Open Directory - Science: Agriculture: Horticulture: Fruits
See also: This category in other languages: - Provides photographs and a description of the coconut mite, with information on its distribution, life history, ecology, hosts, damage, economic importance and management. - News, information, links and chat for avocado growers in many of the leading growing nations. - Information on this crop, grown for its fruit, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value. - Features information for scientists, gardeners, and commercial growers, including fact sheets and programs. - General production information on this crop, cultural practices, insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds and their control. [PDF] - General production information on this crop, the cultural practices involved, insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds and their control. [PDF] - Information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on all aspects of date production. - Provides information on the dragon fruit cactus plant, also known as pitaya or pitahaya, its history, pollination, cultivation, its nutritional value and how to eat the fruit. - Information on all aspects of growing this fruit in the Philippines including varieties specially suited to the country. - 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 photographs of plants. - Information on the soil ph and fertilizer requirements of most garden fruits, and the use of lime, inorganic and organic manures. - Fact 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. - An online resource for people who wish to produce fruit on a small scale. From Pennsylvania State University. - Article from Wikipedia on both bud grafting and whip and tongue grafting, and suitable rootstocks to use for apples, pears, cherries and plums. - Detailed descriptions of the fruits that grow in warmer and tropical climates. An online book. - These fruiting plants are semi-tropical annuals of the family Solanaceae and not closely related to the American huckleberry. Article on their cultivation. - Information from the Department of Natural Resources on growing this crop. - Plenty of information on this crop with instructions on planting and growing, pruning and problems. - Information on soils, site preparation, planting, pruning and managing this crop with a list of cultivars suitable for growing in West Virginia. - Information on preparing the land and establishing this crop, tending the fields and harvesting. - Article on establishing this crop, growing it on, forcing it and details of the various cultivars available. - Information on soil preparation, planting this crop, care over the years, forcing, harvesting and the varieties available. - This is a non-seasonal variety of guava with an extra large fruit. Illustrated information on growing it in the Philippines, from propagation to harvesting the fruit. [PDF] - This small tree originated in tropical America but is now much cultivated in the Philippines. Illustrated information on its cultivation including propagation, fertilization, pest and disease control and its uses. [PDF] - Plenty of information on planning and layout, planting, cultural management, pest management and varieties, with a fruit grower’s dictionary and calendar. [PDF] - Article following the cultivation of these fruit in the bogs of Massachusetts throughout the year. - This downloadable manual provides information on the practical options available for controlling pests and diseases in orchards. - Online scientific papers concerning fruit and fruit cultivation. - Information on this tree, its description, culture and cultivars. - A complete guide to the cultivation of this crop, widely grown in the Philippines, with recipes for some of the products that can be made from the fruit. [PDF] - Information on this fruit, its cultivation, pruning, cultivars, diseases and uses as a garden or commercial crop. [PDF] - Information on the origins of this fruit, its climatic requirements, varieties, general cultivation and uses. - Provides information on a project to establish a small commercial, sustainable, organic blueberry operation in Virginia, USA. - Chemical analysis of foliage can help determine whether the plant is suffering from any nutrient deficiencies. West Virginia University Experimental Farm offers a service to do this. [PDF] - Article discussing the nutritional qualities of this delicious fruit, its soil and climatic requirements, culture and management, pests, diseases and harvesting. [PDF] - Information on history, science, folklore, culture. Also photos and nutritional uses. - Miracle or magical fruit contains a glycoprotein called miraculin which does not taste sweet itself but makes sour things taste sweet. Information on the plant's history, how to grow it and how to eat it. - Information on the achievements made by scientists at the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station resulting in the development of disease-resistant varieties and the improvement of fruit quality. - Information from the Department of Natural Resources on growing this crop. - Promoting highbush blueberry growing. Information on the plant, growth, and the product. - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment. [PDF] - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting, processing, handling, packing and storage. [PDF] - Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, harvesting, processing, handling, packing and storage. [PDF] - Illustrated information on growing this fruit in the Philippines, the varieties available, plantation management, harvesting, pests and diseases and their control. - Researchers in Hawaii are using micropropogation techniques and genetic studies to ensure that only productive plants are grown. [PDF] - Information on the climate and site requirements, propagation and cultivation of the native American pawpaw, Asimina triloba. - Includes production guides and newsletters. - Online information on diseases, pests, natural enemies, chemical management, integrated pest management, harvest and postharvest handling, cider production and farm management, establishing an orchard, choosing a tree fruit nursery, caring for nonbearing trees, and maintaining bearing orchards. - Tips on growing this crop. - Much information on this crop, its origins and distribution, varieties, culture, harvesting, storing and uses for food and other purposes. - Advice on fruit tree management from the West Virginia University Extension Service. [PDF] - Information on growing this small tree with details of its cultivation, pests and diseases and uses. - Discusses several ways to increase fruit stocks including taking cuttings, layering, grafting and budding and the all important selection of rootstocks. - Information on techniques to help maximize production from the orchard, including how to deal with abandoned or neglected trees. - Research center and online reference for apple and strawberry growers, also with information about wine grapes and ginseng. - The quince is a less-known relative of pears and apples. Researchers at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository are seeking further cultivars to include in their collection of genetic material. [PDF] - Information on cultivation of the common quince, Cydonia oblonga, including the necessary climate, soils, site, propagation, establishment of orchards and the varieties available. - Description of this tree and its uses, its cultivation and propagation, cultivars and possible sources in the UK and US. Also similar information on the pineapple guave, Acca sellowiana - Volodymyr Mezhenskyj provides information on unusual edible fruits, with photographs of barberry, cornelian cherry, Japanese quince, hawthorn, rowan, sea buckthorn and others. In English, Ukrainian and Russian. - Includes information on the history of these crops, cultivation methods and techniques. - Description of this tree with edible fruit and much information on its origins, distribution, cultivation and uses. - Information on this crop which is grown for its fruit, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value. - Detailed account of Tamarindus indica, including its origin, cultivation, uses. - Features publications, research, newsletters, and links. - Cranberry history, images, associations, publications, recipes, genetics, statistics, market information, news, pests, weeds, diseases, and reference resources. - Project of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii. Includes uses, research, varieties, mission, and resources - Conducts research into the crop. Includes brief details of recent work and findings. - Listing of publications available from Australia's NSW Department of Agriculture. Some of the publications, whose topics range from bananas and passionfruit to orchard groundcovers, are free for download, others for sale. - Provides a history of the cranberry in North America and an illustrated account of how cranberries are being cultivated commercially in Eastern Ontario. - Fact sheets on the cultivation of various fruit crops. - Details of the UK National Fruit Collection, which maintains a genetic stock of cultivated top and bush fruit.
