This manual on fruit growing in the tropics will be eagerly sought after and read with profit for many years to come by students and practising horticulturists in the tropics. The author in a modest preface infers that he was driven to write it originally in the form of lecture notes owing to the...

The mineral composition of the following fruits was determined: guava cultivars Allahabad Sefeda and Red Fleshed; banana cv. Harichal, ripe and unripe; grapefruit cultivars Ruby, Marsh Seedless and Duncun; lemon cv. Seedless; lime cv. Kagzi; China orange; sweet orange cultivars Malta, Valencia,...

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...

A study was conducted during 1995 to 2001 at National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi, to evaluate the performance of twelve fruit tree species, viz. Emblica officinalis (Aonla), Buchanania lanzan (Chironji), Annona squamosa (Custard apple), Eagle marmelos (Bael), Cordia myxa (Lasora), ...

A study was initiated in 1995 at the National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi to evaluate the performance of Emblica officinalis [Phyllanthus emblica] (aonla), Buchanania lanzan (chironji), Annona squamosa (custard apple), Aegle marmelos (bael), Cordia myxa (lasora), Morus rubra (red...

An account is given of the following insect pests, their life histories and recommended control measures: (1) Mango: mango mealy bug (Drosicha stebingi), mango hoppers (Idiocerus clypealis[Idioscopus clypealis] and I. atkinsoni), leaf cutting weevil (Eugnamptus sp.), mango stem borer (Batocera...

An account is given of the following insect pests, their life histories and recommended control measures: (1) Mango: mango mealy bug (Drosicha stebingi), mango hoppers (Idiocerus clypealis[Idioscopus clypealis] and I. atkinsoni), leaf cutting weevil (Eugnamptus sp.), mango stem borer (Batocera...

This annual report contains an overview of the studies conducted by the Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture on crop improvement (germplasm collection, molecular characterization, hybridization, and selection); crop production (planting density, micropropagation, soil-plant-water...

A survey of bael (Aegle marmelos), jamun (Syzigium [Syzygium] cumini), mahua (Bassia latifolia [Madhuca longifolia]), lasora (Cordia myxa), wood apple (Feronia limonia [Limonia acidissima]), monkey jack (Artocarpus lakoocha [A. lakucha]) and karonda (Carissa carandas) growing regions, particularly...

This is the first report from the Fruit Research Station established by the Uttar Pradesh Government in 1949 to conduct research on fruits for the plains. Certain projects have been financed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. In addition to signed papers, abstracted elsewhere, the...