Table of Contents

Dedication: Kim E. Hummer Joseph Postman 1. Spices: Frankincense, Myrrh, and Balm of Gilead: Ancient Spices of Southern Arabia and Judea Shimshon Ben-Yehoshua, Carole Borowitz, and Lumir Ond?ej Hanus 2. Ginger: Botany and Horticulture V. A. Parthasarathy, V. Srinivasan, R. R. Nair, T. John Zachariah, A. Kumar, and D. Prasath 3. Annatto: Botany and Horticulture Freddy Leal and Claret Michelangeli de Clavijo 4. Mediterranean Stone Pine: Botany and Horticulture Sven Mutke, Rafael Calama, Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martinez, Gregorio Montero, F. Javier Gordo, David Bono, and Luis Gil 5. Pointed Gourd: Botany and Horticulture Sanjeev Kumar and B.D. Singh 6. The Physiology and Functions of Fruit Pigments: An Ecological and Horticultural Perspective Willem J. Steyn 7. Advances in the Biology and Management of Monosporascus Vine Decline and Wilt of Melons and other Cucurbits Roni Cohen, Shimon Pivonia, Kevin M. Crosby, and Ray D. Martyn 8. Ornamental Grasses Mary Hockenberry Meyer

About the Author

Jules Janick is the James Troop Distinguished Professor of Horticulture at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, USA.