A study was conducted during July-August 2001 in An Son village, southern Vietnam to: (1) determine the extent to which different species of fruit trees (Areca catechu, Musa sapientum [M. paradisiaca], Malpighia glabra, Durio zibethinus, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Lansium domesticum, Citrus...

Vietnam possesses favourable conditions for the development of fruit crops. In 2000, fruit crops were planted on 541 000 hectares, producing a total of 4.9 million mt of fruit. Most tropical fruits are grown in the southern part of Vietnam. They include durian, rambutan, mangosteen, mango, dragon ...

This bulletin discusses the basic knowledge on soil-plant-atmosphere system with descriptions on several methods for obtaining soil, plant, and atmospheric parameters, which are required for the calculation of irrigation management. Irrigation methods and systems, water demand, and recommendations...

The research work in this annual report focuses on two main topics such as the plant industries (crop, forestry and horticulture production, entomology and plant pathology) and animal industries (cattle, pasture and buffalo production) in the areas of Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant...

The Australian tropical fruit industry is highly diverse, growing more than 60 fruit species in a commercial or semi-commercial capacity, with most of the production occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of northern Australia - the Northern Territory (NT) and Far North Queensland (FNQ). The ...

Advice on the vegetative propagation and top-working of pecan, citrus, litchi, macadamia, mango, avocado, guava, passion fruit and papaw, and on the inarching of citrus.

Agroforestry practices, such as integrating trees with cocoa, coffee and other crops, silvopastoral systems, wind breaks, live fences, woodlots, fallows, etc., are key to the development of strategies for climate-smart agriculture for Central America and other regions. However, there is a paucity...

This paper is concerned with crops which are suitable for inter-planting with hedgerow-planted rubber and which do not require large amounts of bulky organic manures, namely liberian and robusta coffee, cacao, manila hemp, bananas, pineapples, derris, gambier, tea, oil palms, kapok, fruit trees (...

Historically the mango and mangosteen industries have not only struggled with meeting phytosanitary requirements in various export markets, but have also found difficulties in supply of a consistent quality that the markets require. The aim of the "Management of fruit quality and pest infestation...

The first part of this report presents a synthesis of the various problems and the relevant and common requirements of the fruticulture industry in the diverse mesoregions of Minas Gerais (Brazil). The prospects and requirements are then separately discussed for each of the mesoregions: Pouso...