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Fruits for the future 9: Mangosteen Garcinia mangostana

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Origin and Distribution	12

Table 21 Characteristics of flowers and fruits of G mangostana	13

Table 32 The mangosteen hectarage and production figures for four major	20

Major and Minor Production 3 1 Major production areas	26

Table 37 Major mangosteen producing districts in Peninsular Malaysia in 1986	27

Table 310 Area planted with mangosteen by Provinces in Indonesia 1999	35

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Table 315 Supply and utilisation accounts of mangosteen in the Philippines	42

Table 93 A fertiliser schedule for mangosteen Thailand Kanchanapom and Kanchanapom 1998 Table 94 An alternative fertiliser schedule for mango...	95

Harvest and Postharvest Handling	103

Table 101 Mangosteen colour indices developed by MARDI Table 102 Mangosteen maturity indices developed in Malaysia	108

Table 105 Mangosteen maturity indices developed in Thailand	115

Table 107 Packaging and storage requirements recommended for mangosteen	121

Processing	125

Economics	132

Table 123 Estimated capital costs for a 10 ha mangosteen farm	133

Table 52 Volatile flavour components of mangosteen aril after Kanchanapom	53

Chapter 6	55

Table 71 Existing holdings of mangosteen and related species in collections	61

Genetic Resources 7 1 Current genetic resources activities	62

Agronomy	70

Table 73 The genetic variation found in 16 out of 830 mangosteen accessions	72

Conclusion and Future 13 1 Potential	140

References	145

Appendix A Institutions and specialists engaged in Garcinia mangostana	157

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