grew 300 seedlings from those crosses and selected the best 10 for full evaluation in 2016. Passionfruit flowers at pollen dehiscence Net-protected passionfruit vineyard at Coastal Plains Research Farm Results Preliminary 2015 hybrid selections, Berrimah Farm Vine 34 (average overall rating = 2.2). First harvest – 166 days. Positives: Mid/dark skin colour with medium shine. Low “fleck” marking. Good size. Average weight – 110 g. Good average pulp content – 47%. Average sugars – 17.2° brix. Consistent round shape. Negatives: Some skin scarring. Some flat sides and skin bumps. Vine 35 (average overall rating = 1.7). First harvest – 145 days. Positives: Mid/dark skin colour with medium shine. Average fruit weight – 85 g. Average pulp content – 42%. Average sugars – 17.1° brix. Negatives: Medium marking. Medium skin scarring. Some flat sides and skin bumps. Shape a little variable – round/squat. Vine 36 (average overall rating = 1.7). First harvest – 166 days. Positives: Mid skin colour with medium Low “fleck” marking. Low flat Good size. Average fruit weight – 96 g. Good average pulp content – 48%. Average sugars – 15.9° brix. trial.
Negatives: Medium skin scarring. Some skin bumps. Shape a little variable – round/squat. Vine 53 (average overall rating = 2.7). First harvest – 141 days. Positives: Dark skin colour with good Low “fleck” marking. Low flat sides. Low skin scaring. Average pulp content – 43%. Average sugars – 16.8° brix. Consistent round shape. Negatives: Some skin bumps. Smaller size. Average weight – 71 g. Vine 71 (average overall rating = 2.3). First harvest – 149 days. Positives: Mid/dark skin colour with good Low “fleck” marking. Low skin scarring. Average fruit weight – 88 g. Average pulp content – 45%. Average sugars – 16.7° brix. Negatives: Medium flat sides. Medium skin bumps. Shape a little variable – round/squat. Vine 77 (average overall rating = 1.8). First harvest – 149 days. Positives: Mid skin colour with medium shine. Low flat sides. Low skin scarring. Average fruit weight – 79 g. Average pulp content – 41%. Average sugars – 16.6° brix. Negatives: Medium “fleck” marking. Medium skin bumps. Shape a little variable – round/squat. trial.
Vine 78 (average overall rating = 1.8). harvest – 149 days. Positives: Mid/dark skin colour with medium shine. Average weight – 97 g. Average pulp content – 46%. Average sugars – 16.2° brix. Negatives: Medium marking. Medium skin Some skin scarring. Some flat sides. Shape a little variable – round/squat. Vine 83 (average overall rating = 1.9). First harvest – 180 days. Positives: Mid/dark skin colour with good shine. Average weight – 86 g. Very good average pulp content – 57%. Average sugars – 15.2° brix. Consistent round shape. Negatives: Medium marking. Medium flat sides. Medium skin bumps. Some skin scarring. Vine 241 (average overall rating = 1.9). First harvest – 153 days. Positives: Mid/dark skin colour with good shine. Low “fleck” marking. Low skin bumps. Low skin scarring. Average fruit weight – 79 g. Good average pulp content – 50%. Average sugars – 16.7° brix. Negatives: Some flat sides. Consistent oval shape – negative? Vine 279 (average overall rating = 1.9). First harvest – 169 days.
April 2015 Indonesia Robert MacDonald Presentation at the Meat and Livestock Australia - Gabungan Perusahaan Pembibitan Sapi Potong Indonesia livestock export program expo and seminar to be held at Tangerang Cambodia Bob Williams, Cameron McConchie, Brian Thistleton and Lucy Tran-Nguyen Activities on the mango project in Cambodia. Indonesia Neil MacDonald 4th partnership meeting in Jakarta for the East Kalimantan Breeder project June 2016 France and the United States Lucy Tran-Nguyen Present at the 13th International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. Then to the University of California, Davis, USA for work on the Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus project, VG15013. Leste Lorna Melville and Neville Hunt Scoping visit to set up sentinel herd monitoring in Timor Leste. Publications Scientific Papers, Peer reviewed and other Publications. Alexander, T. (2015). Industries Development team out and about. Katherine Rural Review, 323, p. 3. Alexander, T. (2015). 'Action on the Ground update'. Katherine Rural Review, 323, p. 13. Alexander, T. (2015). Mango grafting at Berrimah Farm. Top Paddock, 53. Alexander, T. (2015). Who’s who in the zoo. Katherine Rural Review, 325, p. 5. Alexander, T. and Asis, C. A. (2015). New mango orchard at KRS. Katherine Rural Review, 325, p 9. Alexander, T., Richter, P. and Bristow, M. (2015). The XI International Mango Symposium. Top Paddock; 54 p. 2. Alexander, T. (2016). New Quarantine Officer for KRS; Karl starts traineeship with Plant Industry Development. Katherine Rural Review, 326. Alexander, T. (2016). Farm and Garden Day a success; A new face in biosecurity; Garlic in the Top End; Industrial hemp trials. Katherine Rural Review, 327. Asis, C. A. (2016). PID staff host ACIAR project collaborators. Top Paddock, 56. Bithell, S. L., Tran-Nguyen, L.