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R&D Gaps
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To be globally competitive, the fruit
industry has to be transformed into a
dynamic sector. The desirable industry
situation can be achieved by addressing gaps
in R&D. The R&D gaps on fruits cover
specific concerns on preproduction,
production, postharvest system, processing
and utilization, socioeconomics, and
marketing.
Banana
It is the goal of the industry to produce
bananas with high level of acceptable
quality necessary for strategic global
competitiveness. In doing so, it is
imperative to address common problems
besetting the industry. The gaps identified
for R&D include germplasm resources,
micropropagation technique, crop
protection, other aspects of cultural
management, postharvest handling, quality
standard of processed products, and
marketing strategies (Table 12).
Mango
For mango, R&D gaps are on cultivars,
varietal identification, quality planting
materials, technology on high-density
planting, other aspects of cultural
management, indices for readiness to flower,
crop protection, postharvest handling,
processing, and marketing (Table 13).
Table 12. Major R&D problems on banana.
Area Technology Status R&D Gaps
Preproduction
Variety Current varieties are susceptible Germplasm resources in field genebanks
to pests and diseases.
are constantly threatened by pests and
diseases.
Propagation Micropropagation/tissue culture Further improvement of rapid mass
technology is available.
propagation technologies is needed.
Institutionalization of tissue culture
technology (D) is needed.
Production
Planting density There is technology available for Planting density for major cultivars is
Cavendish.
not yet established.
Nutrition Recommendation is not fully Critical nutrient concentrations and
established.
nutrient requirements of major
cultivars are not yet established.
Water relations Recommendation is not fully Optimum water requirement based on
established.
crop phenology is not yet established.
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