Lanyen Chang

Assistant Researcher (Longan breeding, cultivation; Postharvest field) in TNDARES, Tainan, ROC

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Crazy size Indian jujube

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Told you she’d rock the ring.

To those still questioning our boxer: stop falling for fake news, don’t be a racist, don’t be a bully, and don’t post comments online if you can’t back them up with evidence.

Basic biology starts with knowing you’ve got a brain in your head—so remember to use it.

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Some interesting mango observations.
Some Oblong shape large mango got brown fibers quite obviously this year.
Some guess from mango lady and me.
Stress induced or fast-growing during fruit enlargement period. The close-vascular bundle tissues were broken and therefore browning.

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Another year of Pumelo judge starts!
Part 1: Orchard evaluation. 72 orchards in total.
A quick peak for the beautiful garden-like orchard 🥰

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@UFPostharvest Let me post in Facebook 🥰

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@UFPostharvest And no joke. One of the goals for the breeders is to make it “Taiwanese apple” 😂

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Indian jujube competition….77 sets to taste test😳🥲

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@UFPostharvest And interestingly different taste. It’s more like the combination of Asian pear and pear. The fully ripe Indian jujube has a very unique aroma ( which I really don’t like, foxy flavor? 🤪) this fruit is harvest in a very specific window between mature green to turning half yellow

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Let’s have some fun with the peeled garlic 🎶

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Tannin prints for persimmon vacuum package at 25 or 35C interesting different🎶

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Some interesting findings in luxurious supermarket in TP. Price unit listed here is NTD.
1 USD= 30NTD

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Another surprising gift from the farmer, the champion of this year in Tainan City! (Previous picture is Yunlin City).
Yellowish Green, big butt, soft exocarp.
Slightly defects are acceptable. The oil glands on the skin are smaller. In a delicate box as gifts. Gorgeous!

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What the champion fruit looks like. Taiwaneses prefer greenish-yellow color and slightly soft peel suggesting the work of 5-7 d room temp “curing” was done.
Flavor, aroma, taste, same size, free of defects and degreen level were used to judge the fruit.

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Another 68 sets to judge…🫠

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Another pumelo competition is going on…

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I sort of had a pumelo essential oil spa today😂. And my tongue was fatigued quite soon. However, it’s somehow easier for me to pick up some outstanding samples, and I could easily tell delicious and plain samples. 😂😂

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So here starts the tasting evaluation for 60 orchards…

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Vacuum cooling tour.
6 pallets and no additional water was applied. They mentioned farmers do so a bit before harvesting.
Interesting.

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Day 1 field judge trip of pomelo orchards

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Tropical fruit season in TW❤️