Guava

Strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum Sabine, is valued by the general public of Hawaii for its ornamental characteristics and fruit, which is frequently prepared into jams, jellies, juices, cakes, and pastries. However, due to false advertising and commercialization, guava as well as coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples are seen as icons of Hawaii, yet they aren’t native to Hawaii. Even though these species aren’t native to Hawaii, coffee, macadamia, passion fruit, and pineapples do not pose a series threat to the native ecosystems of Hawaii, like the strawberry guava. Strawberry guava is an invasive alien species to Hawaii and can be managed through mechanical control, herbicide application, and biological control to prevent further dispersal and damage to the native ecosystems of Hawaii. Introduced to Hawaii…

before the meals. She feels that the best thing about living here is that people can actually accomplish their economic goals. The worst thing about living here is the misunderstanding that people have about the Mexican culture. She says that some people, not all, see them as intruders, criminals, immigrants, who cannot live the American way and speak the English language. Dendi makes it clear to me that she would never forget about her Mexican culture. She says that it’s hard for her and…

Psidium Guajava, guava is also a tropical fruit packed with essential nutrients that is good for our body. Its fruit alone has amazing nutritious content that can also be found in other fruits. But what we didn’t know is that aside from its fruit, guava leaves also have the ability to cure external wounds. In some studies about leaves, guava is one of the most effective on the list that has a fast effect of healing. In fact, guava leaves are often used by native people to cure a variety of…

Apart from guava’s nutritional value, flavor of guava is also one of the most distinguishable characteristics of this tropical fruit. Studies on guava volatile compounds have been made using leaf, skin, fruit and fruit puree. The first publication was made on the volatile components of guava in 1970. The compounds from guava fruit were extracted using distillation. Twenty-two compounds were present in the oil: eight alcohols, six esters, three aldehydes four terpenes, one ketone and an alcohol.…

The defining moments of our lives are remembered by specific details. The memories of these moments can easily be triggered when least expected. Good or bad, a particular sight, a distinct scent, a familiar noise, or a sweet taste can bring back a moment as if it was being relieved. Esmeralda Santiago faced an experience that took her back to the days of her childhood in the short story “Guavas”. Santiago passed through a fruit display in the local grocery store when she was caught off guard.…

Indian women novelists in English. Kiran Desai has written two novels namely Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard and Inheritance of loss and won the covetous ‘Booker Prize’ for her second novel in 2006. However her first novel Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is as remarkable her ‘Booker Prize’ novel. Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard deals with the theme fake sage hood in which there is an employment of the device called `magic realism’. This article undertakes the study of magic realism adopted in…

After undergoing, a painful seven years of apprenticeship, living in Brookyln, she often visited her mother Anita Desai in New York or travelled with her. Her debut novel Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is no less ingenious in its treatment of identity and subjectivity. It is based on myth-making and mythical systems. Kiran Desai's literary creations are endowed with multicultural themes in which hopes and aspirations of both men and women in a globalised society are presented to…

body to maintain and to quicken the recovery process. Medicinal plants are said that they are generally safer than modern prescription drugs and surgeries and a lot affordable for people doesn’t have a huge amount of money for drug prescription and surgery for their ailment. Herbal medicines helps to strengthen the immune system’s functioning for prevention of getting some diseases. Background of Psidium Guajava Guava is the common name for any…

“Studies on application of macro and micronutrients in guava cv. Hisar Safeda” has been presented in this chapter. The available literature having relevance to present study has been reviwed in this chapter under the following heading: 2.1 Experiment 1: Effect of N, P, and K fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of guava 2.1.1 Plant growth parameter Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are most indispensable of all mineral nutrients for growth…

progression. The five components of plot include exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Julia Alveraz’s “Antojos” sticks to these five components. Exposition is the first thing in plot. The situation is revealed and the story starts. Characters, the setting, and conflict is revealed. In “Antojos,” the exposition starts with Yolanda going up north for guavas, then a flashback with her aunts warning her of the north being dangerous, and then Yolanda ignores their…