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| UPCOMING TFNET ACTIVITIES | OTHER TROPICAL FRUIT EVENTS |
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Workshop on Banana Fusarium Wilt National Fruit Symposium (Malaysia) 2020 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits & 14th TFNet Board of Trustees Meeting |
X International Pineapple Symposium III Asian Horticultural Congress - AHC2020 International Conference on Precision Biotechnology in Agriculture International Symposia on Vocational Education |
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CALL FOR PAPERS |
TFNet 20th Anniversary Special |
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Deadline: Submit your papers to: |
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Conference Proceedings: International Conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases (TROPED 2018) Print*: USD 10 (TFNet Members), USD 20 (Non-members) Digital: USD 8 (TFNet Members), USD 15 (Non-members) To order, contact hariyatul@itfnet.org. *Shipping cost not included |
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD |
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STUDY: World’s stinkiest fruit could make super-fast electric chargers |  |
FRANCE: Two major innovations for eco-friendly exotic fruit and vegetable packaging | ||||
| Durian has a commendable nutritional value and as per a recent study, might just be the best possible material for lightning-fast electric charging for gadgets and electric vehicles alike. | A company in France has developed 2 innovations to reduce the use of plastics in packaging: Food-safe ink and biocompostable cardboard and plastic made from birchwood. | ||||||
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STUDY: How ancient tooth plaque solved the mystery of the banana’s trans-pacific journey |  |
USA: Can Disease-Sniffing Dogs Save the World’s Citrus? | ||||
3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders. |
Gottwald may have a creative new strategy to diagnose citrus greening: one that relies not on vision, but smell. They’ve taught dogs to recognize the telltale scent of a huanglongbing infection. | ||||||
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HONDURAS: Visiting experts from Taiwan share knowledge about Fusarium |  |
CAMBODIA: Banana exports solid but mangoes struggling as Novel Coronavirus affects fresh fruit markets | ||||
| A delegation of Taiwanese experts in the cultivation of bananas has traveled to Honduras in a Technical Cooperation Mission with the objective of evaluating the capacity to prevent the entry of Fusarium Wilt. | Fresh bananas are still being exported to the Chinese market but fresh mangoes to South Korea have been badly hit by the Novel Coronavirus effect on fresh fruit markets. | ||||||
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VIETNAM: Mutual exports with India expected to increase |  |
VIETNAM: Companies rescue farmers from the plummeting price of fruits | ||||
| With the comprehensive strategic partnership and large purchasing power, Vietnam and India have the potential to increase two-way trade via boosting mutual exports of their strong commodities. | The low price of fruits has affected the income of small farmers in Vietnam and many enterprises have stepped in to the rescue. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Banana group says coronavirus dampens exports to China |  |
MALAYSIA: Durian industry stung by low prices as coronavirus outbreak affects demand from China | ||||
| Work stoppages and market closures in China stemming from the coronavirus epidemic are hurting small- and medium-sized banana growers in the Philippines. | The prices of durians in Malaysia have dipped as demand from China fell following the novel coronavirus outbreak. | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Panama disease tropical race 4 detected in Far North Queensland |  |
BERMUDA: Mealybugs place banana imports in jeopardy | ||||
| A devastating fungal disease with the potential to wipe out banana crops has been detected on a farm in Far North Queensland — the heart of Australia’s growing district. | A spokeswoman for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said that officials have worked with importers to tackle pest contaminations and the expensive inspection process needed to block the pests. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: ‘Kurikong’ disease threatens mango export |  |
KENYA: Mango boom sees region smiling its way to the bank | ||||
| Cecid fly infestation threatens the yield of the supposedly “sweetest mango” in the world, even as Philippine government researchers are in the thick of finalizing their studies on how to address the problem caused by the bug. | Mangoes are the new gold in Makueni County, with many residents picking thousands of shillings from the fruits, especially at this time when they are in season. | ||||||
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USA: Hawai‘i international tropical fruit conference set for fall |  |
PERU: 10,000 tons of mango can’t be exported to China because of the coronavirus | ||||
| Hawai‘i International Tropical Fruit Conference will celebrate its 30th year this fall, scheduled for 25-27 September. | Avocado producers from Casma in the Ancash region are very concerned about the halt of mango and avocado exports to China due to the coronavirus health crisis. | ||||||
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INDIA: Farmers keen to shift to MD2 pineapple variety |  |
AUSTRALIA: New mango varieties hit shelves after frustrating wait ends for growers | ||||
| Pineapple farmers are keen to switch at least a part of their holdings to the MD2 from the dominant Mauritius variety as the former can be easily processed and have a much longer shelf life. | New mango varieties grown on a north Queensland farm have been given the taste test for the first time, with retail trials passing the first hurdle. | ||||||
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UGANDA: Pineapple prices fall to USD 0.06 in Masaka, farmers stuck |  |
USA: Avocado lace bug confirmed on Hawaii Island | ||||
Pineapple farmers in Masaka district are stuck with their farm produces as their export market shrinks. |
Another invasive pest has been identified on Hawaii Island, this time threatening avocado trees. |
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NEPAL: Dhankuta farmers falling in love with avocado |  |
EU: New organic rules could harm Fairtrade co-ops | ||||
| Once a synonym of orange production in eastern hills of Nepal, Dhankuta, of late, is turning to a brand new fruit – avocado. | Fairtrade International has warned that small farmers’ co-ops will struggle to survive under new organic regulations proposed by the EU. | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Design of a pineapple picker with self-locking and self-adaptive flexible claws |  |
First report of Corynespora cassiicola causing leaf spot on avocado (Persea americana) in China | ||||
| Zhong Q., et. al. (26 Feb 2020) Conference Paper: International Conference on Frontier Computing |
Fang Q., et.al. (19 Feb 2020) Journal: Plant Disease DOI |
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Effect of Edible Coating on Functional Properties and Nutritional Compounds Retention of Air Dried Green Banana (Musa sapientum L.) |  |
Efficacy of tamarind leaves and mango leaves as feed additives on growth, blood status and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in juvenile catfish | ||||
| Alam M., et.al. (Feb 2020) Journal: Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology DOI: 10.9790/2402-1402025158 |
S.E. Olusola, et.al. (Feb 2020) Journal: Croatian Journal of Fisheries ISSN: 1848-0586 |
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Effect of fibre ratio and chemical treatment on the properties of pineapple leaf and betel nut husk fibre-reinforced hybrid polypropylene composites |  |
Dataset of Cavendish banana transcriptome in response to chitosan coating application | ||||
| E. Jahan, et.al. (22 Feb 2020) Journal: Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies DOI |
F.M. Dwivany, et.al. (26 Feb 2020) Journal: Data in Brief DOI |
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Biological control of fruit rot and anthracnose of postharvest mango by antagonistic yeasts from economic crops leaves |  |
Antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of Carica papaya Seeds | ||||
| W. Konsue, et.al. (21 Feb 2020) Journal: Microorganisms DOI |
S.K. Sahni (25 Feb 2020) Book: Sustainable Humanosphere ISSN: 1880 -6503, |
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Genomic diversity of Salmonella enterica isolated from papaya samples collected during multiple outbreaks in 2017 |  |
Secretome of Trichoderma virens induced by banana roots-identification of novel fungal proteins for enhancing plant defence | ||||
| A.W. Pightling, et.al. (20 Feb 2020) Journal: Microbiology DOI |
G. Muthukathan, et.al. (26 Feb 2020) Journal: Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology DOI |
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