Advances in Growth Regulation of Fruit Crops

During the last era, Life science has experienced unique progress, particularly in growth and development, and so is true with the regulation of fruit crops. Hence, the authors got an insight to write a book entitled "Advances in Growth Regulation of Fruit Crops". There are limited books with advanced knowledge on the growth and development of fruit crops. However, there needs to be more books on the basic and advanced concepts of growth and regulation vis-a-vis fruit development. Growth and regulation of fruit crops is a multifaceted and dynamic subject that requires simplified form so that the students pursuing UG (B.Sc. Horticulture/life Sciences) or PG (Masters and Doctorate) in Fruit Science or Pomology could understand the concepts easily. Our primary target is to upgrade students' knowledge base by providing the latest information to the researchers. Some of the reasons have prompted us to write this book, and we hope it will help further the knowledge about advances in the growth regulation of fruit crops. The book has been designed with the primary consideration to serve a dual purpose of being a text cum reference. The entire book contains 20 crucial topics, including an introduction to the growth and development of fruit crops; eco-physiological influences on the growth and development of fruit crops- flowering and fruit set; phloem transport: source and sink; crop load and assimilate partitioning and distribution.; root and canopy regulation of fruit crops; plant growth regulators - structure, biosynthesis and mode of action; plant growth inhibitors and growth retardants- metabolic and morphogenetic effects; absorption, translocation and degradation of phytohormones; growth manipulation through canopy architecture; growth regulation aspects of propagation; embryogenesis; seed and bud dormancy; physiology of flowering; regulation of flowering and off-season production; flower drop and thinning; fruit set and development; fruit drop & parthenocarpy; pre-harvest factors affecting postharvest fruit quality; fruit maturity, ripening and storage and molecular approaches in crop growth regulation. In nut shells, this book is written with the objective of scientific appraisal of the advances in the growth and development of Fruit crops.