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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...

Publisher
Naya Prokash, Calcutta, India
Citation
Fruits: tropical and subtropical., 1990, pp 838 pp.
Abstract

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;...

Publisher
CAB INTERNATIONAL, Wallingford, UK
Citation
Postharvest physiology and storage of tropical and subtropical fruits., 1997, pp xviii + 423 pp.
CABI Book Chapter Info
Cover for Pests of minor fruit crops.

This chapter focuses on the various pests of minor fruit crops, such as avocado (Persea americana), breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), caimito (Chrysophyllum cainito), carambola (Averrhoa carambola), durian (Durio zibethinus), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), lanzones (Lansium domesticum), ...

Author(s)
Muniappan, R.; Shepard, B. M.; Carner, G. R.; Ooi, P. A. C.
ISBN
2012 CABI (H ISBN 9781845939519)
Type
Book chapter
CABI Book Chapter Info
Cover for Nematode parasites of subtropical and tropical fruit tree crops.

This paper focuses on the parasitic nematodes infesting avocado (Persea americana), fig (Ficus carica), guava (Psidium guajava), lychee (Litchi chinensis), mango (Mangifera indica), olive (Olea europaea), pawpaw (Carica papaya), persimmon (Diospyros kaki), cashew (Anacardium occidentale), macadamia ...

Author(s)
El-Borai, F. E.; Duncan, L. W.
ISBN
2005 CABI Publishing (H ISBN 9780851997278)
Type
Book chapter
Abstract

Meloidogyne enterolobii (syn. M. mayaguensis) has been reported to cause severe damage in commercial guava orchards and other plants in Central and South American countries. Considering the risk of introduction and dissemination of this pest in the European region, M. enterolobii was placed on the...

Author(s)
Freitas, V. M.; Silva, J. G. P.; Gomes, C. B.; Castro, J. M. C.; Correa, V. R.; Carneiro, R. M. D. G.
Publisher
Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Citation
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2017, 148, 2, pp 307-319
Abstract

Spiders are important predatory organisms in the orchards. Keeping in view their role in the natural biological control, the present studies were conducted from May 2012 to October 2019 in orchards belonging to 21 fruit crops, viz. apple (Malus sp.), amla (Phyllanthus emblica), citrus (Citrus...

Author(s)
Sandeep Singh; Reshmi Sekhar; Sunil, J. K.
Publisher
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
Citation
Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2020, 90, 9, pp 1695-1701
Abstract

This multiauthor book aims to fulfill the need to have, in one volume, comprehensive information on preharvest production, postharvest handling and processing of fruit crops grown throughout the world. An introductory chapter is followed by chapters on individual temperate, subtropical and tropical ...

Publisher
Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, USA
Citation
Handbook of fruit science and technology. Production, composition, storage, and processing., 1995, pp xii + 611 pp.
AbstractFull Text

Indonesian Tropical Fruit Research Institute (ITFRI) is a part of Indonesian Agency of Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Department of Agriculture. The responsibility of ITFRI is to produce technologies for increasing competitiveness of tropical fruit agribusiness in the global...

Author(s)
Mansyah, E.; Sutanto, A.; Hadiati, S.; Hardiyanto; Syakir, M.
Publisher
International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), Selangor, Malaysia
Citation
Proceedings, International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF2017), "Food Security amidst a Changing Climate: Towards a Sustainable and Resilient Tropical Fruit Industry", 23-25 October 2017, Nadi, Fiji, 2018, pp 60-69
AbstractFull Text

The study analyzed the trends, growth rates of area, production and yield of major fruits in Chittagong region and identified factors contributing to output growth during 1993/94-2009/10 using secondary data. The fruits under study were mango, jackfruit, litchi, guava, banana, papaya, ber, pomelo, ...

Author(s)
Uddin, M. J.; Dey, S. R.; Tahmina Taslim
Publisher
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Ghazipur, Bangladesh
Citation
Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Research, 2016, 41, 1, pp 137-150
Abstract

Parasitoids are important natural control agents of tephritids and knowledge about the tritrophic relationships can support the management of these pests. This study aimed to estimate of parasitism indexes in fruit flies in 21 plant species and identify the species of parasitoids associated, in...

Author(s)
Sá, R. F. de; Castellani, M. A.; Nascimento, A. S. do; Ribeiro, A. E. L.; Moreira, A. A.
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Fruticultura, Jaboticabal, Brazil
Citation
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2012, 34, 4, pp 1266-1269

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