TARF Holds the 45th Public Lecture on September 14, 2018

The JIRCAS Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) will hold the 45th Public Lecture on September 14, 2018 with the theme “Breeding Fruit Trees: New Passion Fruit Variety 'Sunny Shine'". The lecture will cover the breeding method as basic knowledge for fruit tree breeding, basic information on passion fruit that we have been working on recently, characteristics of the new passion fruit variety 'Sunny Shine' bred by TARF, and future prospects for breeding.

45th TARF Public Lecture
　　Date & Time：　September 14, 2018 (Fri)　19:00～20:30　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　Venue：　Ishigaki City Health and Welfare Center, 2nd Floor, Audio Visual Room
　　Topic：　Breeding Fruit Trees: New Passion Fruit Variety 'Sunny Shine'　

JIRCAS・Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF)
1091-1 Maezato-Kawarabaru, Ishigaki, Okinawa 907-002
　　Public Relations Officer :　ISHIKI Koshun
　　　　　　Email: pro-nekken@ml.affrc.go.jp

The JIRCAS Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) conducts research that contributes to the sustainability of agriculture and the stable production of agricultural products in tropical and subtropical developing regions of the world. The public lectures aim to introduce some of its research activities to the general public in an easy-to-understand manner in the hope that the information will help the public understand the research activities and contribute to their daily lives.

This is the 45th TARF Public Lecture, which was first held in May 2007. This lecture, "Breeding Fruit Trees: New Passion Fruit Variety 'Sunny Shine'", will cover the basic knowledge of breeding methods for fruit tree breeding, basic information on passion fruit that we have been working on recently, characteristics of the new passion fruit variety 'Sunny Shine' bred by TARF, and future prospects for breeding. TARF's new passion fruit variety 'Sunny Shine', and future prospects for breeding. So far, TARF has bred the papaya varieties 'Ishigakisango' and 'Ishigaki Wondrous', and farmers have been cultivating these varieties. Recently, we have bred a new passion fruit variety, 'Sunny Shine', and are currently conducting detailed evaluations of its broad applicability and characteristics through trial cultivation by farmers. We hope that the varieties developed by TARF will continue to contribute to the production activities of tropical fruit growers in Ishigaki City.

Title：Breeding Fruit Trees: New Passion Fruit Variety 'Sunny Shine'

Contents：・Fruit tree breeding methods
　　　　　・Basic information on passion fruit
　　　　　・Characteristics of the new variety 'Sunny Shine'
　　　　　・Prospects for future breeding

Lecturer：OGATA Tatsushi (Senior Researcher, TARF)