Latin American Blackberries Biology: Mora de Castilla (Rubus glaucus Benth.), Vol 1

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. 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