Tropical Fruits

Kiwi fruit on a table.

The tropics is the region between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, 23.5 degrees north and south of the Equator. Temperatures in this region stay warm, seasonal changes are subtle and daylight hours vary little throughout the year.

This is the ideal climate for growing tropical fruits. Areas just north and south of the tropics, known as subtropics also have climates that can grow some tropical fruits. This course covers a variety of tropical fruits that are now available at food retailers.

This course has the following objectives:

• Identify different types of tropical fruits.
• Identify how to store and handle tropical fruits.
• List how to troubleshoot tropical fruits.

Course Duration: 75m