Tropical Fruits

As of November, CIAT's Library is exhibiting books, thesis, reports and other documents on "Tropical Fruits”. The exhibition includes: cultivation, cultural practices, plant breeding, pest and diseases control, indigenous species, harvest and postharvest, among others. Some of the publications are listed below:

• Indigenous fruit trees in the tropics : Domestication, utilization and commercialization. Akinnifesi, Fest K.; Leakey, Roger R.B.; Ajayi, Oluyede; Sileshi, Gudeta; Tchoundjeu, Zac; Matakala, Patrick; Kwesiga, Freddie. 2007.
• Frutas amazónicas: competitividad e innovación. Hernández G., M.S.; Barrera G., J.A. (Comp.). 2009.
• Diseases of tropical fruit trees. Association for International Cooperation of Agriculture and Forestry (AICAF). 1995.
• Manual de producción del aguacate. Baraona Cockrell, Marcia. 2005.
• Promoting multi-purpose uses and competitiveness of the coconut. Batugal, Pons A.; Rao, V. Ramanatha; Bong, C. (eds.). 1998.
• Alternativas para el manejo integrado de cultivos de la mora de castilla (Rubus glaucus B.). Castro Restrepo, Dagoberto; Díaz García, Jesús Jaiber. 2001.
• El cultivo de chontaduro (Bactris gasipaes H.B.K.). Escobar Acevedo, Carlos Julio; Zuluaga Peláez, John Jairo; Martínez Hurtado, Alvaro. 1996.
• Tropical fruit pests and pollinators : Biology, economic importance, natural enemies control. Peña, Jorge E.; Sharp, Jennifer L.; Wysoki, M. (eds.). 2002.
• Avances en el cultivo, poscosecha y exportación de la uchuva (Physalis peruviana L.) en Colombia. Fischer, Gerhard; Miranda Lasprilla, Diego; Piedrahita Cañola, Wilson; Romero, Jorge. 2005.
• Fruit breeding. Janick, Jules; Moore, James N. (eds.). 1996.
• Postharvest physiology and storage of tropical and subtropical fruits. Mitra, S.K. (ed.). 1997.
• Fruticultura tropical. Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia. 1997.
• Postharvest physiology and storage of tropical and subtropical fruits. Mitra, S.K. (ed.). 1997.
• Manual de fisiología, patología post-cosecha y control de calidad de frutas y hortalizas. Gallo Pérez, Fernando. 1997.
• Manejo cosecha y postcosecha de mora, lulo y tomate de árbol. García M., María Cristina; García B., Hugo Reinel. 2001.
• The papaya biotechnology network of Southeast Asia : Biosafety considerations and papaya background information. Hautea, Randy A.; Kwok, Chan Ying; Attathom, Supat; Krattiger, Anatole F. 1999.
• Manual del cultivo ecológico de la naranjilla. Revelo, J.; Vitieri, P.; Vásquez, W.; Valverde, F.; León, J.; Gallegos, P. 2010.
• Historia y dispersión de los frutales nativos del neotrópico. Patiño Rodríguez, Víctor Manuel. 2000. http://books.google.com.co/books?id=U12m7M2VMmsC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false

A complete list of the exhibition can be found in PDF