This small book concerns the potential cultivation of small tropical fruits in Africa for export. Topics covered include fruit quality, climate and soils, site factors, cultural methods, phytosanitary restrictions of importing countries, transport, storage and European Union import statistics for...

Tropical Flora of the Earth contains inexhaustible stock of genetic resources. Review of the main fruit trees and woody plants of this region has been carried out. Their characteristics, biological features, data on their places of origin and regions of cultivation are given. Information on the...

This book was first published under the title Fruits of India: tropical and subtropical. It was updated in 1990 and the title changed to reflect the change in content, a number of fruit crops widely grown in tropical and subtropical regions, but not popular in India, being included. Thirty-one...

This book has 24 chapters focusing on the postharvest biology and technology of the following tropical and subtropical fruits, i.e. mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), melon (Cucumis melo), nance (Byrsonima crassifolia), noni (Morinda citrifolia), olive (Olea europaea), pawpaw (Carica papaya),...

Two introductory chapters on the tropics and its soils, and cultivation and postharvest handling of tropical fruits, are followed by chapters on the following tropical (and subtropical) fruits: annonas; avocados; bananas; carambolas; guavas; litchis, longans and rambutans; mangoes; papayas...

Plant breeding has undergone a period of very rapid and significant development in recent years and the area of fruit breeding is no exception. This book provides a balanced, up-to-date and comprehensive account of the developments in the field of breeding tropical and subtropical fruits. It...

This multiauthor book contains an introductory chapter on postharvest handling of tropical and subtropical fruits for export, followed by individual chapters on the following fruits: citrus; bananas and plantains; mangoes; pineapples; guavas; pawpaws; litchis; kiwifruits; olives; figs; cherimoyas;...

Exceptionally low temperatures, dropping to about 24° F., were experienced at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the winters of 1947-48 and 1948-49. Meteorological conditions preceding the frosts are described; both winters were characterized by a deficiency in rainfall. Observations are ...

The suitability of modified and controlled atmospheres for storage and transport of tropical fruits is reviewed and research on these topics in the following fruits is described: avocados; bananas and plantains; cherimoyas; durians; feijoas; guavas; lanzons (langsat); loquats; longans; Litchi; ...

Chemical constituents of 16 tropical fruits (avocado, guava, carambolas, sapodilla, Java plum (Syzygium cumini), Spondias cytherea [S. dulcis], durian, passion fruit, pawpaws, breadfruit, custard apple (Annona squamosa), mango, mangosteen, langsat (Lansium domesticum), longan and Litchi), are...