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...

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...

The Philippines has more than 300 edible fruit and nut species but only a few are commercially cultivated. In terms of volume of production, banana, pineapple, and mango are the major fruits grown, followed by Citrus, papaya, jackfruit, and durian. Unlike major annual food crops like rice and...

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...

Pestalotiopsis and related genera, including Neopestalotiopsis and Pseudopestalotiopsis have damaged many plants for many decades; however, there is little available information about the fungi on tropical fruit in Thailand. This study isolated and characterized pestalotioid fungi on tropical ...

Cross-inoculation experiments demonstrated variation in the level of host preference among C. gloeosporioides [Glomerella cingulata] isolates from 7 tropical fruit crops and also variation in the susceptibility of the hosts. In general, isolates were much more pathogenic on leaves of the original...