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  The Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA proclaimed three insects as pests that needed official control in the cultivation of Persea americana miller avocados and established measures to manage and control them in Colombia.   The pests are the Lauri Heilipus Boheman seed borer (Coleoptera:curculionidae), the Heilipus trifasciatus seed borer (Fabricius),Continue Reading

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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   Domestic and Export Market Requirement   Banana quality standards Consumers demand high quality of theContinue Reading

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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  1. Ding, Phebe and Ahmad, S.H. and Abd. Razak, Abd. R and M.T.M, Mohamad andContinue Reading

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Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits    Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value  Common Varieties  Agronomy  Pest & Disease  Post-harvest & Processing  Market and International Trade  Research and Development   Harvesting: Stalks of bananas are usually formed in the late summer and then winter over.Continue Reading

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Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits    Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value  Common Varieties  Agronomy  Pest & Disease  Post-harvest & Processing  Market and International Trade  Research and Development   Bananas have few troublesome pests or diseases outside the tropics. Root rot from cold wetContinue Reading

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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   Agro-climatic Suitability: Banana is a tropical plant which grows best under warm condition and meanContinue Reading

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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   Distribution: Native to the Indo-Malesian, Asian, and Australian tropics, banana and plantain are now foundContinue Reading

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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   Nutritive Components Banana has been a very important diet in many parts of the world.Continue Reading

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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   Names (Common names): Pacific islands:aga‘ (ripe banana) (Chamorro) chotda (Chamorro, Guam, Northern Marianas) fa‘i (Samoa)Continue Reading