Exceptionally low temperatures, dropping to about 24° F., were experienced at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the winters of 1947-48 and 1948-49. Meteorological conditions preceding the frosts are described; both winters were characterized by a deficiency in rainfall. Observations are ...

Notes on the climatic requirements and culture of the following trees with edible fruits are given:- Amelanchier spp., Elaeagnus umbellata, E. philippensis, Shepherdia argentea, Prunus salicifolia, P. subcordata, P. tomentosa, carob, Cudrania tricuspidata, Ugni molinae, crab apples (Malus spp.),...

Brief descriptions of the plants and the conditions needed for their cultivation in California are given for Annona cherimola, Cyphomandra betacea, Carica pentagona, Litchi chinensis, Euphoria longan [Dimocarpus longan], Mangifera indica, Pouteria sapota, Averrhoa carambola, Diospyros digyna [D....

Notes are given of the names of a number of fruits. In each case the preferred name is given first. This is followed by the botanical name and then by synonyms. Loquat (Eriobotrya japónica) or Japanese medlar, Japanese plum or biwa; feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana) or pineapple guava; cheri-moya (Annona...

In southern Florida during January 1977, unusually cold conditions with temperatures falling to -6.7 deg C occurred for 12-14 h on 3 consecutive nights. Many subtropical and tropical fruits proved hardier than expected. The relative cold hardiness of over 130 species was recorded. Butia capitata,...

The fruits studied were grouped into climacteric: banana, biriba (Rollinia orthopetala) breadfruit, mango, papaw and soursop; non-climacteric: cacao, cashew and guava; and indeterminate: jackfruit, passion fruit, Eugenia malaccensis and sapote (Casimiroa edulis). In the climacteric group biriba and ...

Two areas of the humid subtropical region of NW Argentina - Orán (Salta) and San Pablo (Tucumán) - were compared with 8 traditional fruit growing areas around the world. The more northern of the 2 localities, Orán, showed close temperature similarities with Nelspruit in South Africa, Dehra Dun in...

In 1942 the same author, who as Emeritus Professor of Horticulture in the University of California needs no introduction to horticulturists, produced Deciduous Fruits (H.A., 13: 336), and in this companion volume he now turns his attention to the fruit and plantation crops of the tropical and...

A major challenge to the area-wide management of Drosophila suzukii is understanding the fly's host use and temporal dynamics, which may dictate local movement patterns. We determined D. suzukii's seasonal host use in California's San Joaquin Valley by sampling common crop and non-crop fruits in a...

The following papers are presented: Recent advances in the propagation of some tropical and subtropical fruit species in Peru, by O. Duarte B. and R. Franciosi T.; Seasonal changes in carbohydrate levels and rooting efficiency of macadamia, by D.B. Cormack and G.C. Bate; Significance of nitrogen on ...