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| ISSUE 74: JULY 2022 |  |
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TFNet kickstarts international webinar series on minor tropical fruits with “jackfruit” The international webinar on ‘Developing the jackfruit for global consumption and markets’ was held on 21 July 2022 and organized by the International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) with support from the Malaysian Department of Agriculture (DOA). |
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| TFNet and CABI explore areas of future partnership | FAO-led review session on a due diligence tool | ||||
| TFNet and long-time Associate Member CABI had the opportunity to strengthen ties during the visit of Dr. Ulrich Kuhlmann, CABI’s Executive Director of Global Operations to the TFNet’s headquarters | FAO-UN recently conducted a review session for a self-assessment tool to support companies in undertaking due diligence activities. |
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TFNet ACTIVITIES |
FRUIT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD |
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Workshop on Management of Bacterial Diseases in Banana Forum on Pineapple International Symposium on Tropical Fruits 2022 8th Session of the TFNet General Assembly & 14th Board of Trustees Meeting |
XII International Symposium on Banana: Celebrating Banana Organic Production Asia Fruit Logistica 11th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance |
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
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AUSTRALIA: New rules to stop spread of potentially devastating banana fungus |  |
INDIA: Banana export increases by 703%, a jump of 8-fold in 9 yrs | ||||
| Banana freckle disease has re-emerged in the Northern Territory, sparking fears the outbreak could threaten the banana industry. | India's banana export jumped from Rs 26 crore (USD 3.25 million) in April-May 2013 to Rs 213 crore (USD 478.4 million) in April-May 2022. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Banana stalk, ideal material for composite boards used as insulation |  |
PHILIPPINES: Climate change makes banana, seaweed farming hard for women in Palawan | ||||
| A study from DOST-FPRDI turned fibers from saba banana stalks into thermal insulation boards. | Small-scale banana farmers in Aborlan town in southern Palawan are also experiencing changes in weather conditions that affect their produce. | ||||||
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BENIN: Some switch from wheat to banana as prices rise |  |
PERU: 700 new hectares of mango in production next season | ||||
| With the price of wheat increasing due to the conflict in Ukraine, production of plantain flour has ramped up to meet the demand. | Lambayeque City positioned itself as the third-largest exporter of mango in recent years and exported 232,683 tons of mango | ||||||
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CHINA: Hong Kong dumps hundreds of Taiwan’s mangos on improbable Covid-19 risk |  |
PAKISTAN: Prized mango harvest hit by water scarcity | ||||
| 440 pounds of mangoes imported from Taiwan tossed out after finding traces of coronavirus on the skin of just one of the orange-hued fruits. | Mango farmers in Pakistan say production of the prized fruit has fallen by up to 40 percent in some areas because of high temperatures and water shortages. | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Manbulloo to manage new mango varieties |  |
PHILIPPINES: Queen pineapple, pili nut gets innovation boost from DOST | ||||
| The Queensland Government has awarded Manbulloo the commercial rights to the three new mango varieties, NMBP-1201, NMBP-1243 and NMBP-4069. | Bicol’s queen pineapple as well as the pili nut received support from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science for Change Program (S4CP). | ||||||
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TURKEY: Tropical fruit exports rise 85 percent |  |
INDIA: KAU to study infection in pineapple plants | ||||
| Türkiye’s tropical fruit exports exhibited an 85 percent increase last year from 2020 to amount to USD13 million, according to a trade group. | The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has launched a study into what appears to be a viral infection in pineapple plants in the Palakuzha area near Vazhakulam. | ||||||
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GHANA: 6% decline in pineapple exports in 2021; ranked 11th globally |  |
INDIA: New fungal disease detected in jackfruit in Kerala | ||||
Ghana’s Pineapple exports to the world registered a decline of 6% in value in 2021 compared to earnings in 2020. |
Athelia rolfsii, a soil-borne fungal pathogen, is a major threat to several crops and was found in jackfruit samples collected from three districts. |
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AUSTRALIA: Avocado oversupply has farmers begging consumers to eat more to reduce waste |  |
MEXICO: Mission Produce grapples with avocado shortfalls following meager harvest | ||||
| A new report by agribusiness bank Rabobank said Australian growers would this year produce 22 avocados per Australian, up 26 per cent on last year’s figures. | Mexico did not specify why harvests were lower this year, though the USDA predicted in June 2021 that drought conditions in Mexico could hamper production in upcoming crop cycles. | ||||||
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INDIA: Center to promote dragon fruit cultivation in 50,000 hectares |  |
PHILIPPINES: Pests threaten dragon fruit farms in Ilocos Norte | ||||
| Following the footsteps of the Gujarat and Haryana Governments, the Center has decided to promote the cultivation of dragon fruit for its health benefits. | Several dragon fruit growers in Ilocos Norte on Friday expressed concern about a growing anthracnose and canker infestations in their plantations this harvest season. | ||||||
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THAILAND: Mangosteen trees making way for pricier durians, says official |  |
VIETNAM: Passion fruit cleared for export to China | ||||
| Farmers in Thailand are felling mangosteen trees to plant more durians, which fetch higher prices in the market. | The General Administration of Customs of China issued a document agreeing to import passion fruit from Vietnam starting July 1. | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Effect of carbonization temperature on physical properties and specific capacitance of activated carbon derived from banana stem and its application as supercapacitor electrodes Effect of post-shooting bunch spray of growth hormone and fertilizer on yield attributing characters of banana Occurrence, abundance and distribution of nematodes of banana linked to altitude in selected banana production areas with focus on pathogenicity of Pratylenchus goodeyi in Kenya |
Genome-wide analysis of the mango SPL family and overexpression of MiSPL13 confers early flowering and stress tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis Effect of ohmic heating and thermo-sonication on the physio-chemical, antioxidant, microbial and sensory properties of mango juice Optimization of dehydration and extraction of phenolic compounds from mango peel |
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Pulsed ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds from papaya pulp and papaya peel using response surface methodology: Optimization and comparison with hot water extraction Bio-benign synthesis of strontium, copper, and manganese nano-hydroxide from Carica papaya unveiling potential biocidal activity against bacterial strains and conversion to oxides and its characterization |
Inactivation kinetics of polyphenol oxidase and peroxidase in pineapple juice by dielectric barrier discharge plasma technology Technical efficiency of pineapple production and challenges in Southern Benin Identification of a novel vitivirus from pineapple in Reunion Island |
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Influence of the phytochemical profile on the peel, seed and pulp of margarida, breda and geada varieties of avocado (Persea americana Mill) associated with their antioxidant potential Elicitor activity of curdlan and Its potential application in protection of hass avocado plants against Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands Fruit weight and yield estimation models for five avocado cultivars in Ethiopia |
Non-invasive and rapid quality assessment of thermal processed and canned tender jackfruit: NIR spectroscopy and chemometric approach Empirical based irrigation model using predicted soil moisture for durian plantation Development of single nucleotide polymorphism markers and genetic diversity in guava (Psidium guajava L.) |
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