Resources Tagged: Fruit Tree Crops

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  1. Stinging Chaya, Fruits for High Rainfall Areas and Exotic Leaf Miner Problem in Nigerian Tomatoes

    2016-10-18 Cory Thede, working on the north coast of Haiti, sent a note about a local chaya plant with a lower branch that mutated to a wild stinging type. He commented, “After I backed up against it, it gave me an itchy rash on my arm for about a week. The upper branch is regular and almost spineless.” He...
    Tomatoes Tropical Fruit Biological Control Pest Control Tropical Lowlands Integrated Pest Ma... Pest Management Chaya Fruit Tree Crops

  2. Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense)

    2015-07-23 Naranjilla (pronounced na-ran-hee-ya) means ‘little orange’ in Spanish, but it is not a citrus crop. It is actually a relative of tomato, eggplant and pepper, being a member of the Solanaceae (also known as ‘nightshade’) family. Grown for its yellow to orange fruits, it has been described as “the...
    Fruit Tree Crops Naranjilla

  3. CEFA: Planting hope in the Central African Republic

    2015-11-18 CEFA, or the Center for Experimentation and Formation in Agriculture, is a teaching and research agriculture center where almost 150 acres have been planted in various kinds of fruit trees, improved varieties of beans, corn, cassava, and other field crops. The farm also features new methods of...
    Small Farm Resourc... Agriculture Develo... Fruit Tree Crops Training

  4. Traditional Techniques to Improve Plant Performance

    2005-10-01 An article by Francis Hallé in Nature and Resources, Volume 32, Number 3, 1996, explains several techniques used to “improve, select, propagate or preserve plant growth.” These techniques are called “phytopractices.” Most of them are inexpensive and simple to use but labor-intensive. The...
    Propagation Fruit Tree Crops Cassava Banana

  5. Noni: The Complete Guide for Consumers and Growers

    2006-07-01 Noni: The Complete Guide for Consumers and Growers, is a full-color, how-to guide into the world of the tropical healing plant known as noni (Morinda citrifolia). The book shows you * how to get the best value in noni products * the chemical basis for potential medicinal applications * the most...
    Fruit Tree Management Fruit Tree Crops Tree Planting Pest Management Health and Nutrition Noni

  6. Tree Tomato

    Tree tomatoes are small, half-woody, fast growing, solanaceous trees reaching 3 to 5.5 m in height that are native to South American highlands. Tree tomatoes are edible and can be consumed either as a fruit or vegetable. In the tropics, tree tomatoes do best at elevations between 1500 and 2800...
    Fruit Tree Crops Garden Vegetables

  7. Danida Forest Seed Centre Technical Notes No. 4- 42:Tropical and Subtropical Trees

    1998-01-19 A series of Technical Notes on Tropical and Subropical Trees. Technical Note 4: Nursery Techniques for Tropical and Subtropical Pine Technical Note 9: Seed Extraction Technical Note 13: Tools For Harvesting Tree Fruits Technical Note 17: Seed Extraction Technical Note 18: The Use Of Small...
    Trees Diseases and Pest Tropical Fruit Tree Seed Handling Fruit Tree Crops Tree Disease Scarification

  8. Biriba

    Biriba is a semi-deciduous tree, up to 10m in height, that thrives in hot, humid weather, and is related to the Annonas (Soursop, Custard Apple, Atemoya). The fruit, up to 15 cm in diameter, is sweet and creamy, and typically eaten fresh.
    Annonas Fruit Tree Crops Fruit Trees

  9. Custard Apple

    Custard apple is a medium sized, semi-deciduous tree, up to 10 m in height, with large yellow-brown custard textured fruit. The fruit can be up to 15 cm in diameter, has a sweet flavor, and is usually consumed fresh.
    Bullock's Heart JCB Annonas Fruit Tree Crops

  10. Cherimoya

    The cherimoya species is thought to have originated from the inter-Andean valleys of Ecuador, Colombia, and Bolivia.
    Fruit Tree Crops Annonas