post harvest handling
Cultivation of Avocado and Post Harvest Handling.pdf
The Avocado ( Persea Americana Miller) is an evergreen tree of the family Lauraceae with seedling plants reaching 67ft (20m) in height with small large, single seeded fruits having yellow to yellowish green butter-like flesh. Mature fruit vary in colour and may be green, yellow, purple or red.
Pumpkin Cultivation and Post Harvest Handling.pdf
Cucurbita maxima (pumpkin) is believed to have originated in South America, while the other species became differentiated in the southern U.S.A, Mexico and Central America. Pumpkins are now grown all over the world with the exception of Antarctica.
Watermelon Cultivation and Post Harvest Handling.pdf
Watermelon (Citrullus lantatus) belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae which includes squash, pumpkin and cucumber. It is a popular dessert vegetable, with year round availability.
Sweet Potato Cultivation and Post Harvest Handling.pdf
The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L. (LamK) seemed to have originated in Tropical America, but, the exact location is not known. This crop is now grown throughout the tropics for its edible tubers, which are an important food source in many countries. Guyana is one of the tropical countries in which sweet potato is cultivated. The Regions of highest production in Guyana, are Regions 3, 4, and 9, but it is also grown in Regions 2, 5 and 6.
Cultivation of Mango in Guyana and Post Harvest Handling.pdf
The mango (Mangifera indica), which belongs to the family Anacardiaceae is one of the most important fruit crops in Guyana. Mangoes vary in colour (greenish, greenish-yellow, yellow, red, orange and purple) and shape (nearly round, oval and ovoid-oblong).

