ISHS Acta Horticulturae 527: International Symposium on Growth and Development of Fruit Crops
PREFACE |
| Author: | James A. Flore |
| Abstract:
On 19–21 June 1997, a symposium on “Growth and Development of Fruit Crops” was held at Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Mich., to honor the contributions of Dr. Martin J. Bukovac to horticulture in Michigan, the United States, and the world at large. Many of Dr. Bukovac's former graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, as well as other scientists, with whom he worked, were invited to present papers. Following the opening session, five sessions were devoted to invited and contributed papers on fruit culture and management, uptake of growth regulators and the effects of adjuvants and surfactants on their absorption and activity, and cultural and hormonal control of growth and development. In all, more than 50 persons attended and 27 papers were presented, most of which are included in this volume of Acta Horticulturae James A. Flore Department of Horticulture Michigan State University ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This symposium would not have been possible without generous support from the Michigan State Agricultural Experiment Station, the Department of Horticulture of Michigan State University, and Michigan organizations, including the Michigan State Horticultural Society, the Michigan Apple Research Committee, and the Cherry Marketing Institute. This volume of Acta Horticulturae is the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Growth and Development of Fruit Crops. Invited and keynote speakers and selected authors of offered oral papers and posters had the opportunity to submit their manuscripts for publication in this volume of the series Acta Horticulturae. Submitted manuscripts were reviewed by the Editor and amended according to the referee suggestions prior to acceptance. The ISHS acknowledges the cooperation received from the Editor on reviewing the manuscripts which was a significant contribution to the overall quality of the publication. | |
