Exceptionally low temperatures, dropping to about 24° F., were experienced at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the winters of 1947-48 and 1948-49. Meteorological conditions preceding the frosts are described; both winters were characterized by a deficiency in rainfall. Observations are ...

Notes are given of the names of a number of fruits. In each case the preferred name is given first. This is followed by the botanical name and then by synonyms. Loquat (Eriobotrya japónica) or Japanese medlar, Japanese plum or biwa; feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana) or pineapple guava; cheri-moya (Annona...

The aim of this study was to identify and document diseases and insect pests of major fruit crops of Kafa Zone. The survey was conducted in 2012/13 fiscal year during belg cropping season at Gewata and Chena Districts. The elevation of the surveyed area was ranged from 1445 to 1792 m.a.s.l. Major...

Results of research on bananas and pineapples are summarized on pp. 69-86 and pp. 87-103, respectively. Work on these and other fruits is further reported under Research Station headings as follows: Antilles Section (pp. 107-21): Banana research on root growth, deficiencies in major elements, N...

"In no part of the Colony are conditions so generally favourable to fruit culture as in the Eastern districts." Brief notes are given on: the best fruit country, communications, fruit quality, varieties, when to plant, planting distances, cropping, marketing, organized selling, and standardized...

Indigenous fruits constitute an important part of human diets in many sub-Saharan African countries, particularly in rural areas and during droughts. In order to promote and expand the utilisation of these fruits, knowledge on their nutritional composition is essential. This review presents the...

The director of the Institute for Fruitgrowing at Portici, University of Naples, describes briefly the general characters and the extent to which they are grown in Italy of the following species: the cherimoya (Annona cherimola), banana (Musa spp.), Natal plum (Carissa grandiflora), white sapote (...

Descriptive notes on avocado, guava, Eugenia spp., litchi, breadfruit, Annona spp., mangosteen, Passiflora spp., papaw and other, lesser-known, tropical fruits.

Two areas of the humid subtropical region of NW Argentina - Orán (Salta) and San Pablo (Tucumán) - were compared with 8 traditional fruit growing areas around the world. The more northern of the 2 localities, Orán, showed close temperature similarities with Nelspruit in South Africa, Dehra Dun in...

About 80% of Kenyan land is arid and semiarid, and the introduction of tree-planting techniques is needed for improving the land. Soil productivity in Kenya has been attributed to a low content of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizas (VAM), minerals (especially N and P). When soil samples were...