[Tropical crops].
Australia, Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Annual report 1973-74. : 64 pp.
Abstract : Research on: Bananas: Response to N on different soil types; studies on maturity bronzing and on variation in maturity stages between individual hands on a bunch; ripening temperature in relation to shelf life and quality; and tight-fill packaging. Mangoes: Control of Queensland fruit fly (Dacus tryoni). Pawpaws: Nutrient culture and causes of dieback. Pineapples: Use of Maintain CF 125 to accelerate the multiplication rate of new cvs and clones; response to foliar sprays of B; pre-cooling and storage trials; and the control of top rot and root rot (Phytophthora cinnamomi) and of Radopholus similis.