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...

Brief descriptions are given of the characteristics of some of the subtropical or tropical fruits grown in the mountainous regions of Ecuador and Chile, including mountain pawpaw (Carica pubescens); pepino (Solanum muricatum); cherimoya (Annona cherimolia); lucuma (Lucuma obovata); loquat; tuna (...

Recent trends in horticulture in New Zealand are discussed with reference to the production of (1) established crops such as kiwifruits (Actinidia deliciosa) and apples (Malus × domestica [M. pumila]), (2) the introduction of crops from South America, including tree tomatoes (tamarillos, ...

Compositional data for mature babaco (Carica pentagona), feijoa (Acca sellowiana), passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) and tamarillo (Cyphomandra betacea) fruits grown in Galicia are tabulated and compared with data for fruits grown in other regions, particularly Ecuador, New Zealand and Italy.

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...

Details are given of the recommended storage temperature, approximate storage life and shelf life of tamarillos, feijoas (Feijoa sellowiana), pepinos (Solanum muricatum), casimiroas (Casimiroa edulis), babacos (Carica sp.), avocados and citrus (including grapefruits, lemons and oranges). Their...

Conservation biological control (CBC), often described as the field of biological control with the greatest potential for use in developing world agriculture, has received only marginal, scattered research attention outside Western Europe or North America. As a consequence, pesticide overuse...

Brief descriptions are given of the characteristics of several temperate, subtropical and tropical fruits and nuts, including pecans, medlars, loquats, naranjillos (Solanum quitoense), jujubes (Ziziphus jujuba and Z. mauritiana), jaboticabas (Myrciaria spp.), olives and bananas. Notes are included...

Basic compositional data are tabulated for babaco, feijoa, passion fruit and tamarillo fruits grown in Galicia. The data are compared with compositional data for fruits grown in Ecuador, Italy and New Zealand.