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HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS
VOLUME 5
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HORTICULTURAL REVIEWS
VOLUME 5
edited by
Jules Janick
Purdue University
AVI PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
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Horticultural reviews, v. 1-
1979-
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Co-sponsored by the American Society of Horticultural
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Key title: Horticultural reviews, ISSN 0163-7851
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Editorial Board, Volume 5
Douglas P. Ormrod
Ray D. William
Heinz K. Wutscher
Dedication
In 1957, Miklos Faust arrived in the U.S. from Hungary with aca-
demic training, work, and managerial experience in horticulture, but
with no knowledge of English. He soon began work at Rutgers Universi-
ty, earning his M.S. degree at the same time that he was learning a new
language. Following several years in research with the United Fruit
Company, part ofwhich was in Central America, he completed his Ph.D.
at Cornell University. Since 1966, Mike has been with the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture at Beltsville, Maryland, where he has become
an ebullient spokesman for the Department research programs and
progress.
In the quarter century since his arrival in the U.S., Mike Faust’s
contributions to fruit research have been such that he is widely recog-
nized as an international leader in this area. His research interests have
been many and varied, ranging from packaging bananas for long dis-
tance shipment to the role of calcium in tree fruit nutrition and fruit
disorders, from the biochemistry of anthocyanin development in apple
skin to the production of dwarf fruit trees by breeding and selection,
from the role of cyanide-resistant respiration in early flowering fruit
tree species to the effect of drought stress on nutrient uptake by apple
trees. His thorough understanding of commercial production practices
and needs have provided a solid base from which he has explored these
diverse problems in his research.
If I had to characterize Mike Faust in a single word, that word would
be ideas. He is a continual source of ideas on all manner of topics
relating to his own research and that of his Fruit Laboratory colleagues,
the many scientists with whom he has collaborated here and abroad,
and the students with whom he enjoys working so much. The depth of his
knowledge on a wide range of subjects makes his ideas and suggestions
always stimulating and interesting, whether one agrees with them or
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not. Life with Mike is never dull! The result is that he has sown the idea
that has motivated others to investigate many new lines of research
within the Fruit Laboratory as well as elsewhere.
One of Mike Faust’s major contributions has been to foster the ex-
change of ideas by prompting foreign scientists to visit and work at
laboratories in the U.S. and by extensive travels to foreign laboratories,
both by himself and by the scientists with whom he works. When this
exchange could best be done in conferences, he has organized them and
motivated other scientists in the Fruit Laboratory to do the same. His
attitude and his efforts have resulted in numerous exchange visits,
particularly by scientists from Eastern European countries and, more
recently, from the People’s Republic of China. These exchanges have
provided valuable opportunities for dialog on scientific as well as other
subjects and have led to long-term and continuing cooperative efforts
among the scientists involved.
Mike has always been a man of direct action who can accomplish a
prodigious amount of work in a surprisingly short time, whether it be
writing a review or organizing a conference, as well as demonstrating
an innovative ability at cutting red tape. Nevertheless, he knows well
when and how to work within any system using the necessary formal-
ized procedures to accomplish a worthwhile goal.
When not engaged in the many facets of his research career and
administrative duties, he enjoys a relaxing sail on the Chesapeake Bay,
cooking a Hungarian specialty such as palacsinta, or attending the
opera or symphony.
The dedication of this volume of Horticultural Reviews to Miklos
Faust is a fitting tribute to one who has contributed so much to U.S. and
world horticulture.
Richard H. Zimmerman
Fruit Laboratory
Horticultural Science Institute
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, Maryland
