This review considers the objectives, methods and constraints of plant breeding for the following crops: mango, citrus, guava, sapota [Manilkara zapota], litchi, ber [Ziziphus mauritiana], pomegranate, aonla [Phyllanthus emblica], bael [Aegle marmelos], anona [Annona], fig, jamun [Syzygium cumini], ...

This issue presents studies on the leaf area estimation in lychees by means of allometric relationships, dehydration and spraying of buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), quality index and harvest maturity of Eugenia cibrata fruits, Gonodonta (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) species defoliating sugar apple and...

Cocoa Agronomy (pp. 4-23): Pruning and spacing trials; a comparison of the growth and yield of 4 cacao types; Leucaena glauca[Leucaena leucocephala] fertilizer and inoculum trial; determination of the optimum economic level of fertilizer application for cacao; planting method trial; shade/spacing/...

Data on soils, crops and fertilizers are assembled with the object of increasing the efficiency of fertilizer use. Crops for which detailed recommendations are given include oil palm, coconut, cacao, coffee, sugar cane, durian and rambutan, jackfruit and chempedak [Artocarpus sp.], guava, soursop [...

The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) was established in 1969 to conduct research and development on agriculture, excluding rubber, oil palm, and cocoa. Since the inception of MARDI three decades ago, the institute had bred many new fruit cultivars with commercial...

One of the numerous sources of Edible fruits from trees in peri-uban centres are home gardens. However, there are limited research on the implication for food security and urban greening due to transient nature of farming in the cities. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of edible ...

Tree species, spread across a wide range of genera, are indispensible to human life. Their breeding, poised to satisfy human needs, presents significant challenges. Tree crops face a variety of agronomic and horticultural problems in propagation, yield, appearance, quality, diseases and pest...

The research reported includes: Avocados: Clonal trials. Bananas: Manurial trials; plant density trials; effect of tipping young plants and removing the last fully formed hand; clonal trials; herbicide trials; studies on leaf spot (Mycosphaerella musicola) and wilt disease; control of mites [...