TARF Holds the 49th Public Lecture on December 20, 2019

　The JIRCAS Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF) will hold the 49th Public Lecture on December 20, 2019 with the theme "Ice Cream of the Forest, Cherimoya: Possibility of  Cultivation in Ishigaki Island". The lecture will cover the characteristics of cherimoya, a tropical fruit tree that is sensitive to heat, cherimoya production in southern Spain, facility cultivation in Kyoto, and the current status and future prospects of cherimoya cultivation in Ishigaki Island.

49th TARF Public Lecture
　　Date & Time：　December 20, 2019 (Fri)　19:00～20:30　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　Venue：　Ishigaki City Health and Welfare Center, 2nd Floor, Audio Visual Room
　　Topic：　Ice Cream of the Forest, Cherimoya: Possibility of  Cultivation in Ishigaki Island

JIRCAS・Tropical Agriculture Research Front (TARF)
1091-1 Maezato-Kawarabaru, Ishigaki, Okinawa 907-002
　　Director:　　OMAE Hide
　　　　　　email: pro-nekken@ml.affrc.go.jp

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.

TARF has collected many varieties of cherimoya cultivated in various parts of the world, and currently has about 30 varieties. In the future, we expect to utilize these genetic resources to develop cultivation management techniques that will enable stable production of cherimoya even in the subtropics, and to breed new varieties with excellent heat tolerance.

We hope that the research information from TARF will continue to contribute to the production activities of tropical fruit growers in Ishigaki City.
 

• Title
  • Ice Cream of the Forest, Cherimoya: Possibility of  Cultivation in Ishigaki Island
• Contents
  • Heat sensitive fruit Cherimoya
  • The world's major cherimoya production area: Southern Spain
  • Cherimoya cultivation in Japan: Kyoto
  • Current status and future prospects of cherimoya cultivation in Ishigaki Island
• Lecturer
  • MATSUDA Hiroshi (Researcher, TARF)