Ebook: Horticulture — New Technologies and Applications: Proceedings of the International Seminar on New Frontiers in Horticulture, organized by Indo-American Hybrid Seeds,Bangalore, India, November 25–28, 1990

In November 1990 Indo-American Hybrid Seeds (IAHS), one of the largest and very innovative horticultural enterprises of its kind in India, celebrated its silver jubilee year in the town of Bangalore, India. On the occasion of this silver jubilee of IAHS an International Seminar on 'New Frontiers in Horticulture' was organized from 25-28th of November 1990 at the Ashok Radisson Hotel in Bangalore. IAHS was almost fully responsible in terms of organization and financially for this International Seminar. Assisted by an International Scientific Advisory Board, the organizing committee, all members of the company IAHS, really did a great job. I would like to thank in particular Mr. Mammohan Attavar (the company's founder) and Mr. Sri N.K. Bhat (partner of the company), respectively chairman and treasurer of the organizing committee, for their organizational and financial support in organizing this conference. Very special words of thanks go to my colleague editor, Dr. Jitendra Prakash, Secretary Organizing committee and Director of Biotechnology - IAHS, who was really the spill in the whole organization of our very successful conference.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
System Analysis of Yield Trials can Raise Efficiency of Breeding for Yield....Pages 1-11
Research needs in the production of high quality seeds....Pages 13-20
Breeding for quality and resistance to fusarial wilt in gladiolus....Pages 21-25
Reproductive Biology of Potato: Basis for ‘True Seed’ Production....Pages 27-35
Resistance Breeding under Coordinated Programme....Pages 37-40
Quality improvement of Punjab grapes....Pages 41-44
Exploitation of alien genes for yellow vein mosaic resistance in okra....Pages 45-48
Use of Vesicular - Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (VAM) as Biofertilizer for Horticultural Plants in Developing Countries....Pages 49-53
Foliar feeding of zinc and iron in peach....Pages 55-57
Conservation of wild plants of Horticultural importance from Tumkur District, Karnataka....Pages 59-62
Potential of seed storage at ambient temperature using organic liquids to avoid refrigeration....Pages 63-68
Chemical Weeding as a labour saving device in management of fruit nurseries....Pages 69-72
Role of germplasm in Citrus rootstock improvement....Pages 73-77
Comparative efficacy of single and split applied nitrogen on yield and quality of ‘Perlette’ grapes....Pages 79-82
Role of viruses in plant biotechnology....Pages 83-86
Microbial Populations, Host-Specific Virulence & Plant Resistance Genes....Pages 87-94
Genetically Engineered Resistance in Plants Against Viral Infection....Pages 95-105
Genetic engineering and transformation of monocots for crop improvement....Pages 107-113
Agrobacterium-mediated Gene Transfer in Citrus reticulata Blanco....Pages 115-121
Regeneration and genetic transformation studies in watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris L. cv. Melitopolski)....Pages 123-125
Molecular aspects of Cytokinin’s stymied action on Auxin mediated new root formation in the hypocotyls of Phaseolus vulgaris L.....Pages 127-130
Commercial Aspects of Micropropagation....Pages 131-139
Large Scale Micropropagation: It’s Strategic Use in Horticulture....Pages 141-153
Micropropagation of Bulb Crops....Pages 155-160
Current Status of Forest Biotechnology....Pages 161-168
Large Scale Secondary Metabolite Production: The Sanguinarine Story....Pages 169-176
Current Research on Micropropagation of Sulcorebutia Alba Rausch, Syringa Vulgaris L., Hippeastrum Hybrids and Tulipa Hybrids....Pages 177-180
Plant cell culture and food biotechnology: Current trends and future prospects....Pages 181-188
Tissue culture propagation: Problems and potentials....Pages 189-196
Rapid in vitro propagation of virus-indexed Freesia....Pages 197-200
Effect of Culture Media and Growth Regulators on In vitro propagation of Rose....Pages 201-204
Shoot Tip Culture Method for Rapid Clonal Propagation of Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)....Pages 205-208
Tissue Culture Strategies for Banana....Pages 209-214
Gynogenic plants from ovary cultures of Mulberry (Morus indica)....Pages 215-217
Induction of high frequency somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in Mandarins....Pages 219-223
Tissue culture of medicinal plants: Morphogenesis, direct regeneration and somatic embryogenesis....Pages 225-229
Production of important phytochemicals through plant cell cultures and scale-up operations: Limitations and prospects....Pages 231-235
Establishment of somatic cell culture and plant regeneration in grapes (Vitis vinifera L.)....Pages 237-240
Micropropagation of Davana (Artesia pallens Wall.) by Tissue Culture....Pages 241-244
Clonal Propagation of Bamboo, Coffee and Mimosa....Pages 245-248
Greenhouse Environmental Control for Indian Conditions....Pages 249-254
New Seed-Grown Cut Flowers for Floriculture Industry....Pages 255-259
Cut Flowers in the Western Hemisphere....Pages 261-264
Decision Support for Integrated Greenhouse Production Systems....Pages 265-272
Greenhouse Pot Plant Production in the United States....Pages 273-283
Robotics Applications to Transplanting of Plug Seedlings....Pages 285-291
Immunological and Molecular Approaches to the Diagnosis of Viruses Infecting Horticultural Crops....Pages 293-298
Viruses of Ornamental – Identification and Diagnosis....Pages 299-305
Protein-A supplemented immune electron microscopy for diagnosis of potato viruses X, S, Y and leafroll....Pages 307-309
Production of virus-tested seed potatoes....Pages 311-319
Pesticide decontamination of fruits and vegetables....Pages 321-328
Recent advances in diagnosis of nematode diseases....Pages 329-336
Diagnosis and management of bean flies in beans....Pages 337-344
Post-Harvest of Gerbera Cutflowers....Pages 345-351
Effect of Prepacking Treatments on Storability and Quality of Sapota (Achras sapots L.)....Pages 353-357
Potential of Indian Wild Plants as Ornamentals....Pages 359-362
Post Harvest Studies on Kinnow Mandarin....Pages 363-366
Influence of Gibberellic Acid on Flowering and Plant Sugar Content of China Aster (Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees) Cv. “Heart of France”....Pages 367-370
Postharvest physiology of gladiolus flowers as influenced by cobalt and sucrose....Pages 371-377
A few simple facts to reveal the stupendous dimensions....Pages 379-382
Landscaping of Industrial Regions....Pages 383-387
Evaporative coll storage of tomato fruits....Pages 389-392
Effect of containers, on total losses during grapes transportation and improvements for reduction in 3 years....Pages 393-396
Back Matter....Pages 397-400
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