Contents Contributors ix Dedication: Theodore DeJong xi 1. Molecular Physiology of Fruit Growth in Apple 1 2. Mechanosensing of Plants 43 3. Microgreens: Definitions, Product Types, and Production Practices 85 4. The Durian: Botany, Horticulture, and Utilization 125 5. The genus Cupressus L. : Mythology to Biotechnology with Emphasis on Mediterranean Cypress ( Cupressus sempervirens L. ) 213 6. Taxonomy and Botany of the Caricaceae 289 7. Entomopathogens: Potential to Control Thrips in Avocado, with Special Reference to Beauveria bassiana 325