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...

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),...

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...

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.

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;...

Introduced fruit crops from a broad geographical range have become established in Vietnam. Carambola (Averrhoa carambola), cucumber tree (A. bilimbi), durian, malay apple (Syzygium malaccense), mangosteen and tamarind have come from south and southeast Asia. Japan and China have contributed...

The aim of this book is to enhance the awareness of lesser known fruit crops. Twenty-two authors have contributed to the 19 chapters which cover the history, distribution, botany, cultivars, maturity stages, harvesting, postharvest handling and storage, chemical composition, nutritional...