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| ISSUE 63: FEBRUARY 2021 |  |
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| MALAYSIAN NATIONAL FRUIT SYMPOSIUM | THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (2021) - BACKGROUND PAPER |
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| UPCOMING TFNET ACTIVITIES | OTHER EVENTS | ||||||
Malaysian National Fruit Symposium (Virtual) International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (Virtual Symposium) |
FAVHEALTH2021 Fruit Logistica International Mango Symposium |
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MEMBERSHIP REMINDER |
ISTF2019 PROCEEDINGS STILL AVAILABLE |
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
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MEXICO: Exporters fear US will close its borders to mangoes from Oaxaca after the suspension of aerial spraying |  |
INDIA: Seven years of research leads to new banana variety | ||||
| The Rural Development Secretariat of the National Agricultural Health, Safety, and Quality Service (Senasica) has ordered suspending the aerial fumigation to combat pests in Oaxaca’s mango productions to avoid harming other species. | After seven years of extensive research, the Banana Research Centre (BRC) in Jalgaon — which functions under the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) — has come up with a new kind of banana variety, which has been named ‘Phule Pride.’ | ||||||
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COLOMBIA: Hass avocados reach record exports in 2020 |  |
CHINA: Taiwan pineapple banned over biosafety issue | ||||
| From humble origins on a 1.5-acre plot to flowering into a multi-million dollar industry for cultivators, Colombia recently over-took leading avocado producing nations as the main supplier of Hass to Europe, dominating 30% of the total market share. | Chinese mainland’s latest import ban on pineapples from Taiwan will hit the island’s pineapple industry hard, which highly depends on the mainland market, said industry insiders from both sides of the Taiwan Straits reached by the Global Times on Friday. | ||||||
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ECUADOR: Santa Elena sees rise in organic banana acreage |  |
MALAYSIA: Durian trade battered as lockdown bites | ||||
| Ecuador’s most westerly point, the Santa Elena peninsula, is fast becoming a hub for the country’s organic banana production thanks to the favorable climate and an abundance of virgin land. | A long lockdown has slowed domestic demand for durians and left traders more reliant on China’s appetite for the world’s smelliest fruit. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Banana exports down 18.3% on weak production |  |
VIETNAM: Over 14,000 tonnes of dragon fruit exported to China via Lao Cai border gates | ||||
| Philippine banana exports last year declined by almost a fifth to a two-year low of 3.595 million metric tons (MMT) as shipments across all key markets contracted due to weak domestic production. | More than 14,000 tonnes of dragon fruit were exported to China from February 10-17 (the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday) through border gates in the northern province of Lao Cai. | ||||||
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IRAN: Tropical fruit imports reach USD500 million annually |  |
INDIA: Switch to jumbo guavas helps Gujarat farmer earn 10 times more | ||||
| The agriculture ministry is planning to grow tropical fruits Sistan-Baluchestan to curb the high import cost of tropical fruits. | Supplemented with organic farming and adopting scientific techniques has helped Magan Kamariya grow around 1.5 kilos worth of guava, and earned him around Rs 20 lakh (USD 27,600) a year so far. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Mangosteen to become a fruit for all seasons |  |
CHINA: 2020 fruit imports surpass USD10 billion for first time | ||||
| A breakthrough farming technology enabling mangosteen to be an all-season fruit will soon be rolled-out in Davao Region. | China’s customs statistics indicate that the value of fruit imports exceeded USD10 billion for the first time in 2020, reaching a total value of USD10.26 billion — an 8% increase over the previous year. | ||||||
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THAILAND: China sign deal promoting Thai fruit export |  |
USA: Researchers find possible answer to citrus greening | ||||
| With seasonal fruit about to hit the market, including durian, rambutan, and mangosteen, the Thai-Chinese Chamber of Commerce has singed an agreement with CCIC Thailand to provide better traceability service for Thai fruit exported to China | UC Riverside isolated the individual peptide responsible for giving finger lime its resistance to citrus greening, which can be injected into the tree with promising results. | ||||||
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SAUDI ARABIA: Ban on planting palm trees on roads and parks to curb spread of red palm weevil |  |
CAMBODIA: Kampong Cham mango farmers in limbo as price plummets | ||||
| Saudi Arabian authorities have imposed a permanent ban on planting of palm trees along roads as well as in parks and gardens to prevent the spread of the red palm weevil. | Three years ago, a 58-year-old farmer in Kampong Cham province made a blunderous decision to cut down all his banana trees to make way for mango farming which was getting more expensive than bananas. | ||||||
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: An exotic experience from fruits grown in their backyard |  |
UGANDA: Pineapple vendors in Kampala in brisk business | ||||
| On their one-acre property, the Ram family grows fruits like rambutan, rollinia, mamey sapote, kumquats and grapes, the plants of which they sell. | The Independent chronicles the daily lives of pineapple vendors in Kyebando, Uganda | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase B Regulates the Activity of Ascorbate Peroxidase of Banana Fruit |  |
Intercropping of climbing bean (Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) and East African highland banana (Musa spp.) in the Ugandan highlands | ||||
| Lu Xiao, et al. (2021) Journal: Antioxidants DOI |
Esther Ronner, et al. (17 Feb 2021) Journal: Experimental Agriculture DOI |
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The ‘Tommy Atkins’ mango genome reveals candidate genes for fruit quality |  |
Preservation of mango fruit quality using fucoidan coatings | ||||
| Mango Genome Consortium, et al. (22 Feb 2021) Journal: BMC Plant Biology DOI |
Bing Xu & Shengjun Wu (2021) Journal: LWT DOI |
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Active control of greenhouse climate enhances papaya growth and yield at an affordable cost |  |
Cloning of Pineapple COL Genes and Expression Analysis of the Response to Ethephon | ||||
| Irene Salinas, et al. (2 Feb 2021) Journal: Agronomy DOI |
Ruan Chengcheng, et al. (2021) Journal: Chinese Journal of Tropical Crops DOI |
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Antibacterial Activity Test of Mangosteen Plants (Garcinia mangostana L.): A Review |  |
Effects of drying process on oil quality, the bioactive properties & phytochemical characteristics of avocado (Fuerte) fruits harvested at two different maturity stages | ||||
| Rika Andani, et al. (Feb 2021) Journal: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development DOI |
Fahad Al‐Juhaimi, et al. (14 Feb 2021) Journal: Journal of Food Processing and Preservation DOI |
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Determination of Vitamin B3 Levels on Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus Costaricensis (F.A.C Weber) Britton & Rose) Using HPLC |  |
Oviposition Preference of Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Different Fruit in Snake Fruit Orchard | ||||
| Ridho Asra, et al. (22 Feb 2021) Journal: International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Science |
Rahmi Fitrah, et al. (2021) Journal: Jurnal Perlindungan Tanaman Indonesia DOI |
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