Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing   For more plant health information, including diagnostic resources, best-practice pest management advice and plant clinic data analysis for targeted crop protection, visit CABI’sContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing   Nutritive components Pineapple is a good source of manganese (91 %DV in a 1 cup serving), as well as containing significant amounts 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   Agronomy: Agro-climatic suitabilit: The pineapple is a tropical or near-tropical plant. The optimum temperature for growth is 20ºC at night and 30ºCContinue Reading

Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits   Introduction  Name, Taxonomy, Botany  Nutritional Value Common Varieties Agronomy Pest & Disease Management Post-harvest & Processing   Distribution and cultivars: Pineapple is widely grown in Asia (Thailand,Philippines,Malaysia,China, andIndia), South Central America (Brazil,Costa Rica).Brazilis the world’s largest producer of pineapple,Continue Reading

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

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