These proceedings include papers presented at the 15th Annual International Tropical Fruit Conference held during October 21-23, 2005 at Hilo, Hawaii. Papers presented include: an overview of tropical fruit production in Thailand; postharvest research and treatments on rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum...

This proceedings contains 57 papers dealing with recent research on tropical and subtropical fruit trees, focusing on lychee, longan and other Sapindaceae fruits. Topics covered include (i) world production and marketing; (ii) germplasm, genetics, breeding and biotechnology; (iii) cultural...

These proceedings are presented in 2 volumes. Volume I contains the welcoming addresses of the opening ceremony and 3 other sections as follows: (I) keynote speeches on increasing the competitiveness of Taiwan's fruit industry (8 papers); (II) improvements in tropical fruit tree cultivars (6...

This book contains 54 articles presented at the 7th International Symposium on Mineral Nutrition of Fruit Crops held on 12 April 2013 at Chanthaburi, Thailand. Topics include: boron nutrition in higher plants; methodologies and concepts in the study of nutrient uptake requirements and partitioning...

These proceedings contain 6 papers covering topics on: (1) the tropical fruit and nut collections and research activities at the USDA-ARS Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Centere, Tropical Plant Genetic Resources Management Unit; (2) commercialization of mangosteen in the USA - domestic...

This proceedings contains 8 papers providing an overview of the tropical fruit industries in Thailand, production technologies associated with rambutan, durian and mangosteen, and an overview of research findings in Thailand relating to the culture and production of these tropical fruits....

The following papers are presented: Recent advances in the propagation of some tropical and subtropical fruit species in Peru, by O. Duarte B. and R. Franciosi T.; Seasonal changes in carbohydrate levels and rooting efficiency of macadamia, by D.B. Cormack and G.C. Bate; Significance of nitrogen on ...

Numbers 3 and 4 of Vol. 15 are entirely concerned with papers given at the international symposium by delegates from Japan, the U.S.A., India, Ceylon and England. The following articles are included: The origin and dispersal of citrus fruits, having their centre of origin in India, by T. Tanaka...

These proceedings contain 68 papers focusing on the latest advances in research on avocado, jackfruit and other Moraceae as well as date palm. Various topics are covered, including grafting; rootstocks; micropropagation; technological development; consumer perceptions; crop production, quality,...

This proceedings contains papers presented in three sections: fruits, vegetables and economics. These papers focus on priority crops (including pawpaw, potato, jackfruit, mango and durian) and the key issues of reducing production losses, increasing production quantity, improving the quality of...