The following fruits are covered by MESFIN (Mediterranean Selected Fruits Inter-Country Network): avocados, guavas, mangoes, Annonaceae, Litchi, longans, dates, carambolas, pawpaws, pineapples, passion fruits, loquats, pomegranates, persimmons, feijoas and figs. Production of these fruits in Egypt, ...

The numbers of injurious species of insects recorded on recently introduced sub-tropical fruit trees in Israel are: avocado 26, guava 20, annona 18, loquat 16, persimmon 15, mango 14, pecan 9, pitanga 9. Severe attacks of the greenhouse thrips, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis, commonly occurring on ...

The numbers of injurious species of insects recorded on recently introduced sub-tropical fruit trees in Israel are: avocado 26, guava 20, annona 18, loquat 16, persimmon 15, mango 14, pecan 9, pitanga 9. Severe attacks of the greenhouse thrips, Heliothrips haemorrhoidalis, commonly occurring on ...

In his introduction the author states that the main purpose of the tour was to obtain information on varieties of mango and banana, their methods of cultivation, and research work being done on them. In addition observations were made on many other fruit trees and plantation crops, including citrus ...

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...

This paper covers fruit tree introduction under different climatic zones of Israel. African fruit crop species (Cordeauxia edulis, Ricinodendron rautanenii, Harpephyllum caffrum, Selenicereus megalanthus, Cereus peruvianus and Hylocereus undatus) that failed to establish in Israel, as well as those ...

Climatic changes have created the imminent need for the development of new crops for arid regions. We started to domesticate and introduce wild and exotic fruit trees to our deserts in 1984. We tested different species in five eco zones in Israel, differing from each other in terms of maximum and...

Signed reports are included from the following departments: Citriculture (35 reports); Pomology (25 reports, on apples, pears, plums, cherries, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, peaches, nectarines, pomegranates, almonds, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, figs and apricots); Subtropical ...

A report is given of progress in a research programme initiated in 1984 to introduce and domesticate plants suitable for the Negev desert of Israel. Suitable plant candidates (wild or semi-domesticated perennials yielding nutritious fruits or nuts, plus rarely cultivated fruit trees) were selected...

Cultar [paclobutrazol] has been extensively applied to subtropical and tropical fruits. The benefits of Cultar are discussed with tabulated data for mangoes (Thailand), citrus (Israel, Cuba, Philippines), avocados (South Africa), durians (Thailand), wax apple ([Eugenia javanica] Taiwan), grapes...