Introduced fruit crops from a broad geographical range have become established in Vietnam. Carambola (Averrhoa carambola), cucumber tree (A. bilimbi), durian, malay apple (Syzygium malaccense), mangosteen and tamarind have come from south and southeast Asia. Japan and China have contributed...

Japan imported 760 409 t bananas, 138 156 t pineapples, 5291 t mangoes, 5240 t pawpaws, 3370 t avocadoes, 2114 t coconuts, 1149 t litchis, 104 t durians, 60 t cherimoyas, 22 t pitayas, 15 t passion fruits, 15 t cactus fruits, 7.7 t granadillas, and 3.2 t maracujas in 1988. If this volume of trade...

Tropical fruits are gaining popularity in Japan. Banana remains as the conventional tropical fruit in Japan and is a significant part of imported fruits. On the other hand, a variety of exotic fruits have been imported to Japan primarily due to improvement in supply chain management, for instance,...

Indonesia has a high genetic diversity of tropical fruits. However, studies on genomics are still very limited. In this data article, six underutilized Indonesian fruits were analyzed for the estimated genome size and partial data of genome assembly including Artocarpus nangkadak (Artocarpus...

This paper asks whether we can identify a recurrent domestication syndrome for tree crops (fruits, nuts) and track archaeologically the evolution of domestication of fruits from woody perennials. While archaeobotany has made major contributions to documenting the domestication process in cereals...

Japan imported 771 175 t of bananas, 127 466 t of pineapples, 8059 t of mangoes, 5197 t of pawpaws, 3559 t of avocados, 2027 t of coconuts and 885 t of Litchi fruits in 1992. Data on imports of other tropical and subtropical fruits are tabulated. Japan currently produces some 5 500 000 t of fruit...

Numbers 3 and 4 of Vol. 15 are entirely concerned with papers given at the international symposium by delegates from Japan, the U.S.A., India, Ceylon and England. The following articles are included: The origin and dispersal of citrus fruits, having their centre of origin in India, by T. Tanaka...

In Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, the lowest daily temperatures of -1.2°C and -6.3° C were recorded on December 18, 2015 and January 25, 2016, respectively. Some tropical and subtropical fruit trees suffered from the cold weather. In avocado 'Pinkerton', after the tree encountered a low...