Achieving sustainable cultivation of ornamental plants / edited by Michael Reid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reid, Michael, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; 82.

Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science ; 82

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plants, Ornamental.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This collection reviews recent research in ornamentals. Part 1 discusses advances in understanding plant physiology, genetic diversity and breeding techniques. Part 2 surveys advances in cultivation techniques in areas such as nutrition, irrigation, protected cultivation and pest management.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Series list

Reviewers to acknowledge

Introduction

Part 1 Physiology and breeding

1 Environmental physiology of ornamental crops

1 Introduction

2 Propagation: sexual propagation

3 Propagation: asexual propagation

4 Vegetative development

5 Increasing plant mass

6 Reproductive development

7 Dormancy

8 References

2 Exploiting the genetic diversity of ornamentals

2 Management of ornamental germplasm to exploit genetic diversity: collection strategy

3 In situ conservation methods

4 Ex situ conservation

5 Management of plant genetic resources in the Republic of Korea and in Japan

6 Management of plant genetic resources in the United States

7 Management of plant genetic resources in Canada

8 Management of plant genetic resources in Europe

9 Utilizing ornamental germplasm to exploit genetic diversity in cacti

10 Utilizing cacti to cope with the global climate change

11 Conclusions

12 References

3 Advances in conventional breeding techniques for ornamentals

2 Current common breeding techniques in ornamentals

3 Conventional cross breeding and selection

4 Conclusion and future trends

5 References

4 Advances in tissue culture techniques for ornamental plant propagation

2 Factors affecting tissue culture techniques

3 Tissue culture techniques

4 Future trends

5 Advances in molecular breeding of ornamentals

2 Flowers as study organisms for early genetic research

3 Flower breeding in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

4 Early use of biotechnology in marker-assisted breeding

5 Flower color

6 Flowering genes

7 Genetically engineered flowers (GMOs and GEOs)

8 Genome sequencing.

9 Gene editing (CRISPR-Cas9)

10 Conclusion

11 Future trends in research

12 Where to look for further information

13 References

6 The use of gene-editing techniques in breeding improved ornamentals

2 Applications in horticulture: a case study on Campanula

3 Prospective uses and regulation of ornamental plants

4 Conclusion

5 Acknowledgements

6 Where to look for further information

7 References

7 Advances in abiotic stress-resistant varieties of ornamentals

2 Improving resistance to low-temperature stress

3 Improving resistance to high-temperature stress

4 Improving resistance to drought

5 Improving resistance to waterlogging

6 Improving tolerance to saline conditions

7 Improving tolerance to poor soil conditions

8 Future trends and conclusion

9 Where to look for further information

10 References

8 Improving nutrient management in the cultivation of ornamental plants in greenhouse, container and field production

2 Irrigation and water quality

3 Types of production systems

4 Mineral nutrients

5 Fertilizers

6 Fertilizer delivery

7 Soils and substrates

8 Environmental impacts of runoff

9 Future trends and conclusion

10 Where to look for further information

11 References

Part 2 Cultivation techniques

9 Advances in irrigation practices and technology in ornamental cultivation

2 Ornamental production systems and water use

3 Key challenges for improving irrigation efficiency: systems design and maintenance

4 Sensor-based technologies for irrigation scheduling

5 Irrigation data management and decision support systems

6 Developing a universal irrigation protocol: a case study

7 Future trends

8 Where to look for further information

9 References.

10 Advances in protected cultivation of ornamentals

2 Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems

3 Manipulation of plant growth and development

4 Sustainable practices and renewable inputs

5 Case study: Propagation of ornamentals in a vertical propagation area

6 Conclusion and future trends

7 Where to look for further information

11 Diseases affecting ornamental geophytes and their control

2 Biotic and abiotic diseases

3 General disease management principles

4 Approaches to reduce chemical fungicide usage

5 Managing fungicide resistance

6 Botrytis infection of ornamental geophytes

7 Diversity of Botrytis species

8 Botrytis as an endophyte

9 Conclusions

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78676-330-3

OCLC:

1153772307