The current book focuses on Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.). It explores aspects, such as origin, phenology, propagation, floral and fruit morphology, arthropod visitors, pollination mechanisms, propagation methods, chromosome number, fruit development, breeding, morphological diversity, and the impact of climate change. It includes novel data about plant phenology, flowering, insect visitors, seed germination, fruit morphology, and allometric relationships. This work includes an in-depth review of the most recently published information on the topic. Mora de Castilla is an economically important fruit crop from the Andes. It has been crossed with other Rubus species due to its high yield and everbearing habit. Currently, it is an economically important plant. It has been hybridized with other Rubus species producing new and better-quality hybrids This book contains numerous photographs selected by the author to provide the reader with detailed information about the plant´s morphological features and arthropod visitors.
Author(s): Fernando Ramírez
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 187
City: Cham
Preface
Acknowledgment
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 The Distribution of Rubus glaucus
References
Chapter 2: Floral Morphology and Phenology
2.1 Morphology
2.2 Phenology
2.3 Flower Phenology in Bogotá, Colombia
References
Chapter 3: Pollen Grain Morphology and Viability and Arthropod Visitation
3.1 Pollen Grain Morphology and Viability
3.2 Stigma Receptivity
3.3 Arthropod Visitation
3.4 Wind Pollination
3.5 Self-Pollination
References
Chapter 4: The Phenology of Rubus glaucus Benth., Characterized by the BBCH Scale
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Materials and Methods
4.2.1 Site Description and Climatic Conditions
4.2.2 Phenological Observations
4.3 Results
4.4 Discussion
4.4.1 BBCH Scale
4.4.2 Timing of Phenological Events and Climatic Conditions
4.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5: Propagation and Cultivation
5.1 Seeds
5.2 Asexual Propagation
5.3 Apomixis
5.4 Tip Layering
5.5 Stakes
5.6 In Vitro Propagation
5.7 Cultivation
5.8 Tutoring Systems
5.9 Considerations for Planting
5.10 Fertilization
5.11 Biofertilizers
5.12 Pruning
5.13 Nature Conservancy
References
Chapter 6: Fruit and Chromosome Number
6.1 Fruit Description
6.2 Fruit Development
6.3 Mora de Castilla Source-Sink Relationships
6.4 Chromosome Number
References
Chapter 7: Postharvest Physiology and Nutritional Facts
7.1 Coatings
7.2 Ozone Application
7.3 Plant Growth Regulators
7.4 Storage Conditions
7.5 Nutritional Facts
References
Chapter 8: Genetic Diversity
References
Chapter 9: Breeding Programs
References
Chapter 10: Morphological Diversity
References
Chapter 11: Rubus glaucus Benth. and Climate Change
11.1 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Index
