Tamarind monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future

Figures
1.1 Compound leaves and leaflets of tamarind 6
1.2 Flower and pods of tamarind showing the pistil, stamens and
seed 7
1.3 The shaded area represents the approximate indigenous
range of tamarind in Africa 9
1.4 Native and naturalised distribution of tamarind 12
10.1 Tamarind production in Thailand 118
10.2 Tamarind production in Costa Rica 119
10.3 Tamarind exports from Indonesia 1990-1995 128
Plates
1 An inflorescence showing floral parts and sequential
development of flowers and fruits 79
2 Tamarind pods 79
3 Removing bud from scion for fruit grafting 80
4 Removing bark from rootstock 80
5 Fitting bud to rootstock 80
6 Cleft grafting 81
7 Graft union wrapped in polythene bag 81
8 Bark removed from stem for air-layering 82
9 Stem and rooting media covered in black polythene 82
10 Mass flowering of tamarind in Sri Lanka during September 2005 83
11 Variation in tamarind pod size 83
12 Variation in tamarind seed size 84
13 Variation in flower colour – red flowers 84
14 Variation in flower colour – white flowers 85
15 Variation in dark red and brown pulp colour in tamarind 85
16 Dehusked pods 86
17 Processed products 86
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