1. 1/1/1992 The previous editions of this Agrodok, published in 1992 and 1999, gave a general introduction into fruit growing in the tropics and described 8 major crops. Working on this revision, the general introduction quickly filled the entire Agrodok! And if the major fruit crops are to be dealt with...
  2. Edible portion: Fruit Natural and artificial hybrids between grapefruit and mandarin. A small evergreen tree. It is often a thinly branched shrub. It has an open habit. It grows 4-6 m high. There are thorns in the axils of leaves. The leaves are simple and leathery. They are smooth and shiny....
  3. 1/1/1987 With the aid of colour photographs and illustrations, Glenn Tankard shows how to identify tropical fruit and explains what tastes to expect once have peeled away the uninviting skin. He discusses their culinary uses and includes a number of original recipes. He also gives advice on how to slect...
  4. The purpose of this book is to enhance awareness of the value for lesser known fruits. This book should be a valuable reference source in an area of increasing worldwide interest--the search for new and exotic foods. The areas covered are fruit history and distribution, botanical descriptions and...
  5. Recurso clave 20/1/2011 While products such as bananas, pineapples, kiwifruit and citrus have long been available to consumers in temperate zones, new fruits such as lychee, longan, carambola, and mangosteen are now also entering the market. Confirmation of the health benefits of tropical and subtropical fruit may also...
  6. 1/1/1990 Fruit and Vegetable Production in Warm Climates is a companion volume to the Fruit and Vegetable Production in Africa. This edition, like the first, covers both fruit and vegetable production in a single volume but here information is discussed within the framework of pan-tropical systems...
  7. Recurso clave 20/1/2011 Tropical and subtropical fruits are popular products, but are often highly perishable and need to be transported long distances for sale. The four volumes of Postharvest biology and technology of tropical fruits review essential aspects of postharvest biology, postharvest technologies, handling...
  8. 20/10/1988 It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the possibility of selecting potential clones from the lesser known fruits here including introduced fruits, and how to clonally propagate them by various methods of vegetative propagation. 27 pages
  9. In this book the author has brought together much of the basic information for fruit and nut crop diseases to provide practicing agriculturists and professional workers with a useful tool. The material is presented so that a highly technical background is not needed for its interpretation.
  10. 1/1/2006 With its combination of traditional knowledge and insights gained from research, the aim of this revised text is to foster your interest in, and understanding of, fruit growing. Although it does not highlight specific fruit crops, the text contains a wealth of information for home gardeners,...