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		In litchi this is critical because oriental fruit fly is a major problem that we have seen this past year, and it does not complete development in litchi except very infrequently.
		Litchi fruit moth is an accidental import from Australia first reported in 1958 with most of the same host plants.
		In Kona, the litchi fruit moth population density was approximately 60% lower than the koa seed worm population density throughout the study period.
	www.extento.hawaii.edu /Kbase/reports/litchi_pest.htm (4442 words)

	Armstrong Garden Centers - Litchi
		The Litchi is native to the lower elevations in Southern China, where it is found in abundance along rivers and even near the seacoast.
		Litchi can be stuffed with cottage cheese and served as a salad topped with dressing and pecans or almonds.
		Honey harvested from bee colonies in Litchi groves is of the highest quality with a rich, delicious flavor resembling the juice.
	www.armstronggarden.com /caresheets/caresheet_litchi.html (686 words)

	LYCHEE NUT Litchi chinensis Sapindaceae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The litchi is a handsome round-topped tree native to the low elevations of the provinces of southern China.
		Litchi seeds remain viable only 4 to 5 days, and seedling trees will not bear fruit until they are 5 to 25 years old.
		The litchi tree is difficult to graft because the cambium is active only during the earliest stages of secondary growth, and thus most trees are air-layered.
	home.att.net /~oc_crfg/alfredo-aug03.htm (459 words)

	LITCHI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The most important use of litchi is as table fruit in ripe form. It is also used in processed forms such as squash. The leaves are used for making poultices, the seeds as anodyne for the skin and flowers, bark and roots for making decoctions for throat gargle.
		Litchi requires a moist sub-tropical climate without heavy frost and dry winds. The four essentials for litchi cultivation are a) freedom from frost b) High humidity c) rich deep soil d) abundant moisture. In litchi growing tracts, the maximum temperature varies from 20
		Pruning and Training : Litchi requires light pruning. As the fruits are borne on the growth of the previous year, the common practice is breaking off a metre or so of a branch along with the bunch of the fruits at the time of harvesting.
	www.nabard.org /roles/ms/ph/litchi.htm (792 words)

	PatnaDaily.Com - Readers Write
		Litchi production commences in Tripura (first week of May), Bihar (third week of May), Uttar Pradesh, Punjab (2nd-3rd week of June), Himachal (last week of June), thereby extending the total season of its availability to more than two months in a year.
		Litchi is in demand both in fresh as well as in processed form.
		Litchis can be preserved after removing skin and seeds which will reduce the bulk and reduce packaging and transportation costs.
	www.patnadaily.com /readerswrite/2006/jun/t_dubey1.html (817 words)

	Litchi Seed Extract
		Litchi Seed Extract is expected to inhibit enzymes for the the degradation of collagen, elastin and Hyaluronic Acid, inhibiting decreases in collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, and maintaining the tension and moisture of the skin, preventing wrinkles.
		Litchi Seed Extract also eliminates active oxygen (super-oxide) and molecular radicals, which are cause of wrinkles, skin aging, and carcinogenesis, by acting superoxide dismutatase (SOD), a radical scavenger.
		Litchi Seed Extract can be a food with multiple functions including to be beautify effects particularly females.
	www.cellbone.com /Litchi.htm (369 words)

	Experience of Growing litchi in Western India of an amateur grower
		Traditionally, litchi in India is primarily grown in the north, specifically in Northern Bihar in the area around Ranchi town and also around the Dehra Dun area in Uttar Pradesh.
		The litchi has more flesh and is easier to eat but the sugar acid ratio which makes it a great fruit to eat still leaves it a little flat compared to an exceptional longan like the Thai 'See Chomphoo' or 'Edo'.
		In my short experience of four years of growing litchi I have learnt that litchi roots are extremely brittle and it is important not to press the mud around the sapling too hard when transplanting the air layer into the ground.
	www.trikaya.net /TA2001/litchiindia.html (735 words)

	Allure of the litchi - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Litchi is grown in India since the 18th century and today India is probably the second largest producer of litchi, with major litchi producing states being Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Assam and Punjab.
		The litchi tree is a handsome, dense, round-topped and slow-growing with smooth, grey, brittle trunk and limbs.
		The litchi fruit is covered by a leathery rind or pedicarp which is pink to strawberry-red in colour and rough in texture.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jun102005/living1415242005611.asp (493 words)

	Lychees Online - Lychee Fruit, Trees, Products & Info
		To eat a litchi, they peel the thin, slightly leathery and spiky skin, pull the translucent white flesh from the glossy brown seed, and savor the texture and flavor reminiscent of a muscat grape.
		The litchi’s closest cousin, however, is the longan, a smaller fruit that has a yellow-brown shell and a mellow musky flavor with hints of honeydew and gardenia.
		Categorized as “warm” in the Chinese medical system (as is the litchi), dried longan is used, in combination with other ingredients, to tonify and nourish the blood, calm the spirit, and provide energy; it is often given in a restorative tea or soup to women after childbirth, or to treat pensiveness and overwork.
	www.lycheesonline.com /lycheenytimes1996.cfm (984 words)

	The Hindu : Kangra leads in litchi cultivation
		Originally, a Chinese fruit, litchi was introduced in India in the 17th century.
		The total area under litchi plantation in the state is 2,131 hectares out of which Kangra alone contributes 1,668 hectares.
		According to an estimate, the total expenditure for growing litchi on one hectare of land comes to Rs 23,500, including preparation of land, and cost of fruit plants.
	www.hindu.com /2002/05/22/stories/2002052201270300.htm (341 words)

	DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR LITCHI CULTIVATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Litchi thrives in mild weather,which is warm, subtropical with brief cool, dry, frost free winters and long hot summers with high humidity and rainfall.
		Litchi Chinesis is one of the most delicious, exquisite and nutritious summer season fruit which belongs to family Spapindaceae and thrives best in sub tropical conditions.
		The export of litchi in Uttaranchal was 10 tonnes during 2001-02 and same was 19 tonnes during 2002-03 and it is projected that in the year 2006-07, 1700 tonnes of litchi worth Rs 2360 lakhs will be exported from Uttaranchal.
	www.nabard.org /roles/ms/mi/litchi.htm (3324 words)

	Litchi Wine from China
		The Litchi (Litchi chinensis) a member of the Sapindaceae family, which includes the Akee, Longan and Soapberry tree, is native to the low elevations of southern China, where it has been cultivated for over 2,000 years.
		The fruit, commonly called a litchi nut, are about 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter when fresh, and have a red brittle shell, with white translucent flesh and a single large seed.
		This is followed by the crushing of the fruit with the juice being extracted from the flesh of the fruit.
	www.wine-storage.com /litchiwine2.html (772 words)

	Picture Litchi,Plants,Litchi Tree Pictures,Catalog,Trees Encyclopedia
		Date : 12/10/2006 Time : 10:35:13 AM The litchi or lychee (Litchi chinensis) is a southeast Asian fruit tree of the Sapindaceae family, which includes the SOAPBERRY tree native to tropical America, the Akee tree, and the subtropical LONGAN.
		The plum-sized litchi fruit has a thin, tough, bright red peel and juicy, sweet-to-tart white flesh surrounding a single large, smooth seed.
		Although the seed is inedible, the dried fruit is often called a litchi nut.
	www.4to40.com /earth/geography/htm/plantsindex.asp?counter=222 (127 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for litchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		litchi, Chinese tree (Litchi chinensis) of the family Sapindaceae (soapberry family), having a small, aromatic, pulpy fruit in a thin, rough shell.
		It is the district administrative center for a litchi- and mango-producing area and is the site of Bihar Univ. Industries include cutlery manufacture and rice and sugar milling.
		China city to yield 220,000 tons of litchi in 2003.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/07524.html (335 words)

	Litchi - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Litchi, also leechee and lichee, name applied to a small Asian tree (Soapberry).
		Longan, fruit tree native to southeastern Asia but now grown commercially in Hawaii and Florida.
		Related to the litchi, the tree reaches a height of...
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	Litchi Seed or Li Zhi He (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Litchi seed in traditional Chinese medicine is used to produce fluids and promote energy circulation.
		Thus litchi is often used in a mixture or tonic to promote general well being or energy.
		Litchi Seed is also known as: Li Zhi He, Litchi, Litchi chinensis Sonn, Sapindaceae, Lychee, Leechee, Lichee, Lichi Nut.
	www.symmcorp.com /info/litchi-seed.htm (59 words)

	Litchi production processing markets information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Content Headlines on CD Litchi (Litchi chinensis) a native of China, is grown in India since 18th century.
		Litchi is subtropical fruit and requires specific cliamte for growth, flowering, fruiting and quality, with area under its cultivation.
		Major litchi producing states are Bihar Jharkhand, Tripura, West Bengal, Uttaranchal, Assam and Punjab with an area of 53600 Ha with a total production of 4.2 lakh tonnes.
	www.primaryinfo.com /litchi.htm (391 words)

	Medscape MEDLINE search: Litchi
		Identification of polysaccharides from pericarp tissues of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) fruit in relation to their antioxidant activities.
		[Effects of bagging on the fruit quality in Litchi chinensis fruit and pesticide residues in it]Different color bags were used to cover Litchi chinensis fruit to study the effects of bagging on its quality and pesticide residues.
		Anticancer activity of litchi fruit pericarp extract against human breast cancer in vitro and in vivo.
	search.medscape.com /uslclient/searchMedline.do?queryText=Litchi (1004 words)

	LITCHI OR LYCHEE (also Leechee, Lichi) Revised 1999Litchi chinensis Sonn
		LITCHI OR LYCHEE (also Leechee, Lichi) Revised 1999Litchi chinensis Sonn., family Sapindaceae E.
		The litchi, or lychee, tree is native to southern China and southeastern Asia.
		It has been widely cultivated for its prized fruit since before 1766 BC and is the most important fruit plant in the Sapindaceae (Menzel, 1984).
	gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov /book/chap5/litchi.html (2092 words)

	Sakthi Foundation - Pancha Bhoota Healing
		Litchi's resemble like testicles and are very good in orchitis or hydrocele problems.
		We advocate the use of litchi fruits for this disease apart from other dietary suggestions.
		Ingested in moderate amounts, the lychee is said to relieve coughing and to have a beneficial effect on gastralgia, tumors and enlargements of the glands.
	www.sakthifoundation.org /fruits-litchi.htm (267 words)

	OVERVIEW OF LITCHI PRODUCTION IN SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL
		The high profitability achieved by litchi growers in the 1990s resulted in new areas being planted throughout the State.
		The quantity of litchi commercialized at CEAGESP increased from 9,401 boxes in 1994 to 69,389 boxes in 1997, the State of São Paulo being the main supplier with 97% of the total.
		As litchi production is anchored, practically, to one cultivar –; ‘Bengal’ – the harvesting peak is concentrated in a single period.
	www.actahort.org /books/558/558_6.htm (279 words)

	Companion Articles-2001-Litchi Fruit (The Sweetheart)
		Though no-one has mentioned the significance in the sites I have toured, apparently Litchi fruit offers as much Vitamin C as citrus fruit, and is an adequate substitute.
		Those people who have PMS might be overjoyed to find that there is a source of nourishment which offers them greater ease in taking their daily vitamin requirements, since PMS can make citrus fruit an irritant to the nervous system.
		Personally, I am still exploring the net for more information on the hydrating qualities of Litchi, since someone I know nearly died from dehydration recently.I would certainly recommend this exquisite drink to people convalescing and suffering from wasting syndrome, since it is so tender and palatable a fruit drink.
	www.northdaysimage.ca /litchi.html (1120 words)

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		The Litchi Vedi is one of the sacred places associated with our divine Gurudeva in the Ranchi Ashram.
		It was under the shady canopy of this large litchi that Guruji frequently held outdoor classes and satsangas for the boys who attended the school founded by him in 1918.
		The distinctness of the tree was first noticed and confirmed by Dr. Shivendra Kumar, principal scientist and head of the Horticultural and Agro-Forestry Research Institute in Ranchi.
	www.yssofindia.org /litchi_tree.htm (313 words)

	Lychee
		The lychee is the most renowned of a group of edible fruits of the soapberry family, Sapindaceae.
		Because of the firmness of the shell of the dried fruits, they came to be nicknamed "lychee, or litchi, nuts" by the uninitiated and this erroneous name has led to much misunderstanding of the nature of this highly desirable fruit.
		A Litchi Variety Orchard of 26 cultivars from India, China, Taiwan and elsewhere was established at the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station in Nelspruit.
	www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/lychee.html (9426 words)

	LITCHI CHINENSIS
		Under the brittle skin, the flesh is pearly white, sweet and jelly-like, though firm.
		It is eaten fresh or sun-dried (Litchi Nuts) or canned in syrup.
		Fruit splitting is usually caused by fluctuating soil moisture levels.
	userwww.sfsu.edu /~adang/rfga/plant/glos/glos139.html (546 words)

	LITCHI - Online Information article about LITCHI
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		Ceylon for its fruit, which is smaller than that of the litchi, being See also:
		inch to an inch in diameter with a nearly smooth yellowish-brown brittle skin, and containing a pulpy aril resembling that of the litchi in flavour.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /LEO_LOB/LITCHI.html (2060 words)

	Alternative, Herbal Medicine — Litchi Seed
		Overview: Litchi seed in traditional Chinese medicine is used to produce fluids and promote energy circulation.
		History: Litchi seed in traditional Chinese medicine is used to produce fluids and promote energy circulation, to relieve abdominal and epigastric pain due to Liver Qi constraint, together with aurantium fruit (zhi ke) regulate the Qi circulation and dissolve gall stones.
		Diabetics are advised to eat meat in the morning and lunchtime only because it will then produce energy.
	www.herbpalace.com /herbs/litchi-seed.html (189 words)

	litchi; litchi nut; lychee Definition in the Food Dictionary at Epicurious.com
		litchi; litchi nut; lychee Definition in the Food Dictionary at Epicurious.com
		One of China's cherished fruits for over 2,000 years, the small (1 to 2 inches in diameter) litchi has a rough, bright red shell.
		When dried they're often referred to as litchi nuts because they resemble a nut — the shell turns a dark reddish brown and the flesh becomes brown and crisp.
	www.epicurious.com /cooking/how_to/food_dictionary/entry?id=3305 (293 words)

	Chapter 5: Tree Fruits & Nuts and Exotic Tree Fruits & Nuts
		The litchi, or lychee, is grown for its agreeable sweet-acid tasting, white fleshy, juicy, translucent aril, or pulpy covering of its seed, which may be eaten fresh, canned in sirup, or dried to produce "litchi nuts."
		The litchi was introduced into Florida in the 1880's but remained only a novelty until 1940 when an association of litchi growers was formed and some 250 to 300 acres were cultivated (Palmer 1956).
		Less than half that acreage exists now, due to urbanization and the occasional freezing weather that kills the plants.
	www.beeculture.com /content/pollination_handbook/litchi.html (1044 words)

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