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| Addressing the threat of bacterial diseases of bananas to food security and income through surveillance, field management practices, and molecular approaches | Report of the "Webinar Series on Tropical Fruits: Passionfruit" to be released soon. | ||||
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TFNet ACTIVITIES
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FRUIT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
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Webinar on the Development of Global Consumption and
Trade of Rambutan WebForum on Recent Developments in the Pineapple
Industry 2023 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF
2023) 15th TFNet Board of Trustees Meeting |
10th
International Pineapple Symposium 7th
International Symposium on Lychee, Longan and Other
Sapindaceae Fruits XIII
ISHS International Mango Symposium |
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| Missed our webinars? You can now watch them in our Youtube channel! | We are looking for Ordinary Members to
contribute to our website and newsletters. Contact us at
info@itfnet.org for more info. |
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS
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LAOS: Railway transport sees bananas reach China unspoiled |  |
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: Banana revitalization project underway | ||||
| Growers are using the Laos-China Railway to ship bananas from Laos to China, with the speedy means of transport ensuring that the fruit reaches its destination before overripening or going mouldy. | Farmer, Simeon Greene has praised the ICDF for introducing the Banana Revitalization Project just when he was on the verge of abandoning banana cultivation on his farm in Perseverance. | ||||||
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PERU: Organic banana producers from Piura start exporting derivatives to Europe |  |
AUSTRALIA: Mango prices crash due to overlap from key growing regions | ||||
| An initiative promoted by the Organic Banana Agro-industrial Innovation project, has helped more than 3,000 small organic banana producers in Piura improve their production quality and venture into the export of agro-industrial products. | Farmers say mango prices have plummeted in the past week because of an overlap of supply from key growing regions. While it’s terrible news for growers, consumers can now expect to see a price drop for mangoes at the supermarket. | ||||||
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INDIA: With early flowering of mango trees, Muthalamada farmers hoping for a copious season |  |
PAKISTAN: Mango Plants Be Affected With Severe Cold | ||||
| Mango farmers in Muthalamada are in a prayerful mood. With the mango orchards spread across 4,500 hectors in full flower, the farmers are hopeful of a copious season. | The agriculture experts advised the farmers of mango orchards to take immediately necessary measures to save their manage plants from severe cold as it could affect the plants badly during winter. | ||||||
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USA: Fresh Del Monte to launch Del Monte Zero pineapple |  |
TOGO: EU-backed project, PROCAT, produces significant results in the pineapple sector | ||||
| Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced the upcoming launch of the Del Monte Zero pineapple, its first carbon neutral certified pineapple, which factors in the entire supply chain from farm to table in its North American and select European markets. | Thanks to the PROCAT, Togo’s pineapple sector recorded major improvements in the last four years, increasing competitiveness, output, exports, and job creation. | ||||||
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SPAIN: Avocado production increases by 600 hectares per year in Valencia |  |
CHINA: Avocado Imports and Domestic Production Both Expected To Grow | ||||
| Currently, the Valencian Community has 2,800 hectares of avocado, a crop that has rapidly expanded throughout the community and has an annual growth of about 600 hectares. | China’s demand for high-quality fresh avocados continues to grow and its avocado production and imports are expected to continue to increase in coming years. | ||||||
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KENYA: Exports of Sh7 billion avocados to China in three months |  |
SINGAPORE: Durian supply glut leads to record low prices that could last for weeks | ||||
| Kenya exported Sh7 billion avocados to china in three months leading to October. Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency says China is a key market for fresh and frozen Kenyan avocados. | A glut of durians coming from across the Causeway has resulted in record low prices, with the highly sought-after musang king variety going for as little as S$16 a kg. | ||||||
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VIETNAM: Bac Giang builds trademarks for farm produce to expand market |  |
VIETNAM: Griffith helps dragon fruit growers and traders build capacity to export to Australia | ||||
| The northern province of Bac Giang is building trademarks for local farm produce with an aim of reaching more markets. | Griffith University has been helping farmers and co-operatives in Binh Thuan Province train for export expansion to Australia. | ||||||
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RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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Study
of banana preservation extension by UVC radiation in precise
monitoring LED irradiation cavity Antifungal
Mechanism of Metabolites from Newly Isolated Streptomyces
sp. Y1-14 against Banana Fusarium Wilt Disease Using
Metabolomics Biogas
production from banana (Musa paradisiaca) waste:
Fraction and concentration effect |
Widely
targeted metabolite profiling of mango stem apex during
floral induction by compond of mepiquat chloride,
prohexadione-calcium and uniconazole The Genomic Landscape Resource of
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae Strains Isolated from
Mango Trees Blue Light Simultaneously Induces Peel
Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Flesh Carotenoid/Sucrose
Biosynthesis in Mango Fruit |
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Ultrasound-assisted osmotic
dehydration, followed by convective drying of papaya: effect
on physicochemical and functional quality parameters Isolation of papain from ripe papaya
peel using aqueous two-phase extraction |
Ectopic Expression of Pineapple
Actin-Related Protein 6 (AcARP6) Regulates Flowering and
Stress Responses in Arabidopsis Changes in biochemical parameters
during the solid-state fermentation of pineapple (Ananas
comosus I. Merr) peels by Rhizopus oligosporus |
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Effects of Avocado Aqueous Seed
Extract on Liver Biochemical Markers in Rats with
Hepatotoxicity Induced by Isoniazid Prospective Study of Avocado
Consumption and Cancer Risk in US Men and Women Extreme resilience of avocado
sunblotch viroid RNA in sampled avocado leaves and fruit |
Production and Characterization of
Dehydrated Acerola Pulp: A Comparative Study of Freeze and
Refractance Window Drying Influence of ZnO and CuO nanoparticle
on the shelf life and physiochemical properties of guava (Psidium
guajava) fruits and juice Effect of Pectin Coatings Containing
Trans-cinnamaldehyde on the Postharvest Quality of Rambutan |
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