Advances in Plant Breeding Strategies: Vegetable Crops: Volume 9: Fruits and Young Shoots

This Volume 9, subtitled *Vegetable Crops: Fruits and Young Shoots,* consists of 12 chapters focusing on advances in breeding strategies using both traditional and modern approaches for the improvement of individual vegetable crops.

Chapters are arranged in 2 parts according to the edible vegetable parts. Part I: Fruits - Bell Pepper (*Capsicum annuum* L. var. *grossum* Sendt.), Chili pepper (*Capsicum* *frutescens* L.), Bitter gourd (*Momordica charantia* L.), Bottle gourd (*Lagenaria siceraria* (Molina) Standl.), Eggplant (*Solanum* spp.), Okra (*Abelmoschus esculentus* L.), Plantain (*Musa paradisiaca* L.), Sweet gourd (*Cucurbita moschata* Duch. ex Poir.), Melon (*Cucumis melo* L. Groups Dudaim and Flexuosus), Tomato (*Solanum lycopersicum* L.) and Zucchini (*Cucurbita* *pepo* L.) and Part II: Young shoots - Asparagus (*Asparagus officinalis* L.). The chapters were contributed by 43 internationally reputable scientists from 11 countries. Each chapter comprehensively reviews the modern literature on the subject and reflects the authors own experience.