Pathogens in the Defence Response of Strawberry
6. Agrobacterium-mediated Genetic Transformation of Strawberry

PART II: CULTIVATION SYSTEMS AND PROPAGATION
7. Plant Architecture in Different Cultivation Systems
8. Strawberry Root Growth and Architecture in Relation to Organic Residues and Replanting Problems
9. Plant Propagation Techniques and Type of Plants

PART III: DISEASE AND STRESS MANAGEMENT
10. Fungal Diseases of Strawberry and their Diagnosis
11. New Biocontrol Strategies for Strawberry Fungal Pathogens
12. Emerging Diseases in Strawberry Crop: Charcoal Rot and Fusarium Wilt
13. Induced Systemic Resistance to Fusarium Wilt and Antioxidative Ability in Mycorrhizal Strawberry Plants
14. Challenges of Climate Change to Strawberry Cultivation: Uncertainty and Beyond
15. Molecular and Physiological Responses of Strawberry Plants to Abiotic Stress
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