Resources Tagged: Fruit Trees

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  1. Trees and Fruits of Southeast Asia

    1995-01-01 This field guide to commonly cultivated trees in South-East Asia is beautifully illustrated by the author's watercolours, and is an invaluable resource for those interested to know more about the domesticated trees and fruits which one finds all over the region.The book contains useful diagrams...
    Fruit Trees Trees Southeast Asia Fruit

  2. Fruits of the Rain Forest: A Guide to Fruits in Australian Tropical Rain Forests

    When Bill and his wife Wendy set up home six years ago in the middle of Queensland's tropical jungle, the majical colours, shapes and textures of the truits that surrounded them prompted the Coopers into action. Together, they have colleted and recorded--and Bill has illustrated with remarkable...
    Fruit Trees Rainforest Tropical Agriculture Rain Forest Plants Wild Plants Edible Australia Botanical Illustra...

  3. Avocado Trees

    2011-07-20 Rudy Poglitsh, Former intern working in Swaziland, sent in a question about health of Avocado trees. The problem seemed to be low pH. "We have about 18 avocado trees in the ground. Almost all of them are over five feet tall. The soil is very poor, and the leaves are a pale green/yellow. We are...
    pH Fruit Trees East Africa West Africa

  4. Cashew Growing Observations

    1992-06-19 Feedback from the network regarding cashew production.
    Cashew Rural Development Fruit Trees

  5. Fruits of Warm Climates

    1995-10-19 "Fruits of Warm Climates" is an authoritative source for information on sub/tropical fruits from around the world.
    Fruit Trees

  6. Go Easy With Fertilizer After Transplanting Trees and Shrubs.

    1994-07-19 Nitrogen fertilizer should not be applied to trees and shrubs directly after transplanting.
    Fertilizer Transplanting Fruit Trees

  7. Will Carambola Trees Come True to Seed?

    1995-03-19 Carambola will not come true from seed.
    Fruit Trees Seeds Starfruit

  8. New Disease-Resistant Banana Hybrids Available

    1998-02-19 Dr. Phil Rowe, with the Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Research (FHIA), has developed two robust hybrid bananas that are resistant to Black Sigatoka. These new hybrids are also resistant to Panama disease and tolerant of nematodes.
    Plant Breeding Fruit Trees Banana Plant Disease

  9. Agroforestry in the Central African Home Garden: A Manual for Tree Gardening in the Humid Tropics

    2007-01-01 This book serves as a companion to 100 Tropical Fruits, Nuts, and Spices for the Central African Home Garden. Drawing on over 30 years of experience in Central Africa, Roy Danforth and fellow authors have developed this manual to guide people in establishing a variety of multipurpose trees in the...
    Agroforestry Fruit Trees Fruit Tree Crops

  10. Our Experience with Cashew

    1998-12-19 Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) may be known as a poor man’s crop, but this is probably because it grows well on sandy soils of poor fertility. In Mozambique and Tanzania, cashew occupies lowland areas close to the coast with a rainfall between 900-1300 mm (35.5-52 in) per year.
    Cashew Fruit Trees