1958-01-01 Florida's climate is nearest in approach to a tropical climate in the US. This book gives us a look at a wide variety of tropical and subtropical fruits and plants which can be grown in this particular climate.
2016-01-01 This PRO-AGRO manual on the production and processing of pineapples is intended for small and medium sized pineapple producers and processors in tropic and sub-tropic regions. Also this manual is helpful for extenstion agents. 43 pages, illustrations
1920-01-19 The reason for scarcity of fruits in regions where, by climatic indications, one would expect them to be most abundant, is not to be found in any single fact, but is, perhaps, largely the result of three causes: first, the enervating effect of heat, which discourages man from undertaking work...
Key Resource2011-01-20 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...
1998-01-01 This is the third volume in a series on tropical and subtropical fruits. The editors collaborated with 24 scientists in preparation of this current volume, which contains 14 chapters covering 23 fruits. Major processed fruits covered are mango and pineapple. Emerging fruit crops that are...
Key Resource2011-01-20 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...
1988-10-20 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
Key Resource2011-01-20 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...
Key Resource2011-01-20 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...