Amaranth to Zai Holes Chapter 2. Vegetables and Small Fruits in the Tropics
Published: 1996-10-19
Vegetables and small fruits supply essential vitamins and minerals while adding variety and interest to the diet. Produce can also bring a high price in the market and provide additional household income. Vegetable use varies by region, culture, and social group. One of the first changes people make when they have more income is increasing the diversity in their diets, so you may observe more interest in vegetables and small fruits as families earn more.
Since vegetables and fruits are known to have a significant impact on health and nutrition, many people are interested in promoting their greater production and use. Many vegetables native to the tropics continue producing for months or years, and these treasures should not be overlooked in favor of temperate vegetables which must be continually replanted. This chapter features resources, perspectives, and information on growing the many vegetables and fruits which have proven themselves under difficult conditions in the tropics.
Articles
Resources and Perspectives
- Book Review: ECHO's Inventory of Tropical Vegetables
- Book Review: Edible Leaves of the Tropics
- Book Review: Growing Vegetables in Fiji
- Book Review: Economic Plants of Importance in Haiti
- Book Review: Several Agricultural Books in Spanish
- The Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center
- "I Want to Teach Home Vegetable Gardening"
Vegetables and Small Fruits Part 1, A - J
- Amaranth is a Drought-Resistant, Flavorful Green
- Andean Blackberry
- Brazilian Spinach is a Good Source of Greens
- Bush Okra from ECHO Grew Well. How Do We Eat It?
- Cassava Leaves
- Carrot Emergence in Clay Soil
- High-Carotene Carrot Seed Available
- Uberlandia Carrots Will Set Seed in the Tropics
- Chaya is One of the Most Productive Leafy Vegetables and an Incredibly Resistant Plant
- Eggplant Pruning
- Grapes in Warmer Climates
- Jicama Tubers Might Be an Excellent Cash Crop for You to Consider
Vegetables and Small Fruits Part 2, K - O
- Ethiopian Kale Gives Seed in the Tropics
- Katuk and False Roselle
- Kiwifruit in the Tropics
- Tropical Lettuce
- Lettuce Varieties Suited for Hot Areas
- Luffa Gourd
- Malabar Spinach
- Moringa Report
- New Zealand Spinach Growing Hints
- Okinawa 'Purple' Spinach
- African Okra variety in ECHO's Seedbank
- Onions in the Tropics and Subtropics
Vegetables and Small Fruits Part 3, O - Z
- Passion Fruits for Higher Altitudes
- Seminole Pumpkin is a Multipurpose, Productive Vegetable
- Quail Grass (Celosia argentea) is an Excellent Spinach Substitute for Hot Weather
- Rhubarb Grown as an Annual
- Strawberries
- Swiss Chard
- Thailand Long Bean Produces Abundantly in the Rainy Season
- Tomatoes in the Tropics and Subtropics
- Tomatoes Resist Flooding if Grafted to Eggplant
- Wax Gourd
- Have You Tried Winged Beans, Psophocarpus tetragonolobus?