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Phoenix dactylifera or date palm is widely known for its succulent, fleshy fruit, date. As one of the oldest cultivated fruit crops, date palms have been around for more than 4,000 years, providing staple food for Arabian and North African. Date palm fossils are even found particularly in Syria and Egypt, showing that date palm has existed for at least 50 million years. Throughout the centuries, people have been serving dates in various ways; eaten fresh as they are, dried, made into flour, mixed

Mystery Basket #5 Blood Orange, a deep red color, made from a pigment called anthocyanin. The pigment isn’t normally found in citrus fruit, it is most commonly found in flowers or cherries. The exterior of the blood orange also has a slight red look to it also from the pigment. The orange originates from Sicily and parts of Spain but now grows heavily in California where it is picked and harvested. These oranges are smaller than normal oranges with a thin skin and few seeds. Blood oranges are typically

western Asia. Black Spanish is a characteristic of Fig Cultivars. That ripens in June and usually around August. Black Spanish can be bought for one pound at a rate of ninety to twenty-nine dollars. This is a small tree that is has purplish brown fruits with a red center; this fig is usually medium sized. The black Spanish can be eaten fresh or even preserved. These leaves can grow up to three to five lobed, it is also about four to ten inches long once it is completely done growing. Black Spanish

All strawberries are hand-picked and put in baskets and sent to the markets to be processed. Producers use direct marketing of strawberries when they will be sold directly to consumers through roadside stands, farmers markets, or u-pick operations. Strawberry markets potential is better near larger

Botanical name: Memordica charantia Season: Jan – Mar & Sept – Dec are the ideal seasons. For rainy season crop, sowing can started after the receiving of first few showers during May-June. The immature fruits of bitter gourd plants are used in a variety of cooking preparations. These fruits and shoots are then boiled, fried or pickled. Total area of production in Kerala: 2366 ha. SEASON • January – March & September – December are the ideal seasons. For the rainfed crop, sowing can be started

CONTENTS Sr.no. TOPIC PAGE No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DECLARATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT INTRODUCTION LAND PREPARATION PLANTING PROPAGATION INTERCULTURAL OPERATION INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANT PROTECTION BIO CONTROL METHODS HARVESTING & YIELD POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT MARKETING APENDIXES 1. VERMI COMPOSTING 2. COIRPITH COMPOSTING 3. AZOLLA CULTIVATION 4. BIOFERTILIZERS 5. ORGANIC GROWTH STIMULANTS 6. BIOPESTISCIDES 7. BIOCONTROL 3 4 5 6 7 DECLARATION

Botanical name: Memordica charantia Season: Jan – Mar & Sept – Dec are the ideal seasons. For rainy season crop, sowing can started after the receiving of first few showers during May-June. The immature fruits of bitter gourd plants are used in a variety of cooking preparations. These fruits and shoots are then boiled, fried or pickled. Total area of production in Kerala: 2366 ha. SEASON • January – March & September – December are the ideal seasons. For the rainfed crop, sowing can be started

a world of bright green. I gasp in amazement at the beauty surrounding me. I gently close the door behind me and begin to wander, still in awe. Dozens of different trees filled the wide room with fresh fruit weighing down every branch. Planter box line the floor between the tree, vegetables, fruits and wheat growing strong and ready to harvest. Solar lights line the ceiling, making the room warm and bright. This explains where the bunker gets all their food. It’s a greenhouse, but even with all this

Tropical Crops Agricultural Science and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics ARTS FIELD AND VEGETABLE CROPS PTS 130 Participants Prof. Dr Marc Janssens Prof. Dr. Jürgen Pohlan Abrefa Danquah Jones Alfonso Cabrera Keshav Prasad Dahal Dilys Sekafor Kpongor Alex Pacheco Bastas Eduardo Molina Gayosso Alexander R. Mendonza Marina Piatto Said Wali Dadshani Nazli Burcu Ökten Wintersemester 2002/03 Bonn . Germany 2 Summary Author/Subject Page Table

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