Download or read book Compendium of Tropical Fruit Diseases written by and published by . This book was released on 1994-03-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great diversity of edible fruits grows in the tropical regions of the world. These fruits may possess impressive size, beauty, flavor, andnutritional value and can provide monetary and social benefits for producers. Diseases affect the production and utilization of all fruits.They may directly reduce yields, quality or storage life. By reducing the health of the fruit-bearing plant, they may indirectly affect the same parameters.