Fingered Citron—A Fragrant Ornamental Fruit Crop for Florida

Turfgrass and Ornamental Plant Evapotranspiration and Crop Coefficient Literature Review

Chaenomeles: Potential New Fruit Crop for Northern Europe

INTRODUCTION A number of plant species, that have only rarely been cultivated in the past, are now being investigated for possible domestication in northern Europe. Species within the Rosaceous genus Chaenomeles (also referred to as the common name of these species) have received increased attention because of their high yield of fruits, which are rich in juice, aroma, and dietary fiber, and be...

Bird damage to tropical fruit in south Florida

In Dade County, Florida, the production of tropical fruit is a major component of the agricultural industry with total sales amounting to $73.5 million in the 1997-1998 season. Two types of fruit in particular, lychee (Litchi chinensis) and longan (Euphoria longana), are rapidly emerging in economic importance with a combined annual value of over $19 million. For many lychee and longan growers,...

Fingered flow

Papers published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions are under open-access review for the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Abstract Water infiltration into coarse textured dry porous media becomes instable depending on flow conditions characterized through dimensionless quantities, i.e. the Bond number and the Capillary number. Instable infiltration fronts break into f...

Loquat : An Ancient Fruit Crop with a Promising Future HORTICULTURAL

The author has tested various Rhodochlamys species over 15 years in Finland and found that they were suitable for indoor and greenhouse culture, and also can be grown outdoors during the growing season. As in their natural habitats, these species are seasonal plants with flowering, fruiting, and dormant period; they flower easily every year. Grown as indoor potted plants, they normally go into ...