and an otea breadfruit tree can thrive and produce a hefty number of fruits in soils that would be too salty for other breadfruit varieties. Another breadfruit variant, ulu fiti, comes from the Fijian ...

LIHUE — Dr. Diane Ragone, director of the National Tropical Botanical Garden’s Breadfruit Institute, may know as much about breadfruit, or ulu, as anyone. And her mission is to use the ...

Breadfruit has a short shelf life and is rarely ... But he says that more research needs to be done on the over 400 varieties of the tree and their responses to different climate conditions ...

Vincent. The DNA analysis will confirm the number of varieties in St. Vincent (Bligh is thought to have brought five; now researchers recognize more than 25), and comparisons with a global dataset of ...

A warming winter pumpkin soup; the kick of ginger and chilli is set off by soothing coconut milk. If you can't get hold of pumpkin, try butternut squash. This meal, if served as six portions ...

Opgenorth, director of Kahanu Garden, a Hana-based garden that helps cultivate one of the largest breadfruit collections in the world with 150 varieties, was among dozens of booth facilitators at ...

If varieties are grown in isolation as monocultures ... Watch the video For centuries the breadfruit tree has provided for the people of Hawaii. Now, conservation efforts aim to secure its future ...

Most of Oahu’s dead and dying coconut trees will not be replaced until the population of voracious coconut rhinoceros beetles ...

Ripe avocados should respond to a firm squeeze. Cucumbers, pumpkins and breadfruit should feel heavy for their size. Plantains should be chosen according to how you intend to prepare them ...

People use ear seeds to stimulate pressure points in the ear. They’re a type of auriculotherapy, which is acupressure or acupuncture focused on the ear. Some people claim they have health ...