Processing Macadamia Nuts at Home

Processing macadamia nuts at home involves several steps following harvest: husking, drying, cracking, roasting, and salting. None of these steps is easily accomplished at home, but these instructions provide a guide to allow you to produce an acceptable product

Sensory Quality of Mango Fruit

The author pointed out that the mango is somewhat unique in the wide variation of its sensory characteristics, depending on cultivar. Aspects such as appearance (skin and flesh color), aroma, sweetness, acidity, flesh texture, and the factors determining them were discussed, as was the interaction of consumer preferences and sensory qualities as it affects marketability

Promising New Taro Cultivars with Resistance to Taro Leaf Blight: 'Pa'lehua', 'Pa'akala', and 'Pauakea'

New high-yielding taro cultivars resulted from a cross between taro leaf blight susceptible ‘Maui Lehua’ and a blight resistant cultivar from Palau. The licensing agreement mentioned in the publication no longer applies, as the university has released the cultivars into the public domain

Production Requirements of the Transgenic Papayas 'UH Rainbow' and 'UH SunUp'

This publication is designed to accompany the video that must be viewed as part of the licensing process for anyone wishing to purchase seed of transgenic papaya cultivars. It describes the transformed University of Hawai‘i cultivars, their cultivation and marketing concerns, and addresses questions about food safety