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  1. Key Resource 01/01/2011 Lack of food security is one of the biggest challenges that Central Africans face each day as they toil in their gardens, trying to produce enough food to simply feed their families and afford other expenses in life such as health care or schooling for their children. Main factors limiting...  
  2. Key Resource 01/11/1987 This 505 page book is an exceptionally exhaustive source of information on tropical and subtropical fruits. It is a well-illustrated and very readable, practical guide for those interested in growing tropical and subtropical fruits either for the home garden or commercially. The fruits are...  
  3. The pomelo, shaddock, or in scientific terms Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis, is the largest citrus fruit from the family Rutaceae. It is a natural, i.e. non-hybrid citrus fruit, similar in appearance to a large grapefruit, native to South and Southeast Asia.  
  4. Edible Portion: Fruit, Leaves - Flavouring A spreading, spiny tree. It grows up to 15 m high. It is dome shaped. The leaves are very large. They are glossy and oval anddowny underneath. The leaf stalks have broad wings. Young shoots and stems have fine hairs on them. Flowers are large (2cm) and...  
  5. Wikipedia contributors, "Ponderosa lemon,"Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ponderosa_lemon&oldid=1203492520(accessed July 11, 2024). Theponderosa lemon(Citruspyriformis) (also called Skierniewice lemon[1]) is acitrus hybridof apomeloand acitron. It...
     
  6. 01/01/1983 What are the advantages and disadvantages of growing citrus from seed when that is possible? One obvious advantage is that it is much less labor intensive to simply sow citrus seeds and eliminate the grafting step. Another advantage is that the seedling will most likely be free from viruses that...  
  7. 19/06/1983 Jerry Larson with Double Harvest in Haiti asked us what varieties of citrus might come true from seed. I checked with Dr. Carl Campbell at the University of Florida Extension research center. Carl has given me many in-depth, insightful answers to tropical fruit questions sent by several of our...  
  8. 31/01/2018 ECHO’s Technical Response Unit recently received a few requests from areas in the Caribbean, for information about what might be causing citrus death. With multiple requests for information about widespread citrus decline, we decided to learn more about its potential cause and practical...  
  9. 19/06/1983 What Varieties Of Citrus Will Grow True From Seed? Muscovy Ducks For Development Projects In The Tropics No-Till Gardening
     
  10. 31/01/2018 ECHO promotes many animal fodder crops for use in the tropics and subtropics, for arid and humid areas, but few of them are frost tolerant, drought tolerant, and thrive at high elevations. Tree lucerne (Chamaecytisus palmensis), also known as tagasaste, is a long-lived, leguminous shrub that can...