Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing   Name and Botany: Pineapple belongs to the order Bromeliales, family Bromeliaceae, sub-family Bromelioideae. The Bromeliaceae have adapted to a very wide rangeContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing   Introduction: Pineapple is native to Uruguay, Brazil, and Paraguay of South America, a tropical perennial herb with multiple fruit. It is theContinue Reading

  When Luis Pacherrez Antón first joined the Piura Center for Small Organic Banana Grower Associations (CEPIBO), he worked in the organization’s warehouses in northern Peru.   Five years later, Pacherrez, the son of small-scale banana growers himself, serves as CEPIBO’s general manager.   Through a member-driven and cooperative-style system, theContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development   Abstracts:   i) K . Fatema (2003). Serum glucose and insulin response to mango andContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development   Market and International Trade (1) Domestic and Export market requirements CODEX STANDARD FOR MANGOES CODEXContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development   Nutritional values Nutritional components: Because of its attractive appearance and the very pleasant taste ofContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development   Harvesting: The mango is the apple of the tropics, and one of the most commonlyContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing Market and International Trade Research and Development   For more plant health information, including diagnostic resources, best-practice pest management advice and plant clinic dataContinue Reading