Food Resources: Fruits
Aceria guerreronis
creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/palms/Aceria_guerreronis.htmProvides photographs and a description of the coconut mite, with information on its distribution, life history, ecology, hosts, damage, economic importance and management.
Avocado: Post-Harvest Operations
www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch30/ch30_02.htmProvides information on harvesting, packinghouse operations, cooling system, storage, transportation systems and processing.
AvocadoSource.com
www.avocadosource.comNews, information, links and chat for avocado growers in many of the leading growing nations.
Blue Honeysuckle: Lonicera caerulea
www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Lonicera_K_en.htmInformation on this crop, grown for its fruit, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value.
Blueberries: Vaccinium spp.
www.uga.edu/fruit/bluberi.htmlInformation on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
Cherries
theutahhouse.org/files/uploads/Preserving%20cherries.pdfDiscusses nutritional composition, preserving, recipes, types. All on cherries.
Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT)
www.bioversityinternational.org/Information_Sources/Networks...Information on this project to improve coconut production and increase incomes in developing countries through improved cultivation and utilization of the coconut and its products.
Coconut, Arecanut and Cocoa
cpcri.nic.in/nursery.htmInformation on the selection of seed and grafting material and care of nursery stock, establishing and maintaining a plantation and possible inter-cropping systems.
Cornell University Fruit Resources
www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/index.htmlFeatures information for scientists, gardeners, and commercial growers, including fact sheets and programs.
Crop Profile for Persimmons in California
www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/capersimmons.pdfGeneral production information on this crop, cultural practices, insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds and their control. [PDF]
Crop Profile for Pineapples in Hawaii
www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/hipineapples.pdfGeneral production information on this crop, the cultural practices involved, insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds and their control. [PDF]
Date Palm Cultivation
www.fao.org/docrep/006/y4360e/y4360e00.htmInformation from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on all aspects of date production.
Durian Production
www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb590c401514538...Information on all aspects of growing this fruit in the Philippines including varieties specially suited to the country. [PDF]
European Collection of Minor Fruit Trees
www.unifi.it/project/ueresgen29/European Union project collects varieties of minor fruits cultivated around the Mediterranean. Holdings include cornelian cherry, figs, loquat, medlar, pomegranate, sorbus, strawberry tree. Description of project, database of holdings, descriptions and ph ...
Fertilizing Small Fruits in the Home Garden
www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/homegard/fertsmlft.htmInformation on the soil ph and fertilizer requirements of most garden fruits, and the use of lime, inorganic and organic manures.
Fruit Crops: Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits
www.krishiworld.com/html/horti_crops1.htmlInformation from India on the cultural requirements, varieties and harvesting of bananas, mango, citrus, grape, guava, papaya, pineapple, pomegranate, avocado, cashew, jackfruit, loquat, mangosteen and litchi.
Fruit Facts
www.crfg.org/pubs/frtfacts.htmlFact sheets for about twenty little known fruits that can be grown in California with a description of each, its culture and a list of suitable cultivars.
Fruit of Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
www.krishiworld.com/html/horti_crops4.htmlInformation from India on the cultural requirements, varieties, management, pest control and harvesting of fruit from the date palm, phalsa, custard-apple, bullock’s-heart, aonia, fig and jamun.
Fruit Tree Propagation
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_tree_propagationArticle from Wikipedia on both bud grafting and whip and tongue grafting, and suitable rootstocks to use for apples, pears, cherries and plums.
