Descriptions are given of the origin, characteristics, composition and possibilities of utilization of the following fruit which have recently been introduced into the German market as fresh or processed products: acerola (Malpighia punicifolia[Malpighia glabra]), cherimoya (Annona cherimola), ...

The availability of land and water resources in a diversity of climatic zones provides Sudan with a vast potential to produce many tropical and subtropical fruits. Bananas, dates, guavas, mangos and citrus are the major fruits produced on a commercial scale. Fruit growing is mostly limited to...

Glucose, fructose and sucrose contents of various exotic fruits, melons and figs were estimated by enzymic methods. The fruits were normal commercial items to ensure that the results would be applicable in practice. In most species, 20 to 50 samples were analysed during 2 to 3 years to consider...

Pubbl. Staz. sper. Floricoltura 0. Raimondo, Sanremo, 30, 1938, pp. 11-20. All too brief notes are given on citrus, banana, pineapple, avocado and mango and even shorter ones on date palm, papaw, passion fruit, fig, fruits belonging to the Annonaceae, Sapotaceae and Myrtaceae with a reference to...

The geographical and botanical origin, properties, chemical composition and uses of bael (Aegle marmelos), icaco plum (Chrysobalanus icaco), ilama (Annona diversifolia), Japanese gooseberry (Actinidia arguta), madrono (Rheedia acuminata), marula plum (Sclerocarya birrea), Chinese tree strawberry (...

Organic fruit growing can be an alternative to transform the area under coca culture. Agriculture in the area is briefly described, cropping systems with coca plants are analysed, and present economic, ecological and social aspects are discussed. Experiences, examples and problems of the organic...

A total of 84 tropical fruit species (from 33 families) are grown in Soconusco in the State of Chiapas, Mexico. Cultural requirements and fruit production are described with reference to bananas, mangoes, pawpaws and rambutans. Harvesting methods, postharvest technologies and trade of bananas,...

The volatile acids extracted by pentane/dichloromethane (2 + 1) from the fruit pulp were identified and determined by capillary gas chromatography and combined capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using EI- and CI-modes. In cherimoya, of 47 acids characterized, the major compounds were...

The characteristics and composition of fruits including the custard apple, soursop, guava, carambola, kiwifruit, litchi, mango, pawpaw and passion fruit are presented.

Most of the author's observations, which were made over a period of 15 years, concerned the seed of the following oranges: Washington Navel, Laranja Selecta and Tangerina, of which he says many thousands of trees were available, though it is not stated how many trees of each sort and how many seeds ...