USA – Farmers might have a new pest on their hands after inspectors with the Department of Agriculture recently discovered an invasive fruit fly near Orlando. The guava fruit fly is most commonly found overseas. The tiny inspect poses a massive risk to crops because experts say it lays itsContinue Reading
Fruit juices provide health benefits, but drink them in moderation. A day without orange juice is like a day without sunshine, went an old TV commercial. Now we’re more concerned with the health benefits of juice than a sunny start to our day. You’ve seen the ads and read theContinue Reading
Introduction / Agronomy Postharvest and Processed Products Market and International Trade Research and Development Back to > Major Fruits | Minor Fruits | Underutilized Fruits | Rare Fruits Physiological Changes However, black heart (BH) disorder and post harvest diseases will shorten the storage life of fruits at low temperature.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 Introduction Pineapple is native to Uruguay, Brazil, and Paraguay of South America, a tropical perennial herb with multiple fruit. It isContinue Reading
FRANCE – Will organic soon be ploughing its furrow in mango orchards? This is the challenge set for the Biophyto project, selected following the Casdar 2011 call for projects, which is starting up in Réunion. The aim is to grow mangoes without using insecticides. This is an ambitious target. Bugs,Continue Reading
SPAIN – Scientists at the Valencian Institute of Agrarian Research (IVIA, Spain) have created a machine that detects and separates rotten oranges, another that classifies mandarin segments according to their quality and another that helps citrus fruit pickers out in the field. All prototypes use computer vision to automatically inspectContinue Reading
MALAYSIA – The spiky, stinky tropical fruit known as the durian is an acquired taste. As Malaysia begins selling durians to China, farmers here in the southern part of the country hope middle-class Chinese will develop a preference for their home-grown version. “Our durians are the best. No-one else canContinue Reading
Delegates of TFNet Board of Trustees Members The International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet) held its 4th TFNet Board of Trustees meeting in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 26-28 July 2011. Secretary General Dato Mohd Hashim Abdullah of the Malaysian Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (MOA) chaired the meetingContinue Reading
International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), in collaboration with Common Fund for Commodities (CFC), Amsterdam, National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Nigeria, and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations organized a workshop on ‘Enhancing Participation in the Value Chain and Establishing Links to the Market for Tropical Fruit SmallholdersContinue Reading
International Tropical Fruits Network (TFNet), Department of Agriculture, Malaysia and Malaysia Agriculture Research Development Institute (MARDI) jointly organised a workshop on ‘Integrated Approaches in Banana Disease Management’ at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park, Serdang, Malaysia on 22 March 2011. Banana plantations in Malaysia have been severely affected by Fusarium wiltContinue Reading
Fruit tree improvement project (FTIP) – The largest depository/germplasm centre of fruits, medicinal plants and agroforestry in Bangladesh. Initially the project was established on 1 acre of land in 1991 funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) whose mission was established of a seed bank and extension ofContinue Reading
The Banana Research Center of Institute of Fruit Tree Research (IFTR), Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS) has been observing and monitoring the development of banana production in China and Guangdong province. The Research Centre has advanced steadily and has achieved much success, in contributing to the development of bananaContinue Reading
Designed using Magazine News Byte Premium. Powered by WordPress.