Crops: Growth, Quality and Biotechnology
Editor : Ramdane Dris PhD.

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Foreward

The world today is characterized by an exponential growth in world population, industrialization, pollution, food production and depletion of our natural resources. If this trend continues unchanged, there is almost a unanimous consensus that the limits to growth on this planet will be reached sometime within the next one hundred years. The most probable result will be a rather a sudden and uncontrollable decline in both, population and industrial capacity. However, this doomsday scenario will materialize only if our present way of doing things will not change. Since there are ample evidence of mankind’s ingenuity and social flexibility, we can safely assume that it is possible to alter these growth trends and to establish a condition of ecological and economic stability that is sustainable far into the future. The introduction of new technologies hold the promise to raise the limits to growth.
The challenge is enormous because the globalization process has introduced industrial agriculture, which many consider as a major factor that is responsible for devastating our land, water, and air, which may lthreatens the sustainability of our biosphere. One of the characteristics of the present agriculture of the developed countries almost worldwide is the conversion from agrarian, local, fully integrated food systems to industrialized, monocultured agricultural production. While the roots of the industrial takeover can be discussed and evaluated, there is a wide consensus that this process has brought a number of negative effects. It manifests itself, among others, in contaminated soils and ground waters, polluted air, food-borne illness, toxic chemicals in foods, animal feed and fiber and myriad other environmental problems that effect, not only quality, but more important, food safety. Moreover, the industrialized food production has created a distance between the consumer and food production, resulting in consumers lining up in supermarkets and array of slickly food products about which they know very little. At the same time, consumers are becoming more involved in food marketing systems, demanding levels of safety assurance, purity and authenticity and even information on production or environmental practices. Food safety is only one of the factors (albeit a major one) that is associated with current agriculture. Sustainability is another factor that requires our attention.
There is also a growing concern that our increasing reliance on intensive farming systems is having an adverse effect on human health. Agrichemical over usage and the agricultural wastes, that are the by-products of our industrial agriculture systems, are finding their way into our atmosphere, waterways and ground water. The discovery of persistent synthetic compound residues in human tissues has revived fears that one consequence of chronic chemical pesticide exposure is a heightened risk of developing a variety of cancers, and or nervous system disorders. Similarly, the concern has been voiced that the use of antibiotics in food animals may select for bacteria resistant to antibiotics used in human health; the fear being that these antibiotic resistant microbes could spread via food to humans so causing human infection.
More importantly, the application of biotechnology and related technologies has the potential to broaden the scope of crop production beyond conventional food markets. Biotech-based processing technologies, it is hoped, will lead to the development and conversion of crop-based substrates into non-food value-added products. These could include, among others, novel proteins and compounds, market competitive bio-based fuels (e.g., ethanol) and assorted materials (e.g., plastics). The expectation is that these crop development technologies will create new horizons for crop improvement and product development. In this vision of the farming future, scientific research and technology development will create technology/information driven value-added products that will lead to the development of new business systems capable of value creation and value capture at the farm gate.
Even so, innovative marketing and branding strategies will still be required to demonstrate the benefits of such technologydriven differentiated product value. For while the change from traditional commodity to value-added production systems will arrive sooner than later, it is unclear what impacts such innovations will have on the farming community – similar hopes for new farm technologies not having materialized in the past. Certainly it appears that agriculture has much to gain by borrowing advances from biotechnology. However, it remains to be seen whether such a radical departure from the accepted norms of conventional farming practice - whatever their environmental impacts - is acceptable to producer and consumer alike.

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Contents

I.Sustainable Agricultural production

Microbial Control Of Insect And Mite Pests In Orchards: Tools For Integrated Pest Management And Sustainable Agriculture
Lawrence A. Lacey And David I. Shapiro-Ilan
Orchard-Atmosphere Exchange Progresses And Sustainable Management
Federica Rossi
Bioremediation Of Olive Oil Industry Waste: Treatment Methodology And Use
Ioannis S. Arvanitoyannis And Maria Demetriadou
Factors Affecting Content And Composition Of Essential Oils In Aromatic Plants
Nativ Dudai
An Overview Of Animal Feed Industry And Dietary Substitution Of Feedtuffs For Farmed Fish
O.A. Fagbenro, L.C. Nwanna, E.O. Adeparusi, O.T. Adebayo And O.O. Fapohunda -
Integrated Production And Protection In Vegetable Crops
Dong-Xin Feng And Zhengguo Li
Botanicals: An Alternative In Pest Management
E. Abou-Fakhr Hammad
Non-Acid Methods Of Rock Phosphates Processing And Utilization Of Phosphorus
Ralitsa Ivanova, Darinka Bojinova, Ivan Gruncharov And Rositsa Velkova
Edible Mushroom Cultivation-Production Of High-Valued Human Food By Utilization Of Different Agriculture Waste
Ivanka Mlenkovic and Milica Ljaljevic Grbic
The Technology Transfer Strategy Of Integrated Pest Management
O.I. Oladele
Sustainable Production Of Tomato
Upendra M. Sainju And Ramdane Dris
Organic Farming – Concepts, Practices And Food Quality
S. Siddiqui, Harbir Singh And K. P. Singh
Sustainable Nutrient Management In Agriculture: A Simulation Programme For Calculating Field Level Plant Nutrition Recommendations
A Hekstra
Evaluation Of Dairy Sludge As A Grassland Fertilizer In Galicia (Nw Spain)
M.E. López-Mosquera, M.J. Sainz And E. Carral
Indigenous Pest Management And The Future Of Sustainable Farming
Luqman A. Akinbile
Behaviour And Yields Of The Olive Tree (Olea Europaea L.) In Rain Fed Arid Area
Ahmed Trigui
Organic Agriculture In Spain: Current Status And Future Trends
I. Aguirre

II. Production Technology and Quality of Greenhouse Crops

Postharvest Physiology And Technology Of Cut Flowers And Foliage
Antonio Ferrante
Out-Of-Season Raspberry Production In Spain
M.T. Aguado And A. Flores
A Greenhouse Production Of Asparagus: Mother Stalk Culture And Year-Round Asparagus Production
Pankaj Kumar Bhowmik And Toshiyuki Matsui
Hydroponic Technology For Greenhouse Crop
Alberto Pardossi, Fernando Malorgio, Luca Incrocci And Franco Tognon -
Influence Of Crop Management Decisions On Postharvest Quality Of Greenhouse Tomatoe
Elhadi M. Yahia, Xiuming Hao And Athanasios P. Papadopoulos -
Leaching In Greenhouse Cultivation
Ma Teresa Lao

III. Quality Management of Food Crops for Processing Technology

Pre-And Postharvest Technology Of Lesser Known Leafy Vegetables Of India
Pradeep Singh Negi
Managing Calcium In The Soil-Plant-Fruit System
Domingos P. F. Almeida
Postharvest Physiology Of Fruits
S. Siddiqui And Bhavana Mishra
Postharvest Technology And Handling Of Mango
Elhadi M. Yahia
Postharvest Physiology And Technology Of Melon
Zhengguo Li, Guoping Chen, Aidong Li And Lihu Yao
Postharvest Physiology And Technology Of Tomato
Zhengguo Li, Guoping Chen, Aidong Li And Lihu Yao
The Biochemistry Of Fruit Ripening In The Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.)
M. F. Abbas
Postharvest Of Red Bayberry Fruit
Jianrong Li
Seabuckthorn (Hippophae Rhamnoides Lin.): A New Resource For Food And Health
A.S.Chauhan, R.S.Ramteke And R.Dris
Pre- And Postharvest Technology Of Cactus Stems, The Nopal
Juan Carlos Guevara-Arauza And Elhadi M. Yahia
Quality Of Fresh Fruits And Vegetables - Influence Of Environment, Crop Physiology And Cultural Practices
S. Siddiqui And Bhawana Mishra
Postharvest Technology Of Food Crops In The Near East And North Africa (Nena) Region
Elhadi M. Yahia
Postharvest Losses In Fresh Fruits And Vegetables In The Developing Countries
A. M. Hussein
Reducing Quality Loss In Foods
G. O. Adegoke And K.O. Falade
Physiological And Biochemical Changes Of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys Edulis) Shoot In Relation To Shelf-Life And Quality Loss During Storage
Pankaj Kumar Bhowmik And Toshiyuki Matsui
Postharvest Biology And Handling Of Litchi Fruit
Yueming Jiang, Lihu Yao And Amon Lichter
Non-Destructive Detection Of Horticultural Quality During Storage
Hidekazu Ito
Controlled Atmosphere Storage Of Green Asparagus
Pankaj Kumar Bhowmik And Toshiyuki Matsui
Quality Dynamics In The Processing Of Underutilized Legumes And Oilseeds
Victor N. Enujiugha
Resh-Cut Leafy Vegetables: Handling And Processing
María E. Pirovani, Daniel R. Güemes And Andrea M. Piagentini
Sian Lady Beetle (Harmonia Axyridis) And Wine Quality
Gary J. Pickering And Y. (James) Lin -
Origin And Remediation Of Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia Axyridis) Taint In Wine
Gary J. Pickering, Y. (James) Lin And Kevin Ker -
Retention Of Antioxidant Capacity In Fresh, Stored And Processed Vegetables
P. Ninfali, G. Mea, E. Biagotti , S. Buresti And M. Bacchiocca -

IV. Control of Pests, Diseases and Disorders of Crops

Fungi As Causative Agents Of Diseases Of Vegetables And Fruits
Sonja Duletic-Lauševic, Jelena Vukojevic and Marina Sokovic
Pathogenic Fungi Of Vegetables And Rosaceae Fruits
Jelena Vukojevic, Sonja Duletic-Lauševic and Jasmina Glamoclija
Disorders And Diseases Of Apples Grown In Scandinavia
Ramdane Dris
Colletotrichum Gloeosporioides; An Example Of An Important Postharvest Pathogen Of Subtropical Fruits
Gina M. Sanders And L. Korsten
Effects Of Powdery Mildew On Fruit Quality
Wendy Mcfadden-Smith And Gary Pickering
Phytoplasmas Associated With Strawberry Phyllody, Pear Decline And Apricot Chlorotic Leaf Roll Diseases
Maria Pastore And Assunta Bertaccini
Chilling Injury In Mango (Mangifera Indica) Fruit
Dinora M. Leon, Javier De La Cruz, Hugo S. Garcia And Miguel A. Gomez-Lim
Current And Future Control Strategies For Major Arthropod Pests And Fungal Diseases Of Red Raspberry (Rubus Idaeus) In Europe
Stuart C. Gordon, Brian Williamson And Julie Graham
Potential Utilization Of Monoterpenoids And Essential Oil Components In Postharvest Disease Control Of Fruits
Ting Zhou And Rong Tsao
Radio Frequency Treatments For Insect Control In Fruits And Nuts – Principles And Applications
Juming Tang And Shaojin Wang
Biology And Control Of The Novel Grapevine Pest – The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia Axyridis
Kevin W. Ker And Gary J. Pickering
Potassium In Pest And Disease Management Of Horticultural Crops
P. Parvatha Reddy, T. N. Shivananda, R. Siddaramappa And R. Dris

V. Plant Breeding And Biotechnology Application In Crops

Dry Pea Production And Breeding
Kevin McPhee
Problems And Prospects Of Rose Breeding
Tejaswini, M.V. Dhananjaya And K. Bhanuprakash
One Team, Pcmv And One Approack, In Vitro Biotechnology
S. J. Ochatt, C. Delaitre, E. Lionneton, O. Huchette, E. M. Patat-Ochatt And R. Kahane
Biotechnology Applications In Crops
Julia Weiss, Lorenzo Burgos And Marcos Egea Gutiérrez-Cortines
Biotechnology And Crop Improvement
Stephen Gaya Agong
Food Quality Improvement Through Biotechnology
Simona Baima
Biotechnology Application In Crops Molecular Biology Of The Postharvest Changes In Green Asparagus
Pankaj Kumar Bhowmik And Toshiyuki Matsui
The Application Of Molecular Markers In Plant Biotechnology For Crop Improvement
Kahraman Kepenek And Pervin Basaran
Genetic Engineering To Modify The Aroma Of Fruits And Flowers
Efraim Lewinsohn
Biotechnological Approach To Improve Quality Traits Of Melon
Zhengguo Li, Aidong Li, Guoping Chen And Lihu Yao
Biotechnology Approach To Improve Quality Traits Of Tomato
Zhengguo Li, Guoping Chen, Aidong Li And Lihu Yao
Genetic Transformation Of Strawberry
J. A. Mercado, M. Cordero De Mesa, S. Jimenez-Bérmúdez, M. A. Quesada And F. Pliego-Alfaro
Agricultural Needs In Sub-Saharan Africa: The Challenges Of Agricultural Biotechnology
Chris A. Shisanya
Physiological Approaches To Improving Plant Salt Tolerance
M. Yasin Ashraf, M. Ashraf And G. Sarwar
Molecular Genetic Analysis Of Wound-Induced Ethylene Synthesis During Storage Of Moso Bamboo Shoot
Pankaj Kumar Bhowmik And Toshiyuki Matsui
Leaf Senescence And Related Processes
Juan J. Guiamét And Virginia M. C. Luquez
Plant Protection By Induced Systemic Resistance (Isr) - Chances And Potential Risks
Martin Heil
Plant Tolerance To Biotic And Abiotic Stresses Through Modern Genetic Engineering Techniques
Amer Jamil, Farooq Anwar And M. Ashraf
Architectural Types In Apple (Malus X Domestica Borkh.)
Pierre-Eric Lauri And François Laurens
Aluminum Toxicity Syndrome And Tolerance Mechanism Of Crop Plants In Acid Soils
Hideaki Matsumoto, Hiroki Osawa And Sung Ju Ahn
Molecular Approach For Citrus Flavonoids And Limonoids Biosynthesis
Takaya Moriguchi, Masayuki Kita, Shin Hasegawa And Mitsuo Omura
Genetic Control Of Ethylene Biosynthesis, Perception And Signal Transduction Related To Flower Senescence In Ornamentals
Renate Müller And Bjarne M. Stummann

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