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Fruits for the future 9: Mangosteen Garcinia mangostana

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Excellent resource for little discussed genus of plants. This book also includes grafting info on Garcinias, which I have failed to find anywhere else.

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Contents

Origin and Distribution	12

Table 21 Characteristics of flowers and fruits of G mangostana	13

Major and Minor Production Areas	18

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

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

Table 39 Quantity and value of fresh fruits exported from Thailand in 1992	33

Table 315 Supply and utilisation accounts of mangosteen in the Philippines	44

Ecology	47

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

Table 93 A fertiliser schedule for mangosteen Thailand	95

Harvest and Postharvest Handling	103

Table 101 Mangosteen colour indices developed by MARDI	108

Table 107 Packaging and storage requirements recommended for mangosteen	121

Processing	125

Economics and Marketing	132

Table 124 Estimated operating and maintenance costs for a 10 ha mangosteen	134

Table 51 Proximate analysis of 100 g of ripe mangosteen aril adapted from	53

Uses	55

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

Breeding and Improvement	67

Conclusion and Future Impacts	140

References	145

Appendix B Institutions with Garcinia mangostana germplasm collections	159

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