August 2016 (Page 2)

  The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) chairman has said that the council attaches great importance to collaborate with China in various sectors including agricultural development for ensuring food security and poverty alleviation in South Asia.   Presiding over a meeting with a four-member Chinese delegation held at the PARCContinue Reading

by Bryson Masse, motherboard   A Canadian team has invented a new way to make sure that fruit stays fresh for longer, by spraying them with a nano-scale formula. Jay Subramanian, a professor of tree fruit breeding and biotechnology at the University of Guelph, and his group have developed a treatmentContinue Reading

by Miriam Taylor, newslodi   The Center for Scientific Research of Yucatan (CICY) developed two new types of papaya Maradol, known as Kanput and Chakput, which have nutrients that prevent disease such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome.   In an interview with the News Agency of the National Council of Science andContinue Reading

by Conrad M. Cariño, Manila Times   Radiation can fight the mango pulp weevil (MPW) or Sternochetus frigidus in mango, which can help the Philippines pass the quality standards for the United States market for tropical fruits, according to government researchers.   The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of theContinue Reading

    The Sigatoka group of fungi The Sigatoka disease complex is a cluster of three closely related fungi–yellow sigatoka (Pseudocercospora musae), eumusae leaf spot (Pseudocercospora eumusae) and black sigatoka (Pseudocercospora fijiensis)–which emerged in quick succession during the last century as destructive pathogens on banana.   Yellow sigatoka was theContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet     All indications suggest 2016 will be another record export campaign for Australian navel oranges.   According to a update issued by peak industry body Citrus Australia, the country’s export programmes have been bolstered by reduced crops from South Africa, favourable exchange rates across aContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet     An international consortium, led by scientists from the Wageningen University & Research Centre, claims to have unravelled the DNA of pseudocercospora fijiensis, the fungus that causes the black Sigatoka disease in bananas.   Gert Kema, a professor in tropical phytopathology at Wageningen University, saidContinue Reading

by Mohammed Shafeeqe, Times of Oman     Dates are synonymous with the Middle Eastern life as we know that there are few more appealing ways to round off a meal in the Sultanate than eating a handful of sweets and succulent dates. These tasty fruits have been a key partContinue Reading

by  Kelly den Herder, Fresh Plaza     Currently, an opportunity opens for the market in Asia caused by recent sanitary and weather setbacks from the Philippines, especially in the banana sector. Prime Fruit Mexico has focused on developing the Mexican origin of various tropical fruits in these markets, and althoughContinue Reading

by Churchill Edward, theborneopost   Veteran pineapple planters in the state are looking forward to planting the sweet MD2 variety, which is in demand in the Middle East and Asia.   Planters in Johor have found great success with the variety, which has a longer shelf life and can thus withstandContinue Reading

  There has been a shortage on the pineapple market the past few weeks. “In the 28th week, the market has been improving and this will continue for at least another month,” expects Frank Ocampo of Hagé International. “The pineapple sales usually stagnate during summer, but the situation has changedContinue Reading