Minor tropical fruits are grown on a small scale and provide income to smallholder farmers. The cultivation of these fruit crops indirectly contributes to the economy of producing countries as well as to food and crop security. Dragon fruits, guava, passionfruit, lychee, longan, mangosteen, ...

This paper provides a review of the research works on fungal, bacterial, viral and phytoplasmal diseases of aonla (Phyllanthus emblica), bael (Aegle marmelos), ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), pomegranate, fig, jackfruit, karonda (Carissa carandas), phalsa (Grewia asiatica), date palm (Phoenix...

Mealybugs are economically important pests of several fruit crops world wide. Most of the mealybugs are highly polyphagous and inflict direct damage to fruit crops by feeding and some species act as vectors in the transmission of plant diseases. Nymphs and adult mealybugs suck the sap from the...

In host range study artificial inoculation of host plants with C. gloeosporioides infecting sapota revealed that fungus was highly pathogenic to the plant species viz. sapota, khirani, cocum, mango, cashew nut, ramphal, areca nut and papaya while the remaining hosts viz. jackfruit, guava, jamun and ...

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...

The production of bananas and other tropical fruit crops in the subtropics is highly influenced by climate. In the case of bananas, climate causes undesirable physiological phenomena and long cropping cycles, despite which yields obtained in the subtropics can be excellent. True tropical fruits...

Aqueous extracts of leaves and stems of Achras zapota [Manilkara zapota], Annona reticulata, Bromelia hemisphaerica [B. hemispherica], Carica papaya, Citrus limon, Chrysophyllum cainito, Dyospiros ebenaster [Diospyros ebenaster], Mangifera indica, Persea americana, Pouteria sapota, Spondias...

This book provides an up-to-date review of the state of the art in tropical and subtropical fruit production systems. It focuses on the most successful strategies to ensure long-term sustainability in cultivation of tropical woody species, including careful soil management and optimal soil...

Anthracnose diseases, caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, are a worldwide problem and are especially important in Taiwan owing to the severe economic damage they cause to tropical fruits that are grown for local consumption and export. Benzimidazoles are systemic fungicides widely used for...

Bananas: Control of Mycosphaerella musicola and M. musae with several chemicals; and location of virus particles in the phloem of shoots affected with bunchy top. Guavas: Evaluation for processing, canning, freezing and juice and jam production. Mangoes: Quality trials. Pineapples: Control of...