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Cultivation of Granadillas


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Publication category:Books
Contact person:Mrs Estelle Nieuwenhuis
Contact tel:+27 (0)13 753-7000
Contact fax:+27 (0)13 752-3854
Contact e-Mail:infoitsc@arc.agric.za

Important aspects of commercial granadilla production are provided such as production areas, climatic and soil requirements, soil preparation, propagation, irrigation, fertilization, diseases and pests as well as harvesting.



 
Authors: E.A. de Villiers & C. Fraser
Publication date: 2000
Pages: 65 pages
Size: 15 x 21 cm
Illustrations: 23 colour and 9 black & white photographs
Published by: ARC-Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops
Published in: English
ISBN: 0-620-25081-X 
Price: R 75.00 (including vat)
 

CONTENTS:

Introduction
Production areas in South Africa
Botanical characteristics
Pollination
Climatic Requirements
Soil requirements and soil preparation
Cultivation
Irrigation
Fertigation
Fertilization
Soil and leaf analyses
Diseases
Pests
Harvesting and Yield
Cultivar Development

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