This book was first published under the title Fruits of India: tropical and subtropical. It was updated in 1990 and the title changed to reflect the change in content, a number of fruit crops widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions, but not popular in India, being included. Thirty-one...

This paper discusses fruit production in India, particularly for tropical and subtropical fruits (Mangifera indica, Musa sapientum [Musa paradisiaca], Citrus reticulata, Citrus sinensis, Citrus aurantiifolia, Carica papaya, Psidium guajava, Vitis vinifera, Ananas comosus, Manilkara zapota, Litchi...

Spiders are important predatory organisms in the orchards. Keeping in view their role in the natural biological control, the present studies were conducted from May 2012 to October 2019 in orchards belonging to 21 fruit crops, viz. apple (Malus sp.), amla (Phyllanthus emblica), citrus (Citrus...

Under-utilized subtropical fruits because of their hardy nature of tree, high production potential in degraded lands and high nutritional value have immense potential of commercialization in rural India in the years to come. During last five decades, most of the horticultural development efforts...

The projected population of India is likely to reach nearly 1.74 billion by 2050. To feed this population there would be a demand of some 199 million tons (Mt) of vegetables and 146 Mt of fruits. Arid horticulture not only ensures sustainable return from the field but it also, to some extent, helps ...

The findings of research on fruit biochemistry of mangoes, bananas, grapes, pawpaws, pineapples, sapodillas, oranges, jackfruits, guavas, Annona, ber [Ziziphus mauritiana] and phalsa [Grewia subinaequalis] are reported.

Saplings of twelve fruit species (mango, Mangifera indica; sapota, Manilkara zapota, cultivars Kalipatti and Cricket Ball; wood apple, Limonia acidissima; tamarind, Tamarindus indica; pomegranate, Punica granatum; custard apple, Annona squamosa; fig, Ficus carica; guava, Psidium guajava; ber, ...

The commercialization of exotic fruits in Brazil has been expanding considerably in the last years presenting the production of approximately 40 million tons, keeping behind only of China and India. Know the biometric variability of fruits is of great importance, since each fruit has a special...

The composition of and products produced from the fruits of aonla (Emblica officinalis [Phyllanthus emblica]), bael (Aegle marmelos), ber (Zizyphus mauritiana [Ziziphus mauritiana]), carambola, custard apple (Annona squamosa), date, fig, jamun (Syzygium cuminii [Syzygium cumini]), jackfruit,...

The state of West Bengal is located between 21.03 and 27.01°N latitude and 85.05 and 89.0°E longitude. It covers an area of 8.85 million ha, representing only 2.7% of the total area of the country. Agriculture in West Bengal contributes 25% of the state GDP and employs 57% of the total work force....