Organic Pineapple Working Group

[Organic Pineapple Working Group <opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org>]

  Name: MIRIAM ISIDRÓN PÉREZ
  Profession: UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
  Organization: AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA .
 Location: CUBA

  Current and/or Planned Pineapple related Activities:

• PINEAPPLE CURATOR
• PINEAPPLE BREADER
• PLANT TISSUE CULTURE (BIOTECHNOLOGY)
• GERMPLASM PRESERVATION

 

  Willingness or Hesitance to Share Technical Information regarding
 any or all of the following:  

•   A).- Pest and Disease Control;   YES
      B).- Maintaining Soil Fertility;   YES
     C).- Pineapple Propagation;  TRADITIONAL METHODS BUT BIOTECHNOLOGY METHODS TOO
     D).- Induction of Florescence;  BETTER PRACTICE FOR PINEAPPLE FLORAL INDUCTION AVOID CHEMICALS
       E).- Variety Development; YES, INCLUDING OBTENTION METHODS
  
      F).- Pineapple Processing;
  
     G).- Use of Pineapple Wastes;
  
      H).- Promotion and Marketing of Organic Pineapple;  YES, AND METHOLOGIES AND REGULATIONS FOR ORGANIC CERTIFICATION TOO
  
     I).- Financing Organic Pineapple Production; YES,
  
     J).- The possibility of participating in a Collaborative Organic
          Pineapple Research Project.  YES, THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOP BETTER QUALITY IN FRUITS PRODUCTION.

Universidad 2008 

Del 11 al 15 de febrero del 2008
Palacio de Convenciones. La Habana. Cuba.

Sitio Web: http://www.universidad2008.cu