ABSTRACT

CONTENTS 14.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 317 14.2 Individual Fruit Crops .................................................................................................... 318

14.2.1 Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) .................................................................... 318 14.2.2 Citrus .................................................................................................................. 322

14.2.2.1 Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macf.) .................................................... 323 14.2.2.2 Lemon (Citrus limon L. Burman f.).................................................. 325 14.2.2.3 Lime (Tahiti Lime, Citrus latifolia Tan. and Persian Lime,

Citrus aurantifolia Swing.) ................................................................. 326 14.2.2.4 Mandarins (Citrus reticulata Blanco and Citrus unshiu Marc.) .... 326 14.2.2.5 Oranges (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck).............................................. 328

14.2.3 Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) ................................................................... 329 14.2.4 Fig (Ficus carica L.) ............................................................................................ 329 14.2.5 Guava (Psidium guajava L.) .............................................................................. 330 14.2.6 Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. and Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) ....................... 332 14.2.7 Kiwifruit or Chinese Gooseberry (Actinidia deliciosa A. Chev.