Introduction:

Tropical and subtropical fruit and starchy root and tuber crops are among the most important components of diets in many parts of the world (Tables 1 and 2). They are also important sources of hard currency income, either from the export of fresh or processed food or from the sale of secondary products. Recent trends in the growth of tropical fruit production suggest that consumers in many temperate countries are discovering tropical fruit.

Contents:

Classification of tropical and sub-tropical fruits, Cultivation with reference to acreage, production, botany, cultivars, rootstocks, propagation, climate, soil, cultural practices (water, nutrition, weeds, diseases, disorders and pest management),  Maturity, ripening, harvesting, quality assurance and marketing of major tropical and sub-tropical fruits of Pakistan.

Practical

Practices in fruit health management, Pollination in commercial fruits, Cost of production, Description and identification of commercial cultivars of important fruits, Visit to research institutes and commercial orchards.

Objectives

To accustom students with production technology of major fruits of Pakistan.

Books Recommended:

Bali, S.S. 2003. Fruit Growing, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.

Bose, T.K. and S.K. Mitra (Eds.). 1990. Fruits: Tropical and Subtropical. Naya Prokash, Calcutta-Six.

Mitra, S.K., D.S. Rathore, and T.K. Bose (Eds.). 1991. Temperate Fruits. Horticulture and Allied Publishers, Calcutta.

Barooh, S. 1998. Modern Fruit Culture. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, New Delhi, India.

Chottopadhay, T.K. (Ed.). 2006. A Textbook on Pomology, Vol: II. Tropical Fruits. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, New Delhi, India.

Chottopadhay, T.K. (Ed.). 2009. A Textbook on Pomology, Vol: IV. Temperate Fruits. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana, New Delhi, India.

• Yadav, P.K. 2007. Fruit Production Technology. International Book Distributing Co. (Publishing Division), Lucknow, India.
• Jackson, D.I., N.E. Looney (Eds.). 1999. Temperate and Subtropical Fruit Production (2nd Ed.). CAB International Publishing, Wallingford, U.K.
• Nakasone, H.Y. and R.E. Paull. 1998. Tropical Fruits. Crop Production Science in Horticulture 7. CAB International Publishing, Wallingford, U.K.
• Salunkhe, D.K., S.S. Kadam. 1995. Handbook of Fruit Science: production, composition, storage and processing. Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York

Description of system of evaluation:

Mid Exam (Assignments)