Vegetables I Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodicaceae, and Cucurbit
The production and consumption of vegetables has expanded dramatically in the last years, with a global growth in the production of more than 50% in the last decade and it is expected that in the coming years, vegetable crops production will continue its
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HANDBOOK OF PLANT BREEDING Editors-in-Chief: JAIME PROHENS, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain FERNANDO NUEZ, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain MARCELO J. CARENA, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
Volume 1 Vegetables I: Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodicaceae, and Cucurbitaceae Edited by Jaime Prohens and Fernando Nuez Volume 2 Vegetables II: Fabaceae, Liliaceae, Solanaceae and Umbelliferae Edited by Jaime Prohens and Fernando Nuez
VEGETABLES I Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodicaceae, and Cucurbitaceae
Edited by
Jaime Prohens Universidad Politecnica de Valencia Valencia, Spain
and
Fernando Nuez Universidad Politecnica de Valencia Valencia, Spain
Jaime Prohens COMAV-UPV Universidad Politecnica de Valencia 14 Camino de Vera Valencia 46022 Spain [email protected]
ISBN: 978-0-387-72291-7
Fernando Nuez COMAV-UPV Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 14 Camino de Vera Valencia 46022 Spain [email protected]
e-ISBN: 978-0-387-30443-4
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007936360 © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights.
Cover illustration: A lettuce seed production field near Fresno, California, U.S.A. (courtesy of Y. Peng) Printed on acid-free paper. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 springer.com
Contents
Preface........................................................................................................................vii Contributors...............................................................................................................ix Family Asteraceae (=Compositae) 1. Chicory and Endive ..............................................................................................3 Margherita Lucchin, Serena Varotto, Gianni Barcaccia, and Paolo Parrini 2. Globe Artichoke and Cardoon...........................................................................49 Sergio Lanteri and Ezio Portis 3. Lettuce..................................................................................................................75 Beiquan Mou Family Brassicaceae (=Cruciferae) 4. Cabbage and Kale .............................................................................................119 Amando Ordás and M. Elena Cartea 5. Cauliflower and Broccoli .................................................................................151 Ferdinando B
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