Selected Reprints

 

Plantain and Banana

• Mycosphaerella fijiensis, causal agent of black sigatoka of Musa spp., found in Puerto Rico and identified by Polymerase Chain Reaction
  
  
• Ploidy level and genomic composition of Muss spp. accessions at the USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station
  
  
• Evaluation of banana hybrids for tolerance to black leaf streak (Mycosphaerella fijiensis Morelet) in Puerto Rico
  
  
• Musa spp. Germplasm Management: Microsatellite Fingerprinting of USDA-ARS National Plant Germplasm System Collection
  
  
• Amending storage vessel and media increase transfer interval of Musa spp. tissue culture plantlets
  
  
• Characterization and Grouping of Plantain Clones on the Basis of their Genomic Constitution and Morphological Traits of Economic Importance
  
  
• Drip Irrigation Recommendations for Plantain and Banana Grown on the Semiarid Southern Coast of Puerto Rico.
  
  
• Nitrogen Fertilization in Banana Grown on a Highly Weathered Soil of the Humid Mountain Region of Puerto Rico
• Yield Performance of Banana Irrigated with Fractions of Class A Pan Evaporation in a Semiarid Environment
  
  
• Yield and Quality of Banana Irrigated with Fractions of Class A Pan Evaporation on an Oxisol
  
  
• Yield of Banana Grown with Supplemental Drip-Irrigation on an Ultisol
  
  
• Yield and Quality of 'Superplátano' (Musa, AAB) Grown with Drip Irrigation in the Semiarid Region of Puerto Rico
  
  
• Yield Potential and Fruit Traits of the French-type 'Dwarf Superpl?tano' Clone Evaluated at Three Locations
  
  
• Yield Potential of the False-horn "Huamoa" Plantain

Tropical Fruits

• 100 Years of Tropical Research
  
  
• Clonal Selection in Cacao Based on Early Yield Performance of Grafted Trees
  
  
• Cultivation of Neglected Tropical Fruits with Promise. Part 1. The Mangosteen  
  
  
• Yield and Fruit Quality of Papaya Cultivars Grown at Two Locations in Puerto Rico  
  
  
• Yield of Papaya Irrigated with Fractions of Class A Pan Evaporation in a Semiarid Environment
   
• Current Status of the Subtropical and Tropical Germplasm Repositories of the National Plant Germplasm System
   

Root Crops

• The Tubers, Sapogenins, and Virus Resistance of Dioscorea Species Hybrids Yield
  
  
• Yield Trials of Steroid-producing Dioscorea on Florida's Everglades Peat Soils
  
  
• Economics of the Sapogenin-Bearing Yam as a Crop Plant in Puerto Rico
  
  
• The Species of Dioscorea Containing Sapogenin
  
  
• Growth, Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Taro Grown under Upland Conditions
  
  
• Accumulation and Partitioning of Dry Matter in Taro [Collocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]
  
  
• Genetic Similarities among Cocoyam Cultivars based on Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis
  
  
• Estimation of Leaf Area in Three Tanier (Xanthosoma SPP.) cultivars grown in Puerto Rico
  
  
• Yield Performance of Introduced Cassava Clones in an Ultisol in Puerto Rico

Cacao

• First Report of Phytophthora palmivora, Causal Agent of Black Pod, on Cacao in Puerto Rico
  
  
• Microsatellite Fingerprinting of the USDA-ARS Tropical Agriculture Research Station Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) Germplasm Collection
  
  
• TARS Series of Cacao Germplasm Selections