Notes are given on family, vernacular names, origin and distribution, ecology, botanical characteristics, cultural requirements, wood uses and food value of 43 species, in the context of the FAO forestry for local community development programme.

The aims of this study were: to develop blends of flour with a high nutritional value, based on Andean crops, for weaning children and pre-school age children; to establish the nutritional value of such products, through chemical analysis and biological tests; and to produce these blends at a small ...

Research reports are presented in the following 5 sections: (1) Ornamental crops (assessments on Dendrobium, rose, Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos spp.) and Gypsophila cultivars; assessment of annual cut flower crops; foliage plant shipping trial; nutrition of Western Australian native plants in Central ...

The consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables has been correlated with better health and prevention of several illnesses. Fruits and vegetables contain many phytochemicals, such as phenolic compounds and carotenoids, many of them are antioxidants. The objective of this work was to determine the...

This embraces reports from 32 stations, including 4 for fruit and 1 for sugar-cane. Pomological Station, Coonoor, Nilgiris. Variety, nursery and orchard trials with apples, pears, plums, peach and persimmon are briefly reported. Other fruits referred to are prune, apricot, cherimoyer, passion...

The amount of ascorbic acid in some fruits and vegetables, and the effect of temperature on the ascorbic acid content of cooked vegetables were investigated. 10 fruits (apple (Pyrus malus) [Malus domestica]), banana (Musa paradisiaca), guava (Psidium guajava), lemon (Citrus limon), pineapple (...

The Malwa plateau is located in central western part of Madhya Pradesh. The climate of Malwa region is dry and the summers are neither very hot nor the winters very cold. Annual rainfall is between 750 and 1250 mm. The major fruit crops grown are: citrus, guava, ber [Ziziphus mauritiana], mango, ...

This paper discusses the role of predators in controlling the pests of horticultural crops in India. It provides a list of predators used for the biological control of pests of temperate fruits, tropical fruits (citrus, grapevine, guava, mango), arid zone fruits (pomegranate, ber [Ziziphus...

The aim of this study was to determine the vitamin C (ascorbic acid) content of the regularly consumed fruits and vegetables available in the markets of Pakistan. Samples of the most commonly consumed fresh fruits and vegetables were homogenized in 5% trichloroacetic acid, and the ascorbic acid...