Mango (MangiferaindicaL.) belongs to the Anacardiaceae family. This family also includes cashew and pistachio nuts. The origin of the crop is the South and Southeast Asia.
Being dubbed as king of all fruits, Mango has many uses. This includes eaten being raw or in its processed forms. Food and nutritional value of one serving of Mango fruit can provide 60 mg of Vitamin C requirement of an average heathy person. Vitamin C in Mango is half higher than of citrus fruits like orange (Griesbach, n.d.). Table 2-1 shows the vitamin and mineral distribution in a one serving (100 g) of Mango fruit.
Table 2-1.Vitamin and mineral distribution in a one serving (100 g) of Mango fruit. Source: Griesbach. (n.d.) Mango Growing in Kenya
Mangos are propagated either vegetatively or by seed. Two types were identified based on the mode of propagation: mono-embryonic and poly-embryonic. Mono-embryonic types are vegetatively propagated to produce new cultivars containing all of the desired characteristics. On the other hand, poly-embryonic types can be propagated vegetatively or by seed and able to produce two or more plants as mainly used as rootstock (Wanitprapha, K., et. al., 1991; Chia, C. L. et. al., 1988).
Mango trees require a full-sun condition and should be well-drained and the ideal pH range is 5.5 – 7.5. Minimum annual rainfall of 500 – 1000 mm is required for
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The weather that have been experiencing by Mindanao is generally wet. There is no significant difference between the usual dry and wet seasons. Mango trees bear more fruits during the dry season. Since then, mango production in Mindanao is decreased by more than 30% amounting to 300,000 metric tons per year therefore affecting the supply in the market and the 2.5 million farmers by reducing their
When the crops were plentiful, the harvest would bring money and food and supplies for the next year's crop. Rain had an enormous impact on the farmers. Too much or too little could be devastating to their crops or the food supply of farm animals, and they affected the farmers who were dependent them....
Straight trunk round dense crown leaves. The pattern of leaves sticks separately. Spear’s shape leaves oblong with sharp tip. Bloom in December – January. Panicle bloom at limb, in one panicle contain small size and yellow color panicle. Short stem. Ripe period in May – June, the Ta-wai gene will ripe out of the ordinary month. Mango’s shape, size and color will depend on gene. Mango can eat both raw and ripe. Sour, sweet and munchy taste. The mango in Thailand especially at Research and experiment plant, Kampangsaen Branch, Nakorn Pratom, Kasetsart University got many various types of
trees, bamboo trees, fig trees, durian trees, jambu trees, avocado trees, and banana trees. Trees in
The Brazil Nut is the fruit of a tree that grows mostly wild in rainforests. Castanheiro do Para, which is the Brazilian name given to this tree, is found in many Amazonian states of Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela and Ecudor. It is most pervalent in the Brazilian states of Marahao, Mato Grosso, Acre, Para, Rondonia, and the Amazonas. The tree is enormous, Frequently attaining the height of 160 feet or more. The fruit is a large spherical woody capsule or pod and measures an average of six inches in diameter and can weigh up to 5 pounds. The fruit pods grow at the ends of thick branches, then ripens and falls from the tree from January to June. Inside each fruit pod is 12 to 25 Brazil nuts with their own indvidual shell(1).
The effect of water quality on Vegetative measurements and photosynthesis indices of the trees are presented in Table 1. No significant differences were found between parameters: gs, shoot number in both years, but others were higher in RW application. Height of trees and leaf area in first year was not significant but in second year it increased by 42 and 29% respectively in application RW. Photosynthesis rate appears significantly higher (23.4 µmol m−2 s−1) in plants receiving recycle water than clean water.
on tropical agricultural products, such as coffee and bananas and its climate and resources are
In the novel The Reeducation of Cherry Truong by Aimee Phan, gender ultimately hinders the characters’ ambitions. Each character has something that they want, but can’t achieve it because of what others in the family expect of them. Hung cannot be with the woman he loves exclusively, Hoa cannot keep her family together or with her, Cam cannot have her family be happy with her career choice, Xuan cannot be open to his family about the fact he is gay, Kim- Ly cannot talk about the traumas she’s faced, Sanh cannot be with the rest of his family, Lum cannot live the life he wants to, and neither can Cherry. The reason why the characters cannot do what they want all relate back to the gender of the characters, and the preconceived ideas of what they need to or should do.
The scientific name of Almond is Prunusdulcis and it is a fruit of the deciduous tree. Almonds are rich in calories and are covered with a brown hard shell. Brown hard shell is removed first to make it ready to eat. Sweet and
A member of the Cucurbitaceae family related to squash, pumpkin, butternut, sweet melons and cucumber, watermelon (classified as Citrulus lantus) is planted from seedlings or seeds and then harvested by clearing the fields, similar to other vegetables. Because watermelon is cultivated as a vegetable crop, it can also be considered as vegetable.
Many people in the world today are too busy to focus on nutrition in the food they eat. This is especially true in the winter, when people stock up on canned and cooked foods, which can lose its Vitamin C value over time, or when it is heated. As previously mentioned, fruit juices are full of sugar and too much can erode enamel. Vitamin supplements are made with synthetic materials, which are not recognised by the body, and are not used the same way as natural vitamins. Vitamin supplements should be regarded as any other medicine, should not be overdosed on, as it ca lead to energy and metabolism problems. That leaves fresh fruit as the best constant source of vitamin
7. Williams, C.N. 1979. Tree and Field Crops of the Wetter Regions of the Tropics,
Most animals can make Vitamin C from scratch. We must get it from food, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Vitamin C main functions is helping the body manufacture collagen a key protein in our connective tissue, cartilage, and tendons. When you deprived of fresh fruit and vegetables you developed a disease called scurvy. Scurvy involves so called scorbutic symptoms its spots on the skin and bleeding gums and the breakdown of collagen. The toxicities is kidney stones and interferes with actions of Vitamin E. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that neutralizes damaging natural substance called free radicals. Vitamin C is the single most popular vitamin supplement in the United States, and the food sources is citrus fruits, orange juice, and strawberries.
This lesson is designed to review and reinforce a few important concepts about plants (e.g. Needs, parts, sequence of planting) and to also guide the students through applying a few scientific inquiry (e.g. Making observations, experimentation, discussion, reflection, reporting results etc.). The students have previously planted corn and bean seeds and today’s lesson has provided the students a chance to see the results of the planted corn and bean seeds. Additionally, seeds have been planted under and growing under the following conditions: without water, and without soil. The students see the results of these seeds planted under these conditions for the past week. Two plants in particular have already been grown their growth has been
Poverty is one of the primary concerns the world faces in its road to development. Eradication of poverty tends to be the prime aims of governments worldwide. Lack of proper nutrition is a major cause contributing to poverty. Improving agricultural standards can help in producing more food and thus counter the lack of food factor. One way to improve agricultural standards is to develop the irrigation methods used. Irrigation is closely related to poverty. Irrigation benefits the poor through higher production, higher yields, low risk of crop failure and higher and year round farm and non-farm employment. Irrigation leads to high value market oriented agricultural production [1]. However, in developing countries like India, the agricultural sector is heavily dependent on the south-west monsoons. In view of the rising temperatures worldwide due to global warming and changes of weather patterns associated with it, dependence on rains is not always a possible solution. Failure of proper rains can cripple the agricultural sector which can lead to an overall rise in poverty. Thus...
The tropics are effect by many weather conditions which makes the jobs of farmers difficult. Overall subsistence and the GNP are effected by changes in weather, which for the most part is not always predictable. In a world that is divided up into the haves and the have nots, government influence is crucial in regulating practices and the overall distribution of wealth Despite this fact, programs implemented did not always succeed in benefitting the Filipinos. One major attribute of the Philippines is the wide variety of crops produced in this region. Crops which many not be able to grow during the rainy season may grow during in the period of December - May when there is little rainfall (and vice versa).