ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses tropical fruits and nuts. Seed propagation is the predominant method of propagation for many tropical fruit and nut crops. Many tropical fruit crops are not highly seasonal, but are "everbearing" or produce several distinct crops during the year. Seed propagation is the predominant method of propagation for many tropical fruit and nut crops. It explains the nomenclature, origin, distribution and production; cultural factors; economic importance and potential; soil and soil adaptability; cultivars of cashew, mango, sugar apple, durian, pineapple, pili nut, papaya, avocado, Brazil nut, tamarind, breadfruit, banana and plantain, guava, coconut, oil palm, yellow passion fruit, sweet orange, lychee, sapodilla and cacao. Cashew apple is a good source of vitamin C nut is rich in protein fats and carbohydrates. Irrigation methods vary from hand carrying of water in buckets, to simple gravity-fed ditches, to sophisticated drip irrigation or sprinkler systems which are installed at high cost in intensive orchard-production systems.
