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applied aspects of the physiology of ornamental bulbous crop plants
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Front Cover; The Growth of Bulbs: Applied aspects of the physiology of ornamental bulbous crop plant; Copyright Page; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Bulbs as crop plants: their origin and present distribution; I. World production of bulbs; II. Parent species and classification of important bulb crops; III. The bulbous habit; Chapter 2. Bulb structure, morphology, development and periodicity; I. The Hippeastrum bulb type; II. The tulip bulb type; III. The Narcissus bulb type; IV. Morphology of above-ground parts, Narcissus and tulip
v. Structure of other bulbous plantsVI. Apical structure; VII. Root systems; VIII. ""Droppers"" in tulip; IX. Development and periodicity; Chapter 3. Growth and productivity; I. General aspects of growth; II. Effects of various factors on growth; III. Environmental effects; IV. Respiration in the field; V. Spacing and competition; VI. Natural communities; Chapter 4. The initiation and growth of bulbs; I. Daughter bulb initiation and early growth; II. Later growth of bulbs; III. Yield improvement; IV. Selection on the basis of daughter bulb growth; V. Temperature and bulb production
VI. The appearance of tulip bulbsVII. Artificial induction of daughter bulbs; Chapter 5. Flower initiation and differentiation; I. Time of flower initiation; II. Stages of flower differentiation; III. Factors affecting initiation and differentiation; IV. Rates of differentiation; V. Floral abnormalities; VI. Temperature and morphogenesis in Iris; VII. Temperature treatment after initiation; Chapter 6. The storage of bulbs; I. Warm storage of Narcissus and tulip; II. Low-temperature requirement of Narcissus and tulip; III. Storage of Narcissus bulbs for forcing
IV. Low temperature and field flowering of NarcissusV. Storage of tulip bulbs for forcing; VI. Hot-water treatment and warm storage; VII. Hyacinth preparation and storage; VIII. Storage of Iris bulbs for forcing; IX. Storage of lily bulbs; X. Storage of Nerine bulbs; XI. Storage of small Iris bulbs to prevent flowering .; XII. Storage of bulbs for export to the southern hemisphere; XIII. Storage of Narcissus and tulip bulbs for replanting; XIV. Blindstoken of tulip; Chapter 7. Post-storage development; I. Effect of temperatures after pre-cooling; II. Duration of cold treatment
III. General aspects of forcing Narcissus and tulipIV. Forcing of hyacinth; V. Forcing of Iris; VI. Forcing of lily; VII. Growth of Narcissus and tulip at high temperature; VIII. Growing bulbs in artificial light; IX. Dry matter changes in tulips and Narcissus in the glasshouse; Chapter 8. Physiology and metabolism; 1. BULB METABOLISM; I. Weight losses and respiration; II. Respiration of Iris bulbs; III. Carbohydrate changes in bulbs; IV. Peroxidase and catalase activity in Iris; V. Changes in Iris bulb metabolism during maturation; VI. Respiration in other bulbs
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-291).