Due to the fruit importance within Venezuelan diet, and the changes in the consumption habit, an study was carried out in Maracaibo municipality, Zulia State, Venezuela, to evaluate the association among behavior variables in the purchase of fruits. An interchange analysis was used to define the...

To study the plant parasitic nematodes associated with guava, papaya, passion fruit, sapodilla and banana in the different sectors of the Baralt Municipality, a nematode survey was carried out. A total of 60 soil and/or root samples proceedings from San Roque (6), El Batatal (10), Guaimaral (10),...

A review, which mentions avocados, bananas, soursops, guavas, peaches, figs, papaws, mangoes, citrus fruits, sapodillas, pineapples and grapes.

Fruit cultivation in Venezuela is described with reference to geographic location; climatic factors; soils; ecosystems; generation and transfer of information; management; crop selection; intercropping; propagation; nursery requirements; crop protection; production seasons; planted area, yields and ...

A pictorial key, with its respective glossary of terms, for separating the major fruit pest species of the genus Anastrepha in Venezuela is presented: Anastrepha striata in guava; Anastrepha fraterculus in peach, mango, mombin plum (Spondias mombin) and other fruits; Anastrepha obliqua in mango and ...

Meliponines are important pollinators of wild and cultivated plants in Latin America. In addition, these bees have the characteristics of a bioindicator, information necessary to develop conservation and sustainable management strategies for species of cultural, ecological, and economic importance. ...

A survey was conducted to determine the plant parasitic nematodes associated with 10 tropical fruit: citrus (Citrus spp.), avocado (Persea americana), mango (Mangifera indica), banana and plantain (Musa spp.), guava (Psidium guajava), papaya (Carica papaya), pineapple (Ananas comosus), sapodilla (...

Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota (L.) van Royen) is originally from the Neotropics, and has become one of the most important tropical crops in the last few decades. The major producers include India, Mexico, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Venezuela and Guatemala. It is also a minor crop in the United...

The immature stages and life cycle of the leaf-footed bug Anisoscelis (Bitta) hymenipherus Westwood, 1840 (Heteroptera: Coreidae: Coreinae: Anisoscelini), are described for the first time, under laboratory conditions. Specimens were capture on passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims, 1818;...

This work was aimed at the study of the chemical composition and presence of bioactive compounds in the pulp of pineapple, guava and soursop, fruits that were selected due to their high consumption in Venezuela and their various applications in agribusiness. The moisture content was 84.63-87.20%....