Islands of the Breadfruit Culture

Diane Ragone
The Bulletin of the National Tropical Botanical Garden XXVIII(3):5-10
2011

Having traveled to more than 50 islands in the Pacific in my quest to study breadfruit and collect varieties for conservation, I`m often asked, "What is your favorite island?" Each island has its own charm or challenge, be it the people, the weather, the land, the plants and animals, the aquatic surroundings. Pohnpei and Kosrae are two islands that have drawn me back several times over the years.

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Posted in Other Publications on Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Blame it on Breadfruit: How a Plant Caused a Legendary Mutiny

Diane Ragone and Christy Taylor-Parsil
The Bulletin of the National Tropical Botanical Garden XXVI(2):11-14
2009

A British naval vessel lies anchored off the island of Tofua in Tonga (aka the Friendly Islands). It is April 28, 1789. Not-so-friendly events transpiring in the dawn hours still fascinate. The outcomes include a mutiny, a grand sailing adventure pitting men against the sea, and a reviled captain whose name is synonymous with tyranny and pettiness.

How did a ship with the extraordinary commission "[t]o convey the Breadfruit tree and other useful productions from the South Sea Islands to His Majesty`s West India possessions" become the setting for such infamy?

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Posted in Other Publications on Sunday, May 27th, 2012

Regeneration Guidelines - Breadfruit

Diane Ragone
2008
Crop Specific Regeneration Guidelines [CD-ROM].

M.E. Dulloo, I. Thormann, M.A. Jorge and J. Hanson (editors).
CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resource Programme, Rome.

Information about vegetative propagation of breadfruit using root suckers and root cuttings.

http://cropgenebank.sgrp.cgiar.org/content/view/271/398/

Download file: Ragone_2008_breadfruit_regeneration_IPGRI.pdf

Posted in Other Publications on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Key Access and Utilization Descriptors for Breadfruit Genetic Resources

This list consists of an initial set of characterization and evaluation descriptors for breadfruit utilization. These, together with passport data, will form the basis for the global accession level information system being developed by the Bioversity-led project, Global Information on Germplasm Accessions (GIGA). It will facilitate access to and utilization of breadfruit accessions held in genebanks. Additional descriptors may be added later if information becomes available.

http://www.bioversityinternational.org/publications/publications/publication/publication/key_access_and_utilization_descriptors_for_breadfruit_genetic_resources.html

Download file: Bioversity_2009_breadfruit_descriptors.pdf

Posted in Other Publications on Monday, June 8th, 2009