Exceptionally low temperatures, dropping to about 24° F., were experienced at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the winters of 1947-48 and 1948-49. Meteorological conditions preceding the frosts are described; both winters were characterized by a deficiency in rainfall. Observations are ...

Notes are given of the names of a number of fruits. In each case the preferred name is given first. This is followed by the botanical name and then by synonyms. Loquat (Eriobotrya japónica) or Japanese medlar, Japanese plum or biwa; feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana) or pineapple guava; cheri-moya (Annona...

The director of the Institute for Fruitgrowing at Portici, University of Naples, describes briefly the general characters and the extent to which they are grown in Italy of the following species: the cherimoya (Annona cherimola), banana (Musa spp.), Natal plum (Carissa grandiflora), white sapote (...

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...

The Plant Improvement Division of the South African Agricultural Research Council's Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops (ARC-ITSC) focuses primarily on the development and release of new and improved cultivars and selections to the tropical and subtropical fruit industries of South Africa. ...

Micropropagation was developed as a tool for the rapid propagation of elite plant material. Subsequently, the last half-century has seen a variety of regeneration systems being developed, with application in plant breeding and improvement programmes for a wide range of plant species. Unfortunately, ...

Horticultural research in the winter rainfall area concerned apples, pears, plums, peaches, dates and grapevines. That in the summer rainfall area concerned peaches, grapevines and pecans. Subtropical [and tropical] fruit examined were citrus, pineapples, bananas, avocados, litchis, mangoes,...

Fruit from 12 plant species of the family Myrtaceae Juss. were sampled from 2010 to 2017 in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa to obtain information on the host utilization of the economically important fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the false codling moth, ...

Fruit flies are among the most economically important fruit pests worldwide. The larvae are phytophagous and constitute a major production constraint in the horticultural industry. Various indigenous fruits were sampled from 2010 to 2015 in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces of South Africa to...

South Africa is a known exporter of subtropical fruit (avocado, litchi and mango). The main production areas for subtropical fruit in South Africa are parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. The avocado and litchi industries are export orientated while the majority of mangoes produced are...