From the reviews: "Fruit Breeding comprises reviews of the development of new varieties of commercial fruit species ... . Each chapter contains an introduction, a historical overview of crop origin and domestication, major breeding accomplishments, current goals and challenges, breeding methods and techniques, biotechnologies in use, and a detailed list of references cited. The chapters provide significant ... details and leave the reader with a clear picture of the current status and some future goals of the breeding of each fruit. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (D. D. Archbold, Choice, Vol. 50 (1), September, 2012)

• Trends in Fruit Breeding.- Developing Fruit Cultivars with Enhanced Health Properties.- Intellectual Property Protection and Marketing of New Fruit Cultivars.- Emerging Fruit Crops.- Blackberry.- American Cranberry.- Grape.- Raspberry.- Strawberry.- Apple.- European Pear.- Apricot.- Cherry.- Peach.- Plum.- Citrus.- Persimmon.- Almond.- Chestnut.- Pecan.- Pistachio.- Walnut.

From the reviews: "Fruit Breeding comprises reviews of the development of new varieties of commercial fruit species ... . Each chapter contains an introduction, a historical overview of crop origin and domestication, major breeding accomplishments, current goals and challenges, breeding methods and techniques, biotechnologies in use, and a detailed list of references cited. The chapters provide significant ... details and leave the reader with a clear picture of the current status and some future goals of the breeding of each fruit. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (D. D. Archbold, Choice, Vol. 50 (1), September, 2012)

• Trends in Fruit Breeding.- Developing Fruit Cultivars with Enhanced Health Properties.- Intellectual Property Protection and Marketing of New Fruit Cultivars.- Emerging Fruit Crops.- Blackberry.- American Cranberry.- Grape.- Raspberry.- Strawberry.- Apple.- European Pear.- Apricot.- Cherry.- Peach.- Plum.- Citrus.- Persimmon.- Almond.- Chestnut.- Pecan.- Pistachio.- Walnut.