TFNet invites you to join the 5th International Symposium on Tropical and Subtropical Fruits to be held in Hua Tai Hotel, Guangzhou, China on 18-20 June 2012, jointly organized by the Fruit Tree Research Institute, Guandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), International Society for Horticultural Sciences, Hunan Agricultural University, and Guangdong Fruit Association.
The symposium aims to highlight recent research and development in production and postharvest fruit technologies; discuss current issues on consumer demand, market access, and trade; provide a forum for information exchange among researchers, producers, academicians, traders, policy makers, and other stakeholders in the tropical and subtropical fruit industry; and establish and strengthen network linkages between the researchers, producers, traders, policy makers and other stakeholders in the tropical and subtropical fruit industry.
Participants are encouraged to contribute to the symposium in oral and poster presentations under these themes:
• Germplasm diversity and breeding
• Molecular biology and biotechnology
• Production Technology and Physiology
• Postharvest and Processing Technology
• Pest and Disease Management
• Economics, Marketing, and Trade
More than 500 participants are expected to attend the symposium. To register, log on to http://www.istsf2012.com/registration.php or visit www.istsf2012.com for more details.