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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TROPICAL FRUITS 2021 17-19 August 2021 THEME : “Overcoming Challenges: Adapting to Supply Chain Disruptions, Postharvest Losses and Market Unpredictability” |
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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 | FAO REPORT | ||||||
Malaysian National Fruit Symposium (Virtual) International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (Virtual Symposium) |
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
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FAO: Transparent and open food commodity markets are vital for food security and nutrition |  |
CHINA: Companies Set Sights on Laos for Durian Production | ||||
| Open and transparent food commodity markets and efficient supply chains are paramount to ensure that everyone has access to adequate, safe and nutritious food during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, according to FAO. | According to Laotian domestic media, Chinese companies are seeking to lease 3,200–4,800 hectares of land around Vientiane, the country’s capital, to establish durian plantations, with the ultimate goal of exporting the fruit back to China once official export approval has been obtained. | ||||||
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INDIA: Banana, tapioca farmers stare at steep price fall |  |
AUSTRALIA: South Australia prepares to welcome 1,200 South Pacific fruit pickers | ||||
| Banana and tapioca farmers across the district are facing a steep fall in prices owing to a dip in demand, though banana farmers are looking forward to a slight improvement in the situation after March, ahead of the Onam season. | About 1,200 South Pacific fruit pickers are expected to arrive in South Australia to help fill critical shortages of seasonal agriculture workers. | ||||||
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CAMBODIA: Exporters seek expedited mango exports to China amid price slump |  |
THAILAND: Mango growers complain of low prices and fewer exports | ||||
| In an effort to stabilize the market and prices, Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is encouraging fruit farmers to register their orchards to qualify for export. | Mango orchard owners in Thailand’s northern province of Phitsanuloke are seeking help from the provincial administration to promote the sale of their sweet fruit, particularly Barracuda Mango variety. | ||||||
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FIJI: New papaya and pineapple products launched |  |
INDIA: Andhra is going bananas — how India’s largest producer of the fruit is breaking own record | ||||
| With increased papaya and pineapple production, the agriculture sector in Fiji is now packaging them as dried fruits for the international market. | Andhra Pradesh is going bananas with its banana production and is surpassing its own records, thanks to a series of initiatives both by the government and private sector in the last three years. | ||||||
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JAPAN: Excess fungicides found in exported bananas |  |
INDIA: Pineapple farmers upbeat as demand soars in north India | ||||
| Just as Taiwan is intensifying its exports of pineapples to Japan following a ban by China, the Japanese ordered the removal of 750 boxes of Taiwanese bananas due to excessive levels of fungicides. | Pineapple farmers across the State are possibly looking at around 20% rise in fruit production, even as demand has gone up in north India following the winter season and COVID-19 restrictions. | ||||||
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USA: High-tech detection determines pineapple harvest needs |  |
JAPAN: Pineapples qualify for the Tokyo Olympics | ||||
| Researchers are investigating whether remote sensing and computer vision can help pineapple growers carry out regular inspection of the field and automated counting of flower intensity. | Pineapples, along with mangoes, dragon fruit, and bananas, have met the requirements to be served at the Tokyo Olympics. | ||||||
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INDIA: Mango production likely to jump 4.24% in 2020-21 |  |
AUSTRALIA: How to choose, store and eat Hass and Shepard avocados | ||||
| The agriculture ministry said the mango production in the country is estimated to increase by 4.24% to 21.12 million tonnes in the crop year 2020-21 ending June. | The author talks to experts about how to select the best avocado on the shelf and what to do with them when you bring them home. | ||||||
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MEXICO: Pineapple production increased by 16% in 2020 |  |
VIETNAM: Lục Ngạn lychee granted GI certificate in Japan | ||||
| Mexico produced 1,209,000 tons of pineapples in 2020, 16.2% more than in the previous year, positioning the country as the world’s ninth biggest producer of this fruit. | The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has granted a Geographical Indication (GI) certificate to lychees grown in Lục Ngạn District. | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Banana growers call for urgent Government assistance |  |
MALAYSIA: Penang’s durian season will arrive late this year but harvest expected to be high quality | ||||
| Australian banana growers who have lost up to 100 per cent of their crop to cyclonic winds are calling for urgent assistance from the Queensland and Federal Governments. | Tan Chee Keat, who owns orchards in Balik Pulau, Teluk Bahang and Teluk Kumbar, predicted that the durian season would run from May to August. | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Development of an in vitro hydroponic system for studying the interaction between banana plantlet and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense |  |
Application of 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) for Delaying the Ripening of Banana: A Review | ||||
| Wu, Yuanli , et al. (2021) Journal: Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture DOI |
Wasala, WMCB, et al. (March 2021) Journal: Asian Research Journal of Agriculture DOI |
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Non-Chemical Post-Harvest Disinfestation of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Tommy Atkins Mango Using Hot-Water Immersion Treatment |  |
Efficacy of an Eco-Friendly Bloom Thinning Formulation on Mango Trees and Its Olfactory Effect on an Insect Pollinator, Apis mellifera | ||||
| Ocitti, P. , et al. (March 2021) Journal: African Entomology DOI |
Son, T.K., et al.(2021) Journal: Horticulturae DOI |
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Asexual reproduction: an alternative for the propagation and conservation of papaya (Carica papaya L.) native to Guerrero, Mexico |  |
Topcross hybrids in papaya (Carica papaya L.): evaluation of the potential for increasing fruit quality in new cultivars | ||||
| Hernández-Castro, E. (2021) Journal: AgroProductividad DOI |
Miranda, D.P. , et al. (2021) Journal: Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science DOI |
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Biopreservation of pineapple wine using immobilized and freeze dried microcapsules of bacteriocin producing L. plantarum |  |
Evaluation of the Interaction Between Esters and Sulfur Compounds in Pineapple Using Feller’s Additive Model, OAV, and Odor Activity Coefficient | ||||
Kumari, A, et al. (March 2021) Journal: Journal of Food Science and Technology DOI |
Xiao, Z. et al. (2021) Journal: Food Analytical Methods DOI |
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The Effect of Antioxidants on Micropropagation of Avocado by Nodal Segments |  |
Dragon fruit calli development and fungal contamination as influenced by activated charcoal | ||||
| Guler, G., et al. (2021) Journal: Horticultural Studies DOI |
Cruz, M.A. & Balendres, M.A. (Mar 2021) Journal: Journal of the Professional Association of Cactus Development |
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