L’arbre à pain appartient à la famille des Moracées et il est originaire des régions du Pacifique. La chair du fruit à pain est très riche en hydrate de carbone. Elle est aussi bien pourvue en fibre, minéraux tels que le potassium, magnésium, calcium et en vitamines B et C. Le fruit à pain est appelé à jouer un rôle important pour la sécurité alimentaire.
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Russet – A Short Day Hybrid Onion Variety
Russet is a dark red onion variety with very high yield potential and suitable for fresh market. The plants have a uniform fall over of leaves at maturity. The bulbs are globular, uniform, and firm. The yield is comparable to the currently recommended hybrid varieties that are cultivated locally.
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The onion research agenda at the FAREI comprises two main research programmes, the introduction and evaluation of elite germplasm and breeding. Important traits in the selection process include high yield, tolerance to diseases, good storability and appealing bulb qualities.
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The potato research agenda of the FAREI gives priority to breeding programmes which are supplemented with introduction and evaluation of elite germplasm for selection of varieties potentially adapted to local conditions.
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Vigora is a potato variety developed locally from a breeding programme led jointly by the Food & Agricultural Research & Extension Institute (FAREI) and the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI).
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Potato season 2020 started amid total lockdown and was undoubtedly set off for a rather gloomy prospect. Thanks to resilience of the planters who, in spite of strict restrictions on movement imposed by the sanitary curfew, they nonetheless stood up the challenges.
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