Biology and Utilization of the Cucurbitaceae / / David M. Bates, Richard W. Robinson; ed. by Charles Jeffrey.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Bates, David M.,; Robinson, Richard W.,
• MitwirkendeR: Andres, Thomas C.,; Bemis, W. P.,; Broderick, Cyril E.,; Cade, Rebecca M.,; Chakravarty, H. L.,; Chauhan, S. V. S.,; Condon, M. A.,; Custers, J. B. M.,; Dathan, A. S. R.,; Decker-Walters, Deena S.,; Dutt, Bithi,; Evans Schultes, Richard,; Fowden, L.,; Gangadhara, M.,; Gathman, A. C.,; Gilbert, L. E.,; Goffinet, Martin C.,; Graham, J. D.,; Heiser, Charles B.,; Hopkins, C. Y.,; Inamdar, J. A.,; Jacks, T.J.,; Jeffrey, Charles,; Keraudren-Aymonin, Monique,; Lacy, Robert D.,; Lower, R. L.,; Loy, J. Brent,; Merrick, Laura C.,; Metcalf, Robert L.,; Newstrom, L. E.,; Nienhuis, J.,; Nijs, A. P. M. den,; Provvidenti, R.,; Puchalski, ]erzy T.,; Rhodes, A. M.,; Robinson, Richard W.,; Roy, R. P.,; Rudich, Jehoshua,; Sandelowsky, B. H.,; Saran, Sunil,; Schilling, Edward E.,; Shenoy, K. N.,; Shifriss, Oved,; Singh, A. K.,; Singh, Dalbir,; Singh, Shridhar,; Weeden, Norman F.,; Wehner, Todd C.,; Whitaker, Thomas W.,
• HerausgeberIn: Jeffrey, Charles,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (520 p.) :; 52 b&w illustrations, 30 tables

The cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae, or gourd family), which include squash, pumpkin, melon, cucumber, and watermelon, have long been of economic significance. As sources of vegetables, fruit, and seeds rich in oils and protein, they have the potential of making an even larger contribution toward meeting the needs of humankind. This book, consisting of 37 papers by 50 cucurbit specialists, emphasizes the practical importance of cucurbit investigation, and also provides a broad overview of the family.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Part I. Systematics And Evolution -- 1. Systematics Of The Cucurbitaceae: An Overview -- 2. Cytogenetics And Evolution In The Cucurbitaceae -- 3. Amino Acids As Chemotaxonomic Indices -- 4. Fatty Acids Of Cucurbitaceae Seed Oils In Relation To Taxonomy -- 5. Isozyme Studies In Cucurbita -- 6. Electrophoretic Analysis Of Isozymes In Cucurbita And Cucumis And Its Application For Phylogenetic Studies -- 7. Systematics And Evolution Of A Domesticated Squash, Cucurbita Argyrosperma, And Its Wild And Weedy Relatives -- 8. Evidence For Multiple Domestications Of Cucurbita Pepo -- 9. Biosystematics, Theories On The Origin, And Breeding Potential Of Cucurbita Ficifolia -- 10. The Genus Luffa: A Problem In Phytogeography -- 11. Cytogenetics Of The Old World Species Of Luffa -- 12. Origin And Evolution Of Chayote, Sechium Edule -- 13. Reproductive Biology And Natural History Of The Neotropical Vines Gurania And Psiguria -- 14. Coevolution Of The Cucurbitaceae And Luperini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Basic And Applied Aspects -- Part II. Comparative Morphology -- 15. Embryology Of The Cucurbitaceae -- 16. Palynology Of The Indian Cucurbitaceae -- 17. Structure, Ontogeny, Organographic Distribution, And Taxonomic Significance Of Trichomes And Stomata In The Cucurbitaceae -- 18. Seed Coat Anatomy Of The Cucurbitaceae -- 19. Epidermal And Anatomical Features Of The Succulent Xerophytic Cucurbitaceae Of Madagascar: Adaptive And Phylogenetic Aspects -- Part III. Sex Expression -- 20. Sex Expression In The Cucurbitaceae -- 21. Biochemical Aspects Of Hormonal Regulation Of Sex Expression In Cucurbits -- 22. Mechanism Of Male Sterility In Some Cucurbitaceae -- 23. Comparative Ontogeny Of Male And Female Flowers Of Cucumis Sativus -- Part IV. Utilization -- 24. Biodynamic Cucurbits in the New World Tropics -- 25. Cucurbits of Potential Economic Importance -- 26. Cucurbits of India and Their Role in the Development of Vegetable Crops -- 27. Domestication of Buffalo Gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima -- 28. Acanthosicyos horridus, a Multipurpose Plant of the Namib Desert in Southwestern Africa -- 29. Cucurbit Seeds: Cytological, Physiochemical, and Nutritional Characterizations -- Part V. Crop Improvement and Protection -- 30. Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture Techniques for Genetic Improvement of Cucurbits -- 31. Introducing Resistances into Cucumbers by Interspecific Hybridization -- 32. Prospects for Increasing Yields of Cucumbers via Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii Germ plasm -- 33. Developmental Aspects of the B Genes in Cucurbita -- 34. Interspecific Trisomics of Cucurbita moschata -- 35. Viral Diseases and Genetic Sources of Resistance in Cucurbita Species -- 36. Growth, Assimilate Partitioning, and Productivity of Bush and Vine Cultivars of Cucurbita maxima -- Appendix: An Outline Classification of the Cucurbitaceae -- Index