The wedge grafting technique is described in detail for students, nursery growers and technologists. Formerly considered as very difficult to accomplish and with poor results, this technique is now yielding very high graft success beyond 95% in rambutans, lychees, longans and other fruit trees in...

Introduction. The consumption of fruits and vegetables inversely correlates with the incidence of degenerative diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, certain types of cancer, and cataracts associated with aging, due to the action of bioactive compounds including vitamin C, polyphenols, ...

Tree biomass allometric models are essential to estimate biomass, carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling in cacao agroforestry systems and other land uses with woody perennial species. A total of 34 trees of Cordia alliodora, 74 trees of Theobroma cacao and 38 trees of eight fruit species (Inga...

Collections of wild and cultivated tropical fruits were examined for infestation by Anastrepha spp. and Ceratitis capitata. Of 440 collections (with at least 4 fruits in each) from 201 sites throughout Costa Rica, 95% of tephritids belonged to the genera Anastrepha, while 4.7% were C. capitata....

This study was carried out to detect pesticide residues in tropical fruits. QuEChERS method was validated to determine 301 different pesticides in high water content commodities and high acid content commodities by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and gas...

Since the myrtle rust pathogen (Austropuccinia psidii) was first reported (as Puccinia psidii) in Brazil on guava (Psidium guajava) in 1884, it has been found infecting diverse myrtaceous species. Because A. psidii has recently spread rapidly worldwide with an extensive host range, genetic and...

The pouterias, sapodilla and caimito are all members of the family Sapotaceae native to Central America. These fruit are important local commodities throughout Tropical America, and for sapodilla and caimito, Tropical Asia as well. They have considerable potential in the Americas and throughout the ...

The pouterias, sapodilla and caimito are all members of the family Sapotaceae native to Central America. These crops have considerable potential in the Americas and throughout the tropical world as local and export commodities; however, considerable obstacles remain in terms of horticultural...

Meliponines are important pollinators of wild and cultivated plants in Latin America. In addition, these bees have the characteristics of a bioindicator, information necessary to develop conservation and sustainable management strategies for species of cultural, ecological, and economic importance. ...

The marketing picture for tropical fruit crops has changed through time thanks to economic and climatic factors and to crop diseases and pests. As an example, mangos marketed in the U.S. in the past were produced for the most part in Florida. The picture changed with increased entry of mangos from...