Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Contributors xv
5. Part I. Systematics And Evolution
6. 1. Systematics Of The Cucurbitaceae: An Overview 3
7. 2. Cytogenetics And Evolution In The Cucurbitaceae 10
8. 3. Amino Acids As Chemotaxonomic Indices 29
9. 4. Fatty Acids Of Cucurbitaceae Seed Oils In Relation To Taxonomy 38
10. 5. Isozyme Studies In Cucurbita 51
11. 6. Electrophoretic Analysis Of Isozymes In Cucurbita And Cucumis And Its Application For Phylogenetic Studies 60
12. 7. Systematics And Evolution Of A Domesticated Squash, Cucurbita Argyrosperma, And Its Wild And Weedy Relatives 77
13. 8. Evidence For Multiple Domestications Of Cucurbita Pepo 96
14. 9. Biosystematics, Theories On The Origin, And Breeding Potential Of Cucurbita Ficifolia 102
15. 10. The Genus Luffa: A Problem In Phytogeography 120
16. 11. Cytogenetics Of The Old World Species Of Luffa 134
17. 12. Origin And Evolution Of Chayote, Sechium Edule 141
18. 13. Reproductive Biology And Natural History Of The Neotropical Vines Gurania And Psiguria 150
19. 14. Coevolution Of The Cucurbitaceae And Luperini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): Basic And Applied Aspects 167
20. Part II. Comparative Morphology
21. 15. Embryology Of The Cucurbitaceae 185
22. 16. Palynology Of The Indian Cucurbitaceae 200
23. 17. Structure, Ontogeny, Organographic Distribution, And Taxonomic Significance Of Trichomes And Stomata In The Cucurbitaceae 209
24. 18. Seed Coat Anatomy Of The Cucurbitaceae 225
25. 19. Epidermal And Anatomical Features Of The Succulent Xerophytic Cucurbitaceae Of Madagascar: Adaptive And Phylogenetic Aspects 239
26. Part III. Sex Expression
27. 20. Sex Expression In The Cucurbitaceae 251
28. 21. Biochemical Aspects Of Hormonal Regulation Of Sex Expression In Cucurbits 269
29. 22. Mechanism Of Male Sterility In Some Cucurbitaceae 281
30. 23. Comparative Ontogeny Of Male And Female Flowers Of Cucumis Sativus 288
31. Part IV. Utilization
32. 24. Biodynamic Cucurbits in the New World Tropics 307
33. 25. Cucurbits of Potential Economic Importance 318
34. 26. Cucurbits of India and Their Role in the Development of Vegetable Crops 325
35. 27. Domestication of Buffalo Gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima 335
36. 28. Acanthosicyos horridus, a Multipurpose Plant of the Namib Desert in Southwestern Africa 349
37. 29. Cucurbit Seeds: Cytological, Physiochemical, and Nutritional Characterizations 356
38. Part V. Crop Improvement and Protection
39. 30. Cell, Tissue, and Organ Culture Techniques for Genetic Improvement of Cucurbits 367
40. 31. Introducing Resistances into Cucumbers by Interspecific Hybridization 382
41. 32. Prospects for Increasing Yields of Cucumbers via Cucumis sativus var. hardwickii Germ plasm 397
42. 33. Developmental Aspects of the B Genes in Cucurbita 406
43. 34. Interspecific Trisomics of Cucurbita moschata 421
44. 35. Viral Diseases and Genetic Sources of Resistance in Cucurbita Species 427
45. 36. Growth, Assimilate Partitioning, and Productivity of Bush and Vine Cultivars of Cucurbita maxima 436
46. Appendix: An Outline Classification of the Cucurbitaceae 449
47. Index 465