Indian Alphonso mangos, with their buttery texture and sweet taste, are the most sought-after variety. But an EU import ban will make for a less sweet summer – for European mango consumers, and Indian exporters. India’s scorching summer heat with temperatures soaring to 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit)Continue Reading
The first “International Symposium on Superfruits: Myth or Truth?” was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 1-3 July 2013, organized by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam (MARD). Ninety participants from 18Continue Reading
Introduction / Agronomy Postharvest and Processed Products Market and International Trade Research and Development Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits | Rare Fruits Title: Effects of Elevated CO2 on Medicinal Properties of Guava Plants Authors: F.M. de Rezende, A.P. Souza, M. S. Buckeridge, C.M.Continue Reading
Introduction / Agronomy Postharvest and Processed Products Market and International Trade Research and Development Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits | Rare Fruits Country of Import Exporting Countries Phytosanitary requirements Australia All Countries This commodity if prohibited entry into Australia Singapore All CountriesContinue Reading
Introduction / Agronomy Postharvest and Processed Products Market and International Trade Research and Development Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits | Rare Fruits Postharvest Fruits are graded based on weight, size, and color. Fresh fruit has a short shelf life but can be extendedContinue Reading
Introduction / Agronomy Postharvest and Processed Products Market and International Trade Research and Development Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits | Rare Fruits Guava (Psidium guajava) is valued for its delectable taste and aroma. Guava can be considered as the ‘apple of the tropics’Continue Reading
You can shop for more than just clothes, cosmetics and electronics on Facebook nowadays. The social networking platform is now the place to go to find the king of fruits, the durian. A Facebook page puts you in direct contact with the farmer. Just pick the durian you want, leaveContinue Reading
The Northern Territory city of Palmerston is in ‘banana lock-down’ after the fungal disease known as Banana Freckle was discovered in the suburb of Gray. The NT’s Chief plant health manager, Stephen West, says the entire city has been declared a quarantine area and banana plants will have toContinue Reading
The research was based on a clinical study that investigated whether eating one Hass avocado every day as part of a moderate fat diet (34 percent fat) had a beneficial effect on risk factors for CVD among healthy overweight and obese subjects, compared to a similar moderate fat diet withoutContinue Reading
Farmers in a mango-growing region of India are eyeing new markets for the ‘king of fruits’, now that the doors have been shut in the European market due to concerns over high contamination levels of non-European fruit flies. The state of Odisha on the country’s east coast is homeContinue Reading
A world-first study by Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) has found eating an organic diet for a week can cut pesticide exposure in adults by 89%. In a release, lead investigator Dr Liza Oates said a few studies examining how organic diets affected pesticide levels in childrenContinue Reading
Scot Nelson and Richard Manshardt, scientists with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources(CTAHR), have created a new citizen science app for iOS and Android users that tracks what they believe to be the declining incidence of papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) in the Honolulu area, as well as aContinue Reading
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