Now is the Era for Tropical Horticulture
We live in an era when more people live in cities than in rural regions. Most of the fastest growing cities in the world are located in the tropics. These are sources of competition for energy, land and water but also opportunities of new markets and challenges for tropical horticulturists.
Breeding strategies and Best Agricultural Practices are (or will soon be) impacted by climate change and as tropical conditions move polewards. Is tropical horticulture resilient enough to withstand these challenges? How can we as horticulturists improve our production and postharvest practices and at the same time protect the environment and mimimize our inputs?
The world population will exceed 9 billion by the 2040s and by 2050, half of the world’s population will reside in the tropics. The problem is already with us with many of worlds poorest people live in tropical regions. What changes are necessary in our prioroties for development, research and education to secure a safe, adequate and secure food supply.. As horticulturists, we need to work together to realize the potential of tropical horticultural crops to meet the needs of our world.
There have been some real success stories in production of tropical horticulture production. China and Vietnam produce large quantities of fruits and vegetables to feed their populations and export horticultural produce to other countries. Thailand is well known for its production and export of tropical fruits. There have been many recent advances in tropical plant breeding in countries such as India and Brazil. More than 3000 fruits grow in the Brazilian rainforest. In the Asia Pacific region >400 species of tropical fruits and nuts are grown commercially or are harvested from forests and are important for income and nutrition, medicine, timber, fuel & livestock feed.
The tropical regions are home to many high value and highly nutritious food crops. For example, the Kakadu Plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana), which is indigenous to northern Australia, has the highest vitamin C content of any plant and contains 3000 to 5000mg of vitamin C per 100g of fruit. Much of the diversity of tropical fruits has yet to be studied in detail and used either directly or via breeding and selection to produce new food crops. In comparison to the vast effort that has been applied to the improvement of production practices in temperate horticultural crops, much essential research is yet to be applied to tropical species. There is great potential to develop and more effectively use this resource to the benefit of the world. Now is the era for tropical horticulture!
Sessions
- Success stories in Tropical Horticulture
- Feeding Booming Tropical Cities
- Modification of Production Systems for Year Round Production
- Production Practices and the Environment
- Are We Ready for Climate Change
- Tropical Horticulture and Human Nutrition
Convenors
Professor Emeritus
Roderick Drew
has performed many leadership roles in both professional and voluntary organisations.
His research has focused on tropical fruits and he has worked on collaborative projects in many tropical countries.
He has been a member of ISHS since the early 1970s. He has initiated new working groups, convened new and established symposia (commencing with the “International Symposium on Biotechnology of Tropical and Subtropical Species” in Brisbane in 1997), and served as a council member for Australia. Read more…
Professor Robert Paull
I have been involved for over 30 years in research and teaching, and as a consultant to commercial companies, and national and international programs. This experience has included leadership positions as a convenor of symposium, workshops and college task forces, elected faculty senator, faculty association board member, and served for thirteen years as chairman of a University Department with 24 faculty.
My research program is focused on the adaptation and application of technology to the improvement of postharvest handling in an integrated and systematic way. Research covers production approaches to improving product quality of tropical fruit, vegetables and ornamentals, insect disinfestation and handling and marketing of these products. This research has lead to improvement in production practices, and the postharvest handling and marketing of these products. All the research is done in conjunction and support of local industries and individual growers, shippers and marketers. Read more…
Dr Alain Rival
is the Resident Director for SouthEast Asian Island Countries and the Coordinator for Oil Palm Research at Cirad, the French Centre for International Cooperation in Agricultural Research for Development.
His research work focuses on epigenetic variation in higher plants, specifically in exploring the role of DNA methylation in the determination of somaclonal variation in the oil palm. Read more…
International Scientific Committee
- Jenny Aitkin, New Zealand
- Thanda Aung, Myanmar
- Chung-Ruey Yen, Taiwan
- Amanda Crump, USA
- Maureen Fitch, USA
- Sirichai Kanlayanarat, Thailand
- JDH (Dyno) Keatinge, UK
- Vincent Lebot, Vanuatu
- Elizabeth Mitcham, USA
- Tan Joon Sheong, Malaysia
- Kyle Stice, Fiji
- Jim Simon, USA
- Sisunandar, Indonesia
- Apiradee Uthairatanakij, Thailand
- Wang Yingkuan, China
- Judy Zhu, USA
PRESENTATIONS
| No. | Title | Author |
| 1 | Horticulture for Sustainable Development: Evidence for impact of international vegetable research and development at The World Vegetable Center | Dr. Dyno Keatinge |
| 2 | Study on the effect of new type covering materials on the quality and yield of Tomato | Zeng Chan Zhou |
| 3 | Governance structures to facilitate market access for smallholder vegetable producers: lessons learned from marketing groups in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania | Dr. Andreas Gramzow |
| 4 | The banana pseudostem tender core could be nutritionally better than its fruits | Mr. Maclin Dayod |
| 5 | LOCAL MARKET POTENTIAL AND MARKETING SYSTEMS OF VEGETABLES FROM UPLAND AREAS OF INDONESIA | Idha Widi Arsanti |
| 6 | Evaluation Study of Chilli, Mango, Citrus and Shallot Development Program in Indonesia | Idha Widi Arsanti |
| 7 | Effect of mineral nitrogen fertilizers substitution with natural ores of fertilizers on growth and productivity of olive trees cv. Koroneiki | Dr. Taha Fathy Ahme El-Sharony |
| 8 | Bioactive phytochemicals and their bioaccessibility in four unexploited tropical fruits grown in Queensland, Australia | Michael Netzel |
| 9 | The Food Plants International database as a global resource, freely available | Bruce French |
| 10 | Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Cultivation in Italy: Experience and Prospectives | Dr. Ottavio Cacioppo |
| 11 | Effect of main environmental conditions on the growth of Bitter gourd (Shiokaze) | Dr. Maro Tamaki |
| 12 | Reddening Disorder of `Honey Gold´ Mango Fruit | Mr. Amrit Poudel |
| 13 | Red bayberry – The journey to its commercialisation in Australia | Dr. Melinda Perkins |
| 14 | Studies on the variability of growth and yield components in seedling strains of acid lime (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) | Prof. Dr. DILIPRAJ PATIL |
| 15 | Role of p-coumaric and chlorogenic acids in the black spot disease resistance of pineapple | Mr. Bastien Barral |
| 16 | A comparative study on germination and early stand establishment of French marigold (Tegetes patula) and African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) seeds by inducing physiological and chemical changes through seed priming | Ms. Qurrat Ul Ain Farooq |
| 17 | Evaluation Ty Gene Inserted Tomato Lines for Yield and Diseases Resistance in Bangladesh | Dr. Md. Abdul Goffar |
| 18 | A Review: Thailand Commercial Success of Growing Lime in Varietal Containers to Control Time of Flowering and Tree Canopy | Dr. Montree Issarakraisila |
| 19 | Dr. Rosanna Freyre | Assist. Prof. Brian Pearson |
| 20 | Modification of Production Systems for Year-round Marketing | Prof. Dr. Robert E. Paull |
| 21 | Field Performance of Aeroponic grown Potato Seed in Tropical Environments | Mr. Michael Hughes |
| 22 | A multi targeted approach to management of fruitspotting bugs in Australia – Outcomes and what have we learned | Dr. Ruth Huwer |
| 23 | Research to Impact: The Household Garden Model of AVRDC ‘ The World Vegetable Center | Dr. Pepijn Schreinemachers |
| 24 | Harvesting at Night Reduces Under-skin Browning in `Honey Gold´ Mango Fruit | Dr. Andrew Macnish |
| 25 | Sustainable urban horticulture: a SWOT analysis | Dr. Thomas Dubois |
| 26 | Maturity Index of Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L) using SVM as Image Processing Technology | Dr. Indira Prabasari |
| 27 | Greenhouse Climate Control Design For Plant Productivity | Dr. Indira Prabasari |
| 28 | Automatic Detection of Surface Defect on Mangosteen Based on Principal Component Analysis | Dr. Indira Prabasari |
| 29 | Improved Horticulture Production Practices in Tropical Queensland Can Benefit Farm Profitability and the Environment | Dr. Geoff Dickinson |
| 30 | Rambutan marcotts have a role in establishing high density, protected orchards | Mr. Mark Hoult |
| 31 | Curcuma Ornamental Ginger Breeding in the Wet/Dry Tropics of the Northern Territory, Australia | Ms. Doris Marcsik |
| 32 | Climatic Change Adaptation Strategy in Tropics’ Cropping Systems: a case study from Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) as live mulch | Dr. David O. Ojo |
| 33 | The Study Composition of the Phenolic Complex and Antioxidant Activity of White Grape Varieties | Dr. Svetlana Levchenko |
| 34 | Essentials oils to control anthracnose disease of mango due to Colletotrichum gloeosporioides | Dr. Marc Chillet |
| 35 | COP21 and the global horticulturist: the way to Climate Smart Horticulture | Dr. Alain Rival |
| 36 | Morpho-anatomy of fruit, seed and seedling of Butterfly Pea Tree (Clitoria arborea Benth.) | Prof. Dr. Breno Silva |
| 37 | Temperature, substrate and sowing detph on emergence of Ormosia paraensis Ducke seedlings | Prof. Dr. Breno Silva |
| 38 | Disinfestation Of Floriculture Products With Ethyl Formate Fumigant: Vapormate | Ms. Emily Rigby |
| 39 | The route to development of basal stem rot resistance material in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) via the discovery of lignification process in its pathogen (Ganoderma boninense) | Dr. Joon Sheong Tan |
| 40 | Cashew Enhancement Project of the Department of Agriculture – Palawan Agricutlrural Experiment Station in Palawan, Philippines | Elmer T. Ferry |
| 41 | Designing mango orchards for more efficient production systems | Dr. Paula Ibell |
| 42 | Plant-pathogen interaction study of pomegranate genotypes in response to bacterial blight disease caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae | Dr. Srinivasa Murthy |
| 43 | Quality Engineering Dynamics on Fresh Tomato Supply Chain | Dr. Tomy Perdana |
| 44 | Durian Supply Chain Characteristic in Indonesia | Dr. Tomy Perdana |
| 45 | Characterization of Coloured Mango Varieties of Goa | Dr. ADAVI RAO DESAI |
| 46 | Segregating Pattern of DNA Markers: Can it be a tool for rapid screening of recombinants in cashew! | Adavi Rao DesaiI |
| 47 | Endophytes – a new breeding technology or not? | Dr. Jenny Aitken |
| 48 | Research on Tomato Nitrogen Content Nondestructive Testing Method Based on Multidimensional Image Processing Technology | Assoc. Prof. Xiaodong Zhang |
| 49 | Morphological Diversity and the Nutrition of Aibika (Abelmoschus manihot L. Medik) Under Traditional Cultivation Practices in West Papua, Indonesia | Dr. Saraswati Prabawardani |
| 50 | Photosynthetic activity and yield in capsicum cv Warlock is improved by grafting onto wild chilli rootstocks | Dr. Robyn Cave |
| 51 | Mobile appllication system for a practical use in calculating leaf area | Mr. Nafi Ananda Utama |
| 52 | Horticulture in Myanmar | Dr. Aung Thanda |
| 53 | Photosynthetic activity and yield in capsicum cv Warlock is improved by grafting onto wild chilli rootstocks | Dr. Robyn Cave |
| Poster | ||
| 1 | Study on the agricultural AGV suitable for the operation of the narrow site | Zeng Chan Zhou |
| 2 | Optimization of Processing Technology for Dried Loquat Fruit | Ms. Jintao Wang |
| 3 | Effect of structured water and fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of grape (vitis vinifera l.) cv. manjri naveen | Prof. Dr. DILIPRAJ PATIL |
| 4 | Demand System for Fresh African Indigenous Vegetables among Households in Kenya | Mr. Eric Obedy |
| 5 | The Speed of Germination of Lycopersicum esculentum L. is Increased by Imbibition Water Oxygenation | Prof. Eloísa Vidal-Lezama |
| 6 | A decade of historical virus detections in sweetpotato from Australia’s east coast | Sandra Dennien |
| 7 | Preharvest Treatment with Kaolin and Harvesting Seasons affecting Postharvest Quality and Physiological Changes of Mango Fruits cv. Nam Dok Mai No.4 | Assist. Prof. Apiradee Uthairatanakij |
| 8 | The Seeds of Annona muricata L.. Tolerate Dehydration up to 12 % | Prof. Eloisa Vidal-Lezama |
| 9 | Accelerated aging test in tree butterfly pea (Clitoria fairchildiana R. A. Howard) seeds | Prof. Dr. Breno Silva |
| 10 | Position and the depth of sowing in the emergency of flamboyant (Delinox regia L. – Fabaceae) | Prof. Dr. Breno Silva |
| 11 | Effect of Different Growth Medium Mass on the leaf photosynthesis capacity, Yield and Volume of Drainage Nutrient Solution of Greenhouse Cucumber | Assoc. Prof. Ni Jiheng |
| 12 | Determination of appropriate irrigation time based on rewatering water-use efficiency | Dr. Deke Xing |
| 13 | Calamansi (x Citrofortunella microcarpa) for potential citrus fruit production for the island of Guam | Dr. Mari Marutani |
| 14 | Trimming losses in Chinese cabbage | Dr. Emma Ruth Bayogan |
| 15 | Evaluation of various methods to break potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Granola) tuber dormancy | Dr. Emma Ruth Bayogan |
| 16 | Efficacy of guava leaf and mangosteen rind extracts in reducing soft rot (Pectobacterium carotovorum) in harvested Chinese cabbage | Dr. Emma Ruth Bayogan |
| 17 | Comparison of Measurement and Simulation of Photosynthetic Rate at a Level of Full Size Tomato Plant | Mr. Kota Shimomoto |
| 18 | Baseline light distribution in Kensington Pride Mango (Mangifera indica L.) tree canopies in North Queensland | Ms. Anahita Mizani |
| 19 | Effect of storage temperature and time on volatile profile of fresh-squeezed Thai lime juice | Ms. Natthamon Suwannaprom |
| 20 | Effect of Macronutrient Concentrations on Yields, Pungency, and Phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) and Capsaicin synthase (CS) Activities of Hot Chili (Capsicum annuum L.) | Assist. Prof. Thammasak Thongket |
| 21 | Calcined Kaolin (Surround WP) Effect on Heat Stress and Productivity in Bananas (Musa sp.) in Costa Rica | Dr. Ruben Ortiz |
| 1 | RNAi-based management for Fusarium wilt of banana | Ms. Shulang Fei |
| 2 | The climatic effects on phenological stages of citrus affecting yield and quality | Dr. Tahir Khurshid |
http://www.ishs.org/symposium/570