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XXIX International Horticultural Congress on Horticulture: Sustaining Lives, Livelihoods and Landscapes (IHC2014): International Symposium on Horticulture in Developing Countries and World Food Production

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1128

ISBN

9789462611412

ISSN

0567-7572

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Date

November 2016

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Pages

326

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1. Horticulture, food security, and the challenge of feeding the world

F.T. Davies | J.E. Bowman

2. Nutrient composition and consumer acceptability of bread made with orange sweet potato puree

3. Nutritional composition of breadfruits (Artocarpus spp. and Treculia africana) in Ghana

F. Appiah | I. Oduro | W.O. Ellis

4. Interventions for mainstreaming underutilized crop species in developing regions

A. Noorani | R. Nono-Womdim | S. Padulosi | B. Ngwene

5. Identifying sustainable technologies that help address the problem of malnutrition

S.K. Kriesemer | K. Schiller | D. Virchow | I. Jordan

6. Strategic approaches for research and development of vegetable production in Central Asia and the Caucasus

R. Mavlyanova

7. Adoption of banana improvement technologies to curb the HIV-poverty-malnutrition cycle

M.N. Mwangi | G. Wamue-Ngare | J. Muyonga | Z.W. Nganga | A. Manyama

8. Planting breadfruit orchards as a climate change adaptation strategy for the Pacific islands

A.M. McGregor | L.D. Tora | V. Lebot

9. Inter-generic grafting of watermelon on wild Cucumis species: a success story in nematode management

K.M. Pofu | D. Oelofse | P.W. Mashela

10. Contribution of native fruits to alleviation of poverty and malnutrition in rural areas in Mozambique

M.A. Khan | S. Inguane | U. Svanberg

11. Corn-faba bean associations in the Peruvian Central Andes

D. Grados | J. Vera | E. Schrevens

12. Best-fit approaches to building the capacity of smallholder farmers: cases of public-private partnerships in the fresh tropical vegetable value chain in the Philippines and Cambodia

13. Strengthening an emergent horticulture cluster in Vietnam: interest group and certification trademark

D. Sautier | T.T.L. Nguyên

14. Tam Hoa plums (Prunus salicina) in the maize-based system in the North-West Highlands of Vietnam

15. An integrated approach to a vegetable research, development, extension and training project in a developing country, Papua New Guinea

16. Diseases commonly affecting vegetables in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, and their incidence under protective structure and in the open field

17. Diamondback moth resistance to insecticides and its management in the Sigatoka Valley, Fiji

F. Atumurirava | N. Nand | M.J. Furlong

18. Effect of rootstock types on leaf nutrient composition in three commercial citrus scion cultivars of Pakistan under the ASLP Citrus Project

19. Effect of orchard floor management practices on soil physical properties, growth and yield of ‘Kinnow’ mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco)

H. Ur-Rahman | T. Tahir | M. Ahmed | G. Nabi | I. Ali

20. Processing methods for canarium nuts in the Pacific

21. The effect of furrow and flood irrigation systems on water use efficiency and yield of sweet orange orchards in Pakistan

W. Ali | T. Khurshid | J. Giddings | G. Nabi

22. Identification of Fusarium spp., the causal agent of twisted disease of shallot

23. Improving citrus nursery production practices in Pakistan under an Australian aid program

N.J. Donovan | T. Khurshid | S.G. Falivene | J. Bowes

24. The effect of boron fertilization on mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) fruit quality

D. Efendi | E. Gunawan | F. Haniawati | M. Andriyanto

25. Sustainable vegetable production through the use of low-cost protective structures: a farmer’s experience in Bontoc, southern Leyte, Philippines

26. Reducing disease incidence and increasing productivity of ampalaya (Momordica charantia L.) through pruning and protected cultivation

27. Leaf surface characters related to resistance against pepper yellow leaf curl disease

D.W. Ganefianti | S. Sujiprihati | M. Syukur | S.H. Hidayat

28. Sweet potato in Papua New Guinea: how farmers’ perceptions of quality meet with open market demand in Port Moresby

D.E. Irving | H.-S. Chang | J. Kewa | C. Anton | T. Kol

29. Extension activities of a citrus project in Pakistan with assistance from the Australian aid program

M.A. Khan | T. Khurshid | M.U. Asif

30. Evaluation of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) scion cultivars on ‘Bigarade’ rootstock in Malakand division under the ASLP Citrus Project

N. Nisar | A. Samad | G. Nabi | T. Khurshid

31. Comparison of furrow and flood irrigation systems in ‘Kinnow’ mandarin under an Australian aid program

32. Integrated site-specific nutrient management for productive, profitable and sustainable vegetable production in marginal uplands in the southern Philippines: the case of cabbage production in Cabintan, Leyte, Philippines

33. Labour costs are an issue in agriculture in a developing country

D. Benny | C. Gwabu | L.B. Bonney | C.J. Birch

34. Role of risks in surviving the global market: evidence from the pineapple sector in Ghana

A. Suzuki

35. Feeding strategies of the giant African snail Achatina fulica on papaya in Samoa

R. Kant | S.S. Diarra

36. Survey on postharvest losses of vegetables in two selected areas of Bangladesh

37. Improved vegetable production systems for community cooperatives in Central Province, Papua New Guinea

P. Seta-Waken | M. Boersma | L. Sparrow | A. Gracie | C.J. Birch

38. Supply chain of three vegetables used in canned tuna products

E.R.V. Bayogan | A.T. Lacap

39. Improvement of ‘King’ mandarin (Citrus nobilis) cultivation techniques in southern Vietnam

K. Yuasa | N.V. Hoa | N.M. Chau | K. Ichinose

40. The dynamics of smallholders’ participation in the commercialization of high-value horticultural crops: a case of vegetable producers in Kenya

B.W. Muriithi | J. von Braun | J.A. Matz | D. Virchow

41. Analysing price spreads and net margins of smallholder vegetable farmers in the southern Philippines

R.T. Aguinaldo | J.M.P. Sarmiento | L.N. Digal | C.Q. Balgos | D. Hall

42. Advances and challenges in value chain development in ‘Kinnow’ mandarin and mango industries of Pakistan

A.U. Malik | M. Amin | H.U. Asad

43. Potential of Nypa palm as a complementary biomass crop to oil palm in Malaysia

A.K. Hakimien | I. Alshareef | W.K. Ho | A.C. Soh

44. Possibilities and constraints of horticulture for development (H4D) – an overview

D. Virchow | C. Husmann | J.D.H. Keatinge

45. Mixed cropping of vegetables to improve organic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production in small farmer systems

X. Reynafarje | S. Siura | K. Pérez

46. Assessing the impacts of a donor-funded agricultural extension service on smallholders in Umzimkhulu, South Africa

A. Thom | N. Jonas

47. Importance of indigenous food crops in tropical Africa: case study

G.N. Pichop | M. Abukutsa-Onyango | A. Noorani | R. Nono-Womdim

48. Empowering a community to conserve tropical fruit trees by the utilization of their products and agro-tourism

M. Issarakraisila | H. Lamers | M.C. Yoovatana | S. Somsri

49. Food plant solutions – sustainable food security for developing nations

B.R. French | B. Green

50. Using infrared thermal imaging to improve ambient postharvest temperature management in smallholder farms in Fiji and the Solomon Islands

S.J.R. Underhill

51. Re-circulating aggregate hydroponic system: a strategy for off-season tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) production in Leyte, the Philippines

Z.C. Gonzaga | H.B. Dimabuyu | D.C. Lusanta | J.C. Rom

52. Sustainable smallholder farming clusters in the Philippines

J. Oakeshott

53. Market opportunities to improve vegetable value chains and rural livelihoods in southern Philippines