SESSION 1: KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

Keynote paper 1: Systems approaches for developing resilient, profitable tropical fruit industries

Dr. Muhammad Sohail Mazhar, Senior Director Plant Industries, Department of Industry Tourism and Trade, Northern Territory Government of Australia & Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Charles Darwin University, Australia.

Keynote paper 2: Postharvest solutions for major fruits in the developing humid tropics

Dr. Guinevere I. Ortiz, Senior Scientist Postharvest- International Development International Development Unit (IDU), The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

 

SESSION 2. POSTHARVEST SOLUTIONS AND PRACTICES TO MITIGATE LOSSES, ENCOURAGE VALUE ADDITION AND ENHANCE QUALITY FOR MARKETS

Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Extracting Fruit By-Products as Ingredients in the Food Industry

Prof. Dr. Rosnah Shamsudin, Department of Process and Food Engineering, Faculty Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Recent Postharvest Solutions for Sustainable Fruit Production in Vietnam

Dr. Dihh T Tran, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam

Current Post-harvest Technologies and Practices to improve Quality of Tropical fruits in Malaysia

Dr. Lilynorfeshah Mohd. Shah, Senior Assistant Director, Crop Industry Development Division, Department of Agriculture, Malaysia

Postharvest Losses of Tropical Fruits in Pacific Island Countries

Dr. Shalendra Prasad, Director,Research & Agricultural Scientific Services Division Ministry of Agriculture & Waterways,Koronivia Research Station, Fiji

Low processing technology for sustainable tropical fruit industry in Indonesia

Dr. Setyadjit, Senior Researcher, Research Center for Agroindustry, Research Center for Horticulture, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia

Postharvest challenges for tropical fruits in arid and semi-arid regions

Prof. Dr. Hassan M. Dinar, Center of Excellence in Date Palm Research, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia

Postharvest procedure for Malaysian durian exports to China by air shipment

Ms. Nur Azlin Razali, Researcher, Horticulture Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), MARDI Headquarters, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Quality Assessment of Commercial Dried Banana Products Consumed in Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Mohammed Al Rizeiqi, Researcher, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Postharvest Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Exporting Fresh Jackfruit to China

Ms. Nor Hanis Aifaa, Researcher, Horticulture Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), MARDI Headquarters, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Measuring Postharvest Losses of Fruits in Malaysia: Initial Steps towards the Food Loss Index under SDG 12.3.1.a

Mr. Wan Mohd Reza Ikwan Wan Hussin, Researcher, Horticulture Research Centre Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI), Malaysia

 

SESSION 3: RECENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT

Non-destructive measurement to predict quality and the use of plasma fine bubble for extending shelf life of fruits

Dr. Aris Purwanto, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Institut Pertanian Bogor University, Indonesia

Effects of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and cytokinin on postharvest attributes of litchi fruit by modulating antioxidant activity and chlorophyll metabolism after harvest

Dr. Hua Huang, Researcher, Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou, China

Enzymatic Browning in Artocarpus odoratissimus (Terap) and Its Inhibition Treatments under Cold Storage Condition

Dr. Shiamala Devi Ramaiya, Senior Reseacher, Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia

Effects of Caproaldehyde Treatment on Shelf Life, Physicochemical Properties, and Antioxidant Activity of D24 Durian (Durio zibethinus L.) Under Ambient Temperature Storage

Dr. Mohd Sabri Pak Dek, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Browning of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus cv. J33) rind during fruit development

Ms. Zhi Sin, Tan, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Effects of Torch Ginger Essential Oil on Pathogens of Dragon Fruit [Hylocereus polyrhizus (weber) Britton & Rose]

Ms. Deng Xianzhu, Zhejiang-Malaysia Joint Research Laboratory for Agricultural Product Processing and Nutrition, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

Tree Age Affects the Volatile Compound Profile of Musang King Durian Fruit

Mdm. Eliwanzita Sospeter, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

Metabolomics Analysis Revealed the Mechanism of Chilling Injury Development in Durian Fruit During Low-temperature Storage

Mr. Zhang Yuansho, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China

 

SESSION 4. WASTE MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULAR BIOECONOMY

Zero waste management in pineapple production – the Indonesian experience

Ir. Fauzan Khumaidi, Plantation Advisor /Head of R&D, Great Giant Food, Indonesia

Utilization of Citrus Peel Waste as a Source of Essential Oils and Cellulose: A Sustainable Production and Environmental Solution

Ms. Imro’ah Ikarini, Researcher, Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia