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715 Listings - DR (10/10)715 Listings - DR (10/10) Virginia Fruit Page - http://www.ento.vt.edu/Fruitfiles/VAFS.html
Fact sheets on the cultivation of various fruit crops.
246 Listings - DR (9/10)246 Listings - DR (9/10) Wye College National Fruit Collections - http://www.nfc.u-net.com/
Details of the UK National Fruit Collection, which maintains a genetic stock of cultivated top and bush fruit.
On Target - DR (7/10)On Target - DR (7/10) Mangosteen.com - http://www.mangosteen.com
Information on history, science, folklore, culture. Also photos and nutritional uses.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) Quebec Fruit Breeding and Physiology Laboratory - http://www.pgris.com/index.htm
Research center and online reference for apple and strawberry growers, also with information about wine grapes and ginseng.
1,172 Listings - DR (6/10)1,172 Listings - DR (6/10) Cornell University Fruit Resources - http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/index.html
Features information for scientists, gardeners, and commercial growers, including fact sheets and programs.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) AvocadoSource.com - http://www.avocadosource.com
News, information, links and chat for avocado growers in many of the leading growing nations.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) North American Blueberry Council - http://blueberry.org/
Promoting highbush blueberry growing. Information on the plant, growth, and the product.
On Target - DR (6/10)On Target - DR (6/10) How Cranberries Grow - http://www.cranberries.org/cranberries/grow_winter.html
Article following the cultivation of these fruit in the bogs of Massachusetts throughout the year.
524 Listings - DR (6/10)524 Listings - DR (6/10) Tamarind - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/tamarind.html
Detailed account of Tamarindus indica, including its origin, cultivation, uses.
524 Listings - DR (6/10)524 Listings - DR (6/10) Fruits of Warm Climates - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/index.html
Detailed descriptions of the fruits that grow in warmer and tropical climates. An online book.
524 Listings - DR (6/10)524 Listings - DR (6/10) Kiwifruit: Actinidia deliciosa - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/kiwifruit_ars.html
Information on the origins of this fruit, its climatic requirements, varieties, general cultivation and uses.
524 Listings - DR (6/10)524 Listings - DR (6/10) Pomegranate: Punica granatum - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pomegranate.html
Information on growing this small tree with details of its cultivation, pests and diseases and uses.
524 Listings - DR (6/10)524 Listings - DR (6/10) Pineapple: Ananas comosus - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/pineapple.html
Much information on this crop, its origins and distribution, varieties, culture, harvesting, storing and uses for food and other purposes.
524 Listings - DR (6/10)524 Listings - DR (6/10) Sapote - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/sapote_ars.html
Description of this tree with edible fruit and much information on its origins, distribution, cultivation and uses.
753 Listings - DR (6/10)753 Listings - DR (6/10) Mark Rieger's Fruit Crop Home Page - http://www.uga.edu/fruit/index.html
Horticulture professor's survey of the taxonomy and culture of the world's major fruit crops.
753 Listings - DR (6/10)753 Listings - DR (6/10) Blueberries: Vaccinium spp. - http://www.uga.edu/fruit/bluberi.html
Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
52 Listings - DR (6/10)52 Listings - DR (6/10) Papaya: High Tech Tactics Enhance a Tropical Fruit - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jan04/papaya0104.pdf
Researchers in Hawaii are using micropropogation techniques and genetic studies to ensure that only productive plants are grown.
52 Listings - DR (6/10)52 Listings - DR (6/10) Quest for Quince - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/jan07/quince0107.pdf
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.
873 Listings - DR (6/10)873 Listings - DR (6/10) Rutgers Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension Center - http://cook.rutgers.edu/~bluecran/homepage.htm
Includes information on the history of these crops, cultivation methods and techniques.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) Growing Cranberries - http://www.farminfo.org/orchard/cranberries.htm
Information on preparing the land and establishing this crop, tending the fields and harvesting.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) Growing Blueberries - http://www.farminfo.org/orchard/blueberry.htm
Plenty of information on this crop with instuctions on planting and growing, pruning and problems.
11 Listings - DR (5/10)11 Listings - DR (5/10) Fruit Facts - http://www.crfg.org/pubs/frtfacts.html
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.
11 Listings - DR (5/10)11 Listings - DR (5/10) Jackfruit - http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/jackfruit.html
Information on this tree, its description, culture and cultivars.
4,035 Listings - DR (5/10)4,035 Listings - DR (5/10) Rare Fruit - http://www.mezhenskyjv.narod.ru/eng_page_2.htm
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.
59 Listings - DR (5/10)59 Listings - DR (5/10) Plant Health Propagation Scheme - http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/forms/phealth/phps1.pdf
This UK scheme aims to provide commercial growers with planting material descended from proven, healthy, vigorous stock. It covers soft fruits and top fruits, hops and cobnuts.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) New Jersey Fruit Focus - http://www.virtualorchard.net/rce/
Includes newsletter, research reports, news, and commercial tree fruit production guide.
On Target - DR (5/10)On Target - DR (5/10) New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide - http://www.virtualorchard.net/rce/98tfrecs/contents.html
Online edition of a 133-page manual covering production of orchard fruit crops, compiled by Dr. Robert Belding of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
958 Listings - DR (5/10)958 Listings - DR (5/10) Blue Honeysuckle: Lonicera caerulea - http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Lonicera_K_en.htm
Information on this crop, grown for its fruit, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value.
363 Listings - DR (5/10)363 Listings - DR (5/10) Quince Growing - http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/pomes/other/quince-growing
Information on cultivation of the common quince, Cydonia oblonga, including the necessary climate, soils, site, propagation, establishment of orchards and the varieties available.
363 Listings - DR (5/10)363 Listings - DR (5/10) Tropical Fruit - http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/tropicalfrt
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.
363 Listings - DR (5/10)363 Listings - DR (5/10) Integrated Pest and Disease Management for Australian Summerfruit - http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/horticulture/stone-fruit/summerfruit-ipdm
This downloadable manual provides information on the practical options available for controlling pests and diseases in orchards.
958 Listings - DR (5/10)958 Listings - DR (5/10) Sea Buckthorn: Hippophae rhamnoides - http://www.agroatlas.spb.ru/cultural/Hippophae_rhamnoides_K_en.htm
Information on this crop which is grown for its fruit, its biology and morphology, ecology, distribution in the former USSR, utilization and economic value.
375 Listings - DR (5/10)375 Listings - DR (5/10) Pawpaw: Post-harvest Operations - http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/CH22_02.htm
Provides information on harvesting, packinghouse operations, packing and packaging materials, cooling system, storage, transportation system and processing.
375 Listings - DR (5/10)375 Listings - DR (5/10) Avocado: Post-Harvest Operations - http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch30/ch30_02.htm
Provides information on harvesting, packinghouse operations, cooling system, storage, transportation systems and processing.
375 Listings - DR (5/10)375 Listings - DR (5/10) Pineapple: Post-harvest Operations - http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch33/AE614e02.htm
Provides information on harvesting, packinghouse operations, cooling system, storage, transportation systems and processing.
375 Listings - DR (5/10)375 Listings - DR (5/10) Date Palm Cultivation - http://www.fao.org/docrep/006/y4360e/y4360e00.htm
Information from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on all aspects of date production.
192 Listings - DR (5/10)192 Listings - DR (5/10) European Collection of Minor Fruit Trees - http://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 photographs of plants.
66 Listings - DR (4/10)66 Listings - DR (4/10) Tropical Fruits - http://www.ipgri.cgiar.org/regions/apo/tropicalfruits.html
Information from the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute on tropical fruits of the Asia-Pacific-Oceania region, outlining its objectives and activities. Includes bibliography
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Papaya - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/papaya.pdf
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting, processing, handling, packing and storage.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Date Palm - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/date_palms.pdf
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and post-harvest treatment.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Pineapple - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/pineapple.pdf
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, harvesting, processing, handling, packing and storage.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) The Breadfruit Institute - http://breadfruit.ntbg.org/
Project of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in Hawaii. Includes uses, research, varieties, mission, and resources
709 Listings - DR (4/10)709 Listings - DR (4/10) Aceria guerreronis - http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/orn/palms/Aceria_guerreronis.htm
Provides photographs and a description of the coconut mite, with information on its distribution, life history, ecology, hosts, damage, economic importance and management.
164 Listings - DR (4/10)164 Listings - DR (4/10) Home Orchard Management - http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/fruits/om100.pdf
Plenty of information on planning and layout, planting, cultural management, pest management and varieties, with a fruit grower’s dictionary and calendar.
164 Listings - DR (4/10)164 Listings - DR (4/10) Planting and Care of Fruit Trees - http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/fruits/om101.pdf
Advice on fruit tree management from the West Virginia University Extension Service.
164 Listings - DR (4/10)164 Listings - DR (4/10) Fertilizing Small Fruits in the Home Garden - http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/homegard/fertsmlft.htm
Information on the soil ph and fertilizer requirements of most garden fruits, and the use of lime, inorganic and organic manures.
164 Listings - DR (4/10)164 Listings - DR (4/10) Growing Blueberries - http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/fruits/groblueb.htm
Information on soils, site preparation, planting, pruning and managing this crop with a list of cultivars suitable for growing in West Virginia.
997 Listings - DR (4/10)997 Listings - DR (4/10) Small-Scale Fruit Production - a Comprehensive Guide - http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu/
An online resource for people who wish to produce fruit on a small scale and who are not legally licensed to use pesticides. From Pennsylvania State University.
709 Listings - DR (4/10)709 Listings - DR (4/10) New Plants for Florida: Tropical Fruit - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG210
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.
997 Listings - DR (4/10)997 Listings - DR (4/10) Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center - http://frec.cas.psu.edu/
Includes production guides and newsletters.
997 Listings - DR (4/10)997 Listings - DR (4/10) Pennsylvania Tree Fruit Production Guide - http://tfpg.cas.psu.edu/
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.
164 Listings - DR (4/10)164 Listings - DR (4/10) Leaf Analysis of Tree Fruits - http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/fruits/om102.pdf
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.
709 Listings - DR (4/10)709 Listings - DR (4/10) New Plants for Florida: Blueberry - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG206
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.
On Target - DR (4/10)On Target - DR (4/10) Quince: Cydonia oblonga - http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/ansample.html
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
On Target - DR (3/10)On Target - DR (3/10) The Cranberry Institute - http://www.cranberryinstitute.org/
Conducts research into the crop. Includes brief details of recent work and findings.
On Target - DR (3/10)On Target - DR (3/10) International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits - http://www.actahort.org/books/575/index.htm
Online scientific papers concerning fruit and fruit cultivation.
On Target - DR (3/10)On Target - DR (3/10) Crop Profile for Persimmons in California - http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/capersimmons.pdf
General production information on this crop, cultural practices, insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds and their control.
On Target - DR (3/10)On Target - DR (3/10) Crop Profile for Pineapples in Hawaii - http://www.ipmcenters.org/cropprofiles/docs/hipineapples.pdf
General production information on this crop, the cultural practices involved, insect pests, diseases, nematodes, weeds and their control.
830 Listings - DR (3/10)830 Listings - DR (3/10) The American Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) - http://www.library.wisc.edu/guides/agnic/cranberry/cranhome.html
Cranberry history, images, associations, publications, recipes, genetics, statistics, market information, news, pests, weeds, diseases, and reference resources.
1,196 Listings - DR (3/10)1,196 Listings - DR (3/10) Texas A&M Horticultural Extension - Fruit - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/fruit/fruit.html
Features publications, research, newsletters, and links.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Fruit Crops: Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits - http://www.krishiworld.com/html/horti_crops1.html
Information 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.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Fruit of Arid and Semi-Arid Areas - http://www.krishiworld.com/html/horti_crops4.html
Information 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.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) Temperate Fruits - http://www.krishiworld.com/html/horti_crops4g.html
Cooler parts of India have a climate suitable for growing apples, apricots, cherries, peaches, pears, persimmon, plums and strawberries. Notes on suitable varieties, propagation and culture.
On Target - DR (2/10)On Target - DR (2/10) CABI Commodities - http://www.cabi-commodities.org
Information and services for growers of coffee and cocoa.
444 Listings - DR (2/10)444 Listings - DR (2/10) Propagation - http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/general-prop.html
Discusses several ways to increase fruit stocks including taking cuttings, layering, grafting and budding and the all important selection of rootstocks.
444 Listings - DR (2/10)444 Listings - DR (2/10) Persimmon Fact Sheet - http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/programs/5419/Persimmon_Fact_Sheet.htm
Tips on growing this crop.
444 Listings - DR (2/10)444 Listings - DR (2/10) Pruning and Training - http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/general-pruning.html
Information on these techniques to help maximise production from the orchard, including how to deal with abandoned or neglected trees.
7,463 Listings - DR (2/10)7,463 Listings - DR (2/10) Fruit Tree Propagation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_tree_propagation
Article from Wikipedia on both bud grafting and whip and tongue grafting, and suitable rootstocks to use for apples, pears, cherries and plums.
310 Listings - DR (1/10)310 Listings - DR (1/10) Papaya Production - http://www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb8ff4401699269/PAPAYA.pdf
Illustrated information on growing this fruit in the Philippines, the varieties available, plantation management, harvesting, pests and diseases and their control.
310 Listings - DR (1/10)310 Listings - DR (1/10) Durian Production - http://www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb590c401514538/DURIAN.pdf
Information on all aspects of growing this fruit in the Philippines including varieties specially suited to the country.
1,147 Listings - DR (1/10)1,147 Listings - DR (1/10) Coconut, Arecanut and Cocoa - http://cpcri.nic.in/nursery.htm
Information on the selection of seed and grafting material and care of nursery stock, establishing and maintaining a plantation and possible inter-cropping systems.
310 Listings - DR (1/10)310 Listings - DR (1/10) Jackfruit - http://www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb6e624fc1c1ae0/jackfruit.pdf
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.
310 Listings - DR (1/10)310 Listings - DR (1/10) Guapple - http://www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb1a874fbf7b426/guapple.pdf
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.
310 Listings - DR (1/10)310 Listings - DR (1/10) Mangosteen - http://www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb71374fc200f34/mangosteen.pdf
Article discussing the nutritional qualities of this delicious fruit, its soil and climatic requirements, culture and management, pests, diseases and harvesting.
310 Listings - DR (1/10)310 Listings - DR (1/10) Guyabano - http://www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb6d4d4fc1719a0/guyabano.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.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Garden Huckleberries - http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show_vegetables_1/huckleberries.php
These fruiting plants are semi-tropical annuals of the family Solanaceae and not closely related to the American huckleberry. Article on their cultivation.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Growing Rhubarb - http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show_vegetables_1/growing-rhubarb.php
Article on establishing this crop, growing it on, forcing it and details of the various cultivars available.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) ISAFRUIT - http://www.isafruit.org/
A European Integrated Research Project that focuses on all aspects of fruit.
13 Listings - DR (0/10)13 Listings - DR (0/10) Pawpaw Planting Guide - http://www.pawpaw.kysu.edu/pawpaw/ppg.htm
Information on the climate and site requirements, propagation and cultivation of the native American pawpaw, Asimina triloba.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Growing Rhubarb - http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/fruit_veg_mini_project_september_1_rhubarb.asp
Information on soil preparation, planting this crop, care over the years, forcing, harvesting and the varieties available.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Coconut Genetic Resources Network (COGENT) - http://www.bioversityinternational.org/Information_Sources/Networks/cogent/index.asp
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.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Upper Canada Cranberries - http://www.uc-cranberries.com/
Provides a history of the cranberry in North America and an illustrated account of how cranberries are being cultivated commercially in Eastern Ontario.
10 Listings - DR (0/10)10 Listings - DR (0/10) Juneberry for Commercial and Home Use on the Northern Great Plains - http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/hortcrop/h938w.htm
Information on the juneberry or saskatoon, its cultivation, pruning, cultivars, diseases and uses as a garden or commercial crop.
On Target - DR (0/10)On Target - DR (0/10) Mangosteen - http://www.mangosteen.info
This fruit is native to Southeast Asia and known for its appealing flavor and natural healing attributes. Provides information on the tree, its cultivation, uses and constituents.

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