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Inheritance of gender in strawberries
Description and location of strawberry species
2 HISTORY OF STRAWBERRY DOMESTICATION
Domestication of Old World species
Domestication of the Scarlet strawberry, F. virginiana
Domestication of F. chiloensis in the New World
Spread of F. chiloensis outside Chile
Origin of the dessert strawberry, F. × ananassa
Breeding in Europe from 1800 to 2000
Breeding outside Europe from 1800 to 2000
Divergence of North American breeding programmes
Americanization of European breeding programmes
Major cultural systems in the world today
History of strawberry culture in North America
Tunnels and forcing systems
Harvesting
Methods of propagation
References
4 WORLDWIDE STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY
Introduction
Characteristics of the major production regions
Major breeding programmes
Most important cultivars today
References
5 STRUCTURAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
Introduction
Anatomy and morphology
Photoperiodic and temperature regulation of development
Dormancy
Cold hardiness
Photosynthesis and carbon allocation patterns
Water relations
Nutrition
References
6 FRUIT DEVELOPMENT AND POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGY
Nutritional benefits of strawberries
Physiological and environmental factors influencing fruit growth
Fruit ripening processes
Components of flavour and aroma
Handling and storage of fresh fruit
Handling of processed fruit
Genetic regulation of fruit development
References
7 DISEASE AND PEST MANAGEMENT
Introduction
Common diseases and their control
Nematodes and their control
Virus and phytoplasma diseases and their control
Insect and mollusc pests and their control
References
8 BREEDING AND GENETICS
Introduction
Breeding strategies
Genetics of economically important traits
Germplasm development
Marker-assisted and genomic selection
Genetic engineering and gene editing
References
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