This book aims to provide for the first time in the English language a concise but comprehensive overview of the biology and cultivation of the grapevine, accessible to all concerned with viticulture. After a description of the essential features of viticulture, including a concise history from antiquity to modern times, the authors consider the taxonomy of the grapevine and the evolutionary processes that gave rise to the diversity within the Vitaceae. Particular attention is paid to the genera Vitis and Muscadinia, which are considered a reserve of genetic variation for the improvement of grapevines. A description of the vegetative and reproductive anatomy of the grapevine precedes a full discussion of the developmental and environmental physiology of these fascinating and economically important plants. The concluding chapter considers the potential for genetic improvement of grapevines and includes coverage of the problems encountered, and the methods and strategies employed, in breeding for scions and rootstocks. Special reference to the role of plant biotechnology and tissue culture in the genetic improvement of grapevines is also made.
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"...a comprehensive overview of basic grapevine biology which is applicable to grapevines in the temperate climates of the world....is as valuable to readers in the East as it is to readers in California or France....a very worthwhile book." Hudson Cattell, Wine East
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Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1. The growing of grapes; 2. The grapevine and its relatives; 3. The structure of the grapevine: vegetative and reproductive anatomy; 4. Developmental physiology: the vegetati ve grapevine; 5. Developmental physiology: flowering and fruiting; 6. The culti vated grapevine; 7. Genetic improvement of grapevines.
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An original and interesting approach to grapevine biology,
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I would recommend this book to all those interested in plant science, horticulture, and particularly viticulture. Not an ultimate collection of knowledge in this area, but a very nice and original contribution to it.
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A fundamental difference between broad-acre agriculture and horticulture is that innovation in field crops is primarily in the genotype but innovation in fruit-growing, including viticulture, has been mainly at the level of husbandry. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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North America, University of California, Plant Physiol, New York, South Africa, United States, Muscat of Alexandria, Black Corinth, San Joaquin Valley of California, Academic Press, Middle Ages, South Australia, Acta Hort, Australian Industrial Publishers, Boca Raton, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cornell University Press, Crop Sci, Plant Dis, Third Int New!
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