Pitahaya (pitaya) (Hylocereus spp.)

Le Bellec Fabrice, Vaillant Fabrice. 2011. Pitahaya (pitaya) (Hylocereus spp.). In : Postharvest biology and technology of tropical and subtropical fruits. Mangosteen to white sapote. Yahia Elhadi M. (ed.). Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing, 247-271. (Woodhead publishing in food science, technology and nutrition, 209) ISBN 978-0-85709-090-4

Résumé : While pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.) was originally domesticated by pre-Columbian Americans, it was still practically unknown until the mid-1990s in most parts of the world. Pitahaya is now a member of the `small exotic fruits' category in many shops, though it remains a minor player. This is chapter gives an initial evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of this new fruit. Commercially, pitahaya appear to have numerous selling points; pitahaya's fruit is attractive in shape and color, and it has very good internal properties of high interest for the food industry.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Hylocereus, agronomie, protection des plantes, pratique culturale, botanique, composition chimique, technologie après récolte, marketing, utilisation

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Costa Rica

Mots-clés complémentaires : Pitahaya

Classification Agris : F01 - Culture des plantes
H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales
F70 - Taxonomie végétale et phytogéographie
Q02 - Traitement et conservation des produits alimentaires

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 3 (2005-2013) - Alimentation accessible et de qualité

Auteurs et affiliations

• Le Bellec Fabrice, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR HortSys (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0001-8145-7560
• Vaillant Fabrice, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR Qualisud (CRI) ORCID: 0000-0001-6318-1353

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/561786/)

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