Virtual format for 2020 course

Fruit development, ripening and postharvest

Evolutionary stepping stone to beet colouration discovered

Training for trainers, consultants and industry leaders

Scientists have identified four new pathogens previously not found in Australian chilies; the discovery has significant implications for the country’s quarantine and disease resistance efforts.

Researchers discover novel mechanism by which plants can be engineered to silence genes of fungal pathogens

Research reports are presented in the following 5 sections: (1) Ornamental crops (assessments on Dendrobium, rose, Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos spp.) and Gypsophila cultivars; assessment of annual cut flower crops; foliage plant shipping trial; nutrition of Western Australian native plants in Central ...

Recently, occurrence of rugose spiralling whitefly, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus, was noticed in Purba Midnapur and Howrah districts of West Bengal during April 2019 on coconut (Cocos nucifera), banana (Musa spp.), mango (Mangifera indica), sapota (Manilkara zapota), Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis...

Research and extension programmes on postharvest handling and marketing of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants are described. Crops covered include apples, avocados, bananas, carambolas, Citrus, longans, litchis, mangoes, pawpaws, pineapples, rambutans, cucurbits, tomatoes, and foliage and...

The mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota (Jacq) H. E. Moore & Stearn) it is a fruit native of the Meso-American Region, their main use is for fresh consumption. In Chiapas, the trees occur in home gardens in association with other crops (fruit-bearing, ornamental, forest and vegetables). The present work...