Temperate horticulture for sustainable development and environment: ecological aspects

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"Ecological and genetic control of plant resistance to unfavorable environmental influences is being carried out all over the world, and new varieties and hybrids of plants are being created, resulting in rich, new information and innovative new methods of cultivation. This new volume, Temperate Horticulture for Sustainable Development and Environment: Ecological Aspects, explores the vast biotic diversity in horticulture, with a focus on sustainable development in today's deteriorating environment. The book offers new technologies for a wide range of horticultural crops, including vegetables, fruit, berries, and flowers. The information presented here is the result of original experiments and study of leading specialists in horticulture, plant breeding, and related areas. Part 1, Innovation in the Field of Vegetable Growing, looks at several completely new methods for increasing the yield of potatoes and cucumbers. The second part. The Arctic Berries: Ecology and Biochemistry presents an abundance of data on the phytocenotic properties of wild-growing and cultivated berry plants and of arctic raspberry and blueberry in natural populations of taiga zones. The authors studied berry crops, cranberry, Arctic bramble, blueberry, Arctic raspberry, cowberry, growing on the boggy soil and peatlands in taiga zones. Part 3, Decorative Plants: Breeding and Biochemistry, provides an overview of winter garden plants and their successful cultivation, looks at the range of resistance to salinization and other stresses of ornamental plants growing, and presents a biochemical analysis of biological active compounds and antioxidants among various species of the genus Aloe. Part 4, on Fruit Growing and Breeding, reviews various technologies for the cultivation of various fruits and presents an overview of data on breeding rare fruit crop. This volume will be useful for the scientific community, ecologists, geneticists, breeders, and industry professionals interested in using science to implement practical applications in production of fruits, vegetables, and flowers."--Provided by publisher.  Read more... Abstract: "Ecological and genetic control of plant resistance to unfavorable environmental influences is being carried out all over the world, and new varieties and hybrids of plants are being created, resulting in rich, new information and innovative new methods of cultivation. This new volume, Temperate Horticulture for Sustainable Development and Environment: Ecological Aspects, explores the vast biotic diversity in horticulture, with a focus on sustainable development in today's deteriorating environment. The book offers new technologies for a wide range of horticultural crops, including vegetables, fruit, berries, and flowers. The information presented here is the result of original experiments and study of leading specialists in horticulture, plant breeding, and related areas. Part 1, Innovation in the Field of Vegetable Growing, looks at several completely new methods for increasing the yield of potatoes and cucumbers. The second part. The Arctic Berries: Ecology and Biochemistry presents an abundance of data on the phytocenotic properties of wild-growing and cultivated berry plants and of arctic raspberry and blueberry in natural populations of taiga zones. The authors studied berry crops, cranberry, Arctic bramble, blueberry, Arctic raspberry, cowberry, growing on the boggy soil and peatlands in taiga zones. Part 3, Decorative Plants: Breeding and Biochemistry, provides an overview of winter garden plants and their successful cultivation, looks at the range of resistance to salinization and other stresses of ornamental plants growing, and presents a biochemical analysis of biological active compounds and antioxidants among various species of the genus Aloe. Part 4, on Fruit Growing and Breeding, reviews various technologies for the cultivation of various fruits and presents an overview of data on breeding rare fruit crop. This volume will be useful for the scientific community, ecologists, geneticists, breeders, and industry professionals interested in using science to implement practical applications in production of fruits, vegetables, and flowers."--Provided by publisher Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page DEDICATION ABOUT THE EDITORS Table of Contents List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction PART I: Innovations in Vegetable Growing 1: Potato Production in Various Soils and Climatic Conditions 2: Innovations in the System of Accelerated Propagation of Potato Minitubers 3: Snow Technology of Potato Cultivation 4: The Use of Wood Wastes of Coniferous When Growing Cucumber Seedlings PART II: Arctic Berries: Ecology, Biochemistry, and Useful Properties 5: Biochemical Composition of Fruits of Wild-Growing Berry Plants. 6: Cultivation of Arctic Raspberry on Mesotrophic Bogs: Phytocenotic Study in Various Ecological Conditions7: Characteristics of Blueberry Resources in Natural Populations and the Prospects of Cultivation in the Taiga Zone PART III: Breeding and Biochemistry of Decorative Plants 8: Tolerance Improvement of Indoor Plants 9: Evaluation of Salt-Resistant Flowering Plants in Simulated Conditions 10: Biologically Active Compounds' Search Among Aloe spp PART IV: Fruit Growing and Breeding. 11: Cultivation of Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.): Major Growing Regions, Cultivars, Rootstocks, and Technologies12: The Productivity of Apple Orchards on Terraced and Gentle Slopes 13: Hazelnut (Corylus domestica Kos. Et Opal.) Research and Breeding at National Dendrological Park (NDP) "Sofiyivka" of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Ukraine 14: Results of Rare Fruit Crop Assortment Improvement 15: Ecological Plasticity and Productivity of Black Currant Cultivars Under Instability of Environment Glossary Index.