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Potato Seed Supply Crisis in Kenya

Stakeholders claim potato seed production declined after land in Tigoni on the outskirts of Nairobi city and Molo was grabbed. Despite good rainfall in most potato growing areas of Kenya, the potato industry is facing a serious shortage of the commodity ...

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Posted: 2010-02-03 at 04:44

New Inca lily Tangerine Tango can jazz up summer gardens

After more than 20 years of plant research, Prof. Mark Bridgen, horticulture, has developed and patented a new species of flower at Cornell’s Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center. The “Tangerine Tango” is an alstroemeria, commonly ...

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Posted: 2010-02-03 at 04:36

Opportunities for Horticulture and Horticultural Science in a Global Context

Jozef Van Assche, Executive Director of the International Society for Horticultural Science, delivered an invited speech in Bloemfontein, South Africa (University of the Free State) on the occasion of the SASHS Combined Congress 2010 from January 18-21, ...

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Posted: 2010-02-03 at 01:56

New DNA test detects global threat to banana cultivation

Scientists from the Plant Sciences Group of Wageningen UR in the Netherlands and the Brazilian research organisation Embrapa have developed a rapid DNA diagnostic to test banana plants for the much-feared cause of the Panama disease. Published in the ...

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Posted: 2010-01-29 at 10:50

VII International Symposium on Light in Horticulture – Lightsym2012

VII International Symposium on Light in Horticulture October 8-11, 2012, Wageningen (Netherlands). Light plays an important role in market-oriented greenhouse production. Products have to be ready for the market on time with the desired volume and ...

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Posted: 2010-01-21 at 04:12

Acta Horticulturae 845-848 available

Over the last couple of weeks the following Acta Horticulturae titles have been released: Acta Horticulturae 845; VII International Congress on Hazelnut (ISBN 9789066057128 ), Acta Horticulturae 846; VII International Workshop on Sap Flow ...

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Posted: 2010-01-18 at 08:07

IHC2010, Lisbon: new deadline for abstract submission

Call for Abstracts for the 28th International Horticulture Congress (IHC), Lisbon, Portugal, 22-27 August, 2010 :: NEW Deadline: January 31, 2010 :: For online abstract submission go to www.ihc2010.org IHC 2010, the most relevant conference under the ...

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Posted: 2010-01-12 at 03:53

Dr. André Gosselin (Canada) receives Lionel-Boulet Prize

Photo: Mr. Clement Gignac, Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade of the Quebec Government, presenting the Prix Lionel-Boulet to Dr. André Gosselin. Photo by courtesy of Rémi Boily. The highest distinction granted by the ...

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Posted: 2010-01-08 at 08:27

Local food for sustainable communities

Bringing food production much closer to home makes sense. As our population becomes more urbanised, the environmental and financial impacts of transporting produce to our suburbs have risen. Meanwhile, traditional agricultural belts are facing the ...

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Posted: 2010-01-05 at 09:08

University of Warwick (UK) to close horticulture research site

More than 30 academics are facing redundancy at the University of Warwick following a decision to close its renowned horticulture research centre. Warwick HRI, formerly Horticulture Research International, is to close its 192-acre site at Wellesbourne ...

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Posted: 2009-12-22 at 01:33

The impact of the global economic recession on world banana and tropical fruit markets.

Markets for banana and tropical fruits underwent impressive expansions in the past few decades on the back of sustained global economic growth. This paper examines how the recent recession has affected, and given the lag in recovery,

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Posted: 2009-12-21 at 12:45

USDA to Conduct Census of Horticulture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon conduct the 2009 Census of Horticultural Specialties. Taken once every 10 years, this census provides detailed information on horticultural production and sales across the United States. “The Census of ...

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Posted: 2009-12-15 at 09:12

China banks on seeds to protect biodiversity

China has set up its first national seed bank as part of the country’s efforts to protect biodiversity. The Southwest China Germplasm Bank of Wild Species was declared operational at an opening ceremony 24 November, 2009. The seed bank, ...

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Posted: 2009-12-14 at 01:43

Climate change to hit Pacific islands’ food security

Rising sea levels, ocean warming, cyclones and droughts caused by climate change is set to hit hard food security in the Pacific islands, the FAO said, urging governments to take immediate actions. Climate change is expected to act as

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Posted: 2009-12-08 at 10:43

The new hot major? Agriculture

Delaware (USA): The new hot major? Agriculture… Program offers diverse job opportunities for grads.  Kishana Williamson loves dolphins and, strangely enough, the marine mammals are the reason the University of Delaware senior spends her days ...

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Posted: 2009-12-08 at 09:35

Urban farming increasingly being encouraged

Many urban workers across Africa are increasing their incomes through absentee agriculture. With prices for basic foodstuffs at their highest levels in decades, many urbanites feel well rewarded by farming. Absentee agriculture also

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Posted: 2009-12-08 at 09:32

Food Security and Climate Change: A Call for Commitment and Preparation

Over sixty of the world’s most prominent agricultural scientists and leading thinkers in development issued a warning about the almost total absence of agriculture in talks leading up to the UN Climate Change Conference. Signatories of the ...

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Posted: 2009-12-07 at 02:57

Commission Molecular Biology and In Vitro Culture: December 2009 Newsletter

The December 2009 Newsletter of the Commission Molecular Biology and In Vitro Culture is available for download from the ISHS Scientific Structure pages at www.ishs.org/science

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Posted: 2009-12-02 at 09:43

Brazilian mint tea relieves pain as well as aspirin

An ancient herbal mint tea from Brazil is as effective at delivering pain relief as commercial medicine, according to university researchers. Brews from the plant, hyptis crenata, have traditionally been used by native Latin American healers to cure ...

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Posted: 2009-12-01 at 08:50

Newsletter: Commission Education, Research Training and Consultancy

The November 2009 issue (number 4) of the ISHS Commission Education, Research Training and Consultancy Newsletter is available for download from the ISHS Scientific Structure pages at www.ishs.org/science/

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Posted: 2009-11-30 at 08:46

2010 World Tulip Summit – USA

The 2010 World Tulip Summit is being held April 13-15, 2010 in Washington State’s beautiful Skagit Valley. The World Tulip Summit has historically hosted international delegates representing Canada, USA, UK, France, Australia, Japan, and many other ...

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Posted: 2009-11-26 at 08:56

Uganda: palm project accused of environmental destruction

A public-private partnership intends to reduce Uganda's dependence on imported vegetable oil while creating sustainable jobs and income for several thousand people. However, critics say it is destroying forests with no regard for

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Posted: 2009-11-20 at 12:44

China's farming ambitions in Mozambique take shape

China is sending its farming expertise to Mozambique in a drive to increase the African country's agricultural productivity. The Chinese Agricultural Technology Research and Transfer Centre is being built close to the capital

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Posted: 2009-11-20 at 12:44

New Edition of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (8th Edition)

NEW EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE OF NOMENCLATURE FOR CULTIVATED PLANTS, Published by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) in the series Scripta Horticulturae. Scripta Horticulturae 10, 204 pages, October 2009 (ISSN 1813-9205) ...

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Posted: 2009-11-12 at 02:57

Thieves target experimental grapevine in Minnesota (USA)

Clippings from experimental grapevines with high earning potential were taken from the University of Minnesota’s Horticultural Research Center in Victoria, Minn. in what police say may be an inside job. The 5-year-old vines are a result of generations of ...

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Posted: 2009-11-10 at 11:10

New Zealand investing in new Kiwifruit varieties

The New Zealand Government and the kiwifruit industry will invest almost $36 million over seven years to research plant breeding and new varieties. The $35.7 million dollar investment into the combined Zespri and Plant&Food; Research programme ...

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Posted: 2009-11-10 at 10:59

V International Symposium on Seed , Transplant and Stand Establishment: Integrating Methods for Producing More with Less

A complete set of photos taken on the occasion of the V International Symposium on Seed , Transplant and Stand Establishment: Integrating Methods for Producing More with Less, Murcia, Spain, September-October 2009 is now available online at ...

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Posted: 2009-11-06 at 11:56

Cuba introduces new pineapple variety that triples yield

Cuban farmers started sowing a new variety of pineapple that triples the yield of previous ones and has higher concentrations of sugar and vitamin C, according to experts. Known as MD-2, the species is capable of

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Posted: 2009-11-04 at 03:42

ADVI/VOCA agriculture specialist, Zimbabwe

ACDI/VOCA is currently seeking a senior Zimbabwean agronomist to help manage an 18-month project funded by USAID that aims to support the improved production and marketing of staple crops and horticulture. Specifically, the program

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Posted: 2009-11-04 at 02:43

New Working Group: Composting for Horticultural Applications

A new Working Group: Composting for Horticultural Applications, is now available under the framework of the ISHS Commission Sustainability through Integrated and Organic Horticulture. The new Working Group is chaired by Dr. Michael Raviv. For ...

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Posted: 2009-11-04 at 11:41

Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP)

Horticulture Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP), call for Immediate Impact Pre-proposals (Deadline November 15, 2009). The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected the University of California, Davis, to manage a ...

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Posted: 2009-11-01 at 08:59

Australia’s Wine Industry in Deep Crisis

Wine companies are being forced to close their businesses and abandon vineyards as demand for their product dries up. South Australia’s wine industry has plunged into a deep crisis that threatens to claim hundreds of jobs. Great Southern, ...

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Posted: 2009-10-22 at 08:34

Canadian Governments Partner to Build New Markets for Horticulture Producers

Faster access to new plant varieties and processes will help horticulture producers remain innovative and competitive. The Governments of Canada and Ontario will invest $15.6 million in the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (VRIC) to coordinate and ...

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Posted: 2009-10-20 at 11:54

Changing smell of plants announces fungus attack

Tomato plants under attack from the Botrytis fungus give off an aromatic substance that can be measured in greenhouses. This is the result of research performed by Roel Jansen with which he obtained his doctoral degree at Wageningen University ...

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Posted: 2009-10-17 at 08:08

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announces $120 Million in New Agriculture Grants

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, at the 2009 World Food Prize in Des Moine, IA (USA) urged governments, donors, researchers, farmer groups, environmentalists, and others to set aside old divisions and join forces to ...

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Posted: 2009-10-16 at 04:30

1st All Africa Horticulture Congress proves to be great success

The 1st all-Africa horticulture congress took place between the 31st of August and the 3rd of September, 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya. Please click on the link to read the final communique of the congress and the draft resolutions that

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Posted: 2009-10-15 at 11:42

ISHS President N.E. Looney at 2009 World Food Prize and Borlaug Dialogue

Bill Gates, global agricultural ministers, UN agency leaders gather to honor legacy of Dr. Borlaug at the 2009 World Food Prize in Des Moines, IA (USA). This year’s Borlaug Dialogue features over 45 speakers from more than 15 countries ...

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Posted: 2009-10-14 at 04:03

Salon du Chocolat: Criollo, Nacional or Trinitario?

The preliminary edition of the International Cocoa Awards will be held on 14 and 15 October 2009 at the Salon du Chocolat in Paris, 14-18 October 2009, Porte de Versailles, Hall 5-1 (professional show). It is intended ...

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Posted: 2009-10-14 at 12:00

Reforms to CGIAR won’t deliver

CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) reforms make research decision-making distant. CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture ...

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Posted: 2009-10-08 at 02:24

Water weed given new life as fabric

Communities blighted by water hyacinth may soon view the aquatic weed as an asset rather than a scourge, thanks to a technique devised in the Philippines to turn the plant into a textile. Scientists from the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) at ...

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Posted: 2009-10-07 at 02:48

ISHS Board delegation at the African Crop Science Society Conference Cape Town

Just prior to the ISHS Board meeting in Stellenbosch, South Africa (October 2-3, 2009) a delegation of the ISHS Board attended the African Crops Science Society Conference in Cape Town (South Africa). The conference theme was “Science and technology ...

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Posted: 2009-10-05 at 09:56

Acta Horticulturae 840-844 available

Over the last couple of weeks the following Acta Horticulturae titles have been released: ActaHorticulturae 840; I International Jujube Symposium (ISBN 9789066055926 ), Acta Horticulturae 841; II International Symposium on Human Health ...

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Posted: 2009-10-04 at 08:31

Trees on farm: Analysis of global extent and geographical patterns of agroforestry

This new agroforestry study was released at the opening of the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry. It shows that almost half of all farmed landscapes worldwide include significant tree cover. This is the first study to quantify the

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Posted: 2009-09-29 at 03:43

ISHS Scientific Structure: updates

- New Working Group: Genetically Modified Plants, Chairperson: Ms. Adri Veale - Section Banana and Plantain: New Chairperson and Vice-Chair: Dr. Stephan Weise and Dr. Jim Lorenzen - Working Group Preservation and Exploitation of the Genetic ...

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Posted: 2009-09-28 at 08:22

Potato Genome Sequence Released by International Group of Scientists

The Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium (PGSC), an international group of scientists has announced that it has released the first draft sequence of the potato genome. The PGSC started work on the project three years ago. The resulting ...

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Posted: 2009-09-22 at 02:07

Africa: Getting ready for Copenhagen

‘African farmers will play a major part in the solution of climate change mitigation,’ predicts Dennis Garrity, head of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). ‘Deforestation contributes to 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Posted: 2009-09-18 at 10:43

Le séchage des mangues

A guide to processing mangoes, from fruit supply to marketing the dried product.

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Posted: 2009-09-16 at 12:00

Scripta Horticulturae 9: Following Chestnut Footprints (Castanea spp.)

The book edited by Damiano Avanzato, is structured by organic and simple country cards and chestnut descriptions enabling to reveal many important aspects of the species, including, phytogeographic, cultural, economic, technical knowledge, all interpreted ...

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Posted: 2009-09-15 at 03:52

First All Africa Horticulture Congress (AAHC), Kenya, 2009

Kenya successfully hosted the first All Africa Horticulture Congress in Nairobi at the Safari Park Hotel. Attendance (with over 400 participants) exceeded expectations. ISHS was formally represented at this event by Jozef Van Assche, Executive Director ...

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Posted: 2009-09-05 at 09:30

ISHS Best Doctoral Dissertation in Horticultural Economics and Management Award

The ISHS Commission, Horticultural Economics and Management is pleased to announce the introduction of an annual award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Horticultural Economics and Management. The International Society for Horticultural Science ...

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Posted: 2009-09-03 at 09:35

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