TFH Chat 3: The Fig Glossary & Terminology
The 3rd part of a very lengthy conversation with David & Priscilla Burke, from The Fig Hunter.
California Fig Industry with a chapter on Fig Caprification by B. M. Lelong
General fig info, commercialization, and caprification.
The Fig in Georgia (1903) by Hugh N. Starnes
The first of at least two publications by this name, covers MUCH more than growing figs in GA.
Fig Culture. Edible Figs: Their Culture & Curing by Gustav Eisen
A relatively quick read. Also includes a section entitled, Fig Culture In The Gulf States by Frank S. Earle.
Fig Culture by A. C. Van Velzer
A fairly comprehensive tome on the edible fig.
Figs by Field Museum of Natural History Chicago
A short introduction to edible figs.
The Fig in Georgia (2nd Report – 1907) by H. N. Starnes & J. F. Monroe
In this 2nd edition, more on the overall understanding of figs, different varieties, characteristics, etc.
The Pollen and Fruit Properties of Ficus carica Caprificus by Nihal Acarsoy Bilgin, et al
A study on fig caprification.
Hormone-Induced Parthenocarpy In The Calimyrna Fig & A Comparison of Parthenocarpic & Caprified Syconia by Julian C. Crane & Rene Blondeau
The use of para-chlorophenoxyacetic acid to induce ripening of uncaprified smyrna figs.
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