TFNet Newsfeed » 2021

The September-October 2021 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed features a report on the ISTF2021. Other highlights are:

• ECUADOR: Banana exports decreased in the first 8 months of the year
• AUSTRALIA: Bartle Frere Bananas using IoT and data to improve banana traceability
• SINGAPORE: Innovator turns pineapple leaves into sneaker, denim-ready fibers
• CHINA: Southeast Asian fruits continue to sell well, Vietnam pitaya fruits enter the peak of trading

Research highlights include:

• Edible coating based on banana starch and chitosan for postharvest conservation of guava
• Organelle DNA sequence data provide new insights into the maternal and paternal lineages of Musa species germplasms

The July-August 2021 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed includes updates on ISTF2021, a report on an FAO-TFNet meeting, ISODOFT2021, and the Malaysia National banana Congress. Other highlights are:

• NEW ZEALAND: Kiwis go bananas, not for toilet paper, during a lockdown
• SOUTH KOREA: Peru drives surge in avocado imports
• PAKISTAN: First ever mango consignment on way to Russia
• CHINA: Thai mangosteen prices plummet this summer

Research highlights include:

• Evaluation of mathematical modelings of pineapple juice concentration using different combination techniques
• It takes two: reciprocal scion-rootstock relationships enable salt tolerance in ‘Hass’ avocado

The June 2021 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed includes updates on ISTF2021, a report on an FAO-TFNet meeting, ISODOFT2021, and the Malaysia National banana Congress. Other highlights are:

• MEXICO: Papaya exports top the globe with 44% of the market
• MALAYSIA: Durians have become a rich man’s delicacy
• CAMBODIA: Can farmers reap the benefit of China trade deal?
•  MEXICO: Papaya exports top the globe with 44% of the market

Research highlights include:

• Response Of Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Seeds Growth To The Gibberellin (GA3) and Cow Biourine
•  First report of Pythium cucurbitacearum causing fruit rot of durian in the Philippines

The April 2021 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed includes the ISTF2021 call for abstracts and first announcement, the release of the Bananas Fusarium Wilt Workshop Report, and a workshop on Lancang-Mekong agricultural cooperation in Lancang, Malaysia. Other highlights are:

• ECUADOR: Deadly banana fungus puts world’s top exporter on high alert
• USA: Can ‘banana buffers’ save California from wildfires?
• ETHIOPIA: Could solar-dried papaya relieve malnutrition?
• THAILAND: Durian quality inspection program begins

Research highlights include:

• Prediction of mango hopper, Idioscopus nitidulus (Walker) using hybrid modelling in Konkan region
• Native flowering shrubs promote beneficial insects in avocado orchards

The March 2021 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed includes the announcement for ISTF 2021. Other highlights are:

• INDIA: Banana, tapioca farmers stare at steep price fall
• THAILAND: Mango growers complain of low prices and fewer exports
• JAPAN: Excess fungicides found in exported bananas
• MALAYSIA: Penang’s durian season will arrive late this year but harvest expected to be high quality

Research highlights include:

•  Asexual reproduction: an alternative for the propagation and conservation of papaya (Carica papaya L.) native to Guerrero, Mexico
•  Dragon fruit calli development and fungal contamination as influenced by activated charcoal

The February 2021 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed includes the announcement for ISTF 2021. Other highlights are:

• COLOMBIA: Hass avocados reach record exports in 2020
• CHINA: 2020 fruit imports surpass USD10 billion for first time
• CAMBODIA: Kampong Cham mango farmers in limbo as price plummets
• INDIA: Seven years of research leads to new banana variety

Research highlights include:

• Preservation of mango fruit quality using fucoidan coatings
• Active control of greenhouse climate enhances papaya growth and yield at an affordable cost

The January 2021 issue of the TFNet Newsfeed includes:

• AUSTRALIA: Panama disease threatens banana plantations, supply of Lady Finger and Ducasse varieties at risk
• CAMBODIA: 2020 mango export earns USD 470 million
• CHINA: Thailand urged to adopt WHO guidelines to ensure durians free of COVID-19
• MEXICO: Avocado exports forecasted to be up for Super Bowl

Research highlights include:

• Identifying opportunities to improve management of water stress in banana production
•  Effects of curcumin-based photodynamic treatment on quality attributes of fresh-cut pineapple