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Cultivation of Citrus in Guyana and Post Harvest Handling.pdf
Taken from Introduction: The Citrus is a member of a very large group of shrubs or trees of the Family Rutaceae, with the most important being the Citrus spp., but also includes some of the Poncirus (Trifoliate Orange) and Fortunella (Round Kumquat) spp.
Hybridisation, polyembryony and mutations that readily occur in this group further complicate the taxonomy.
Cabbage Cultivation and Post Harvest.pdf
Cabbage is initially grown in seed beds or seed trays and then transplanted at the four – five leaf stage (four weeks old). It can be grown on any soil type, but preferably suited to light textured soils (sandy loam, clay loam, etc.) with high organic matter content. It does not tolerate acidic conditions. If the pH is below 5.5, then limestone should be applied two – four weeks before transplanting.
Transplanting is best carried out in the afternoon to resist transplanting shock. The recommended spacing should be 60cm between rows and 45cm along rows (approximately 37,000 plants/ha).
After transplanting, plants should be irrigated continuously for three days, thereafter, two times per week until head formation, or as is necessary.
Cherry Cultivation in Guyana.pdf
Taken from introduction: The Cherry or West Indian (WI)Cherry, Malpighia punicifolia is a small bushy tree of the Family Malpighiaceae with bright red coloured fruit which contains the highest level of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) for an individual fruit.
Cowpea Production in Guyana.pdf
Because of its high easily digestible protein content, cowpea Vigna unguiculata L. Walp is regarded as an important food worldwide. It forms the main source of food for vegetarians -and is recommended for babies, the sick and the convalescing.
Hot Pepper Production and Post Harvest Handling.pdf
This farmers manual gives detailed information regarding Hot Pepper farming, started from preparation to post harvest handling.