Dr. Michiko Takagaki

She has done research and taught in the fields of tropical agriculture, vegetable science, environmental control, protected horticulture and training of basic horticulture.
At Chiba University, Japan, Dr. Takagaki has a leading role in creating the university’s international-student-assisting system, in establishing the sister-university-ship with many universities in the world, including Latin American universities, and in launching the international double-degree programs with Asian Universities.

Dr. Antonio Laguna Cerda

Dr. Laguna is a senior scientist interested in rescue and breeding of Mexican native ornamental species such as dahlia and orchids. Nowadays he is the National man in charge of dahlia section at the Mexican Council of Agriculture. He works at the State of Mexico Autonomous University, where also he served as dean during four years.

Dr. Martha Hilda Pérez Barraza

Dr. Pérez is principal researcher at INIFAP, Nayarit, where she focuses on the tropical fruit research program. She is one of the main Mexican specialist in mango production with deeply experience in fruit set, fruit growth and the use of plant growth regulators. She has been also involved in researching on star fruit, guava and berries.

Dr. Sandra Arifin Aziz

At Bogor Agricultural University, Dr. Arifin has been working with rice and soybean; tropical indigenous species, medicinal plant, functional vegetable such as: bamboo, orchidaceae, guava, burahol and others. The areas of research interest include all aspect of crop production and utilization, and plant ecophysiology.

PROF. ZORA SINGH PH. D.

Zora Singh currently works at Murdoch University, Australia. Current research projects are on ethylene management, cold, controlled and modified atmosphere storage, fruit quality  in range of tropical, subtropical and temperate fruits.

PROF. DANIEL VALERO GARRIDO, PH.D.

Full professor at the Department of Food Technology at the University Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain. Nowadays he is engaged in teaching, conducting research and supervising graduate in PhD students in postharvest technology. One of his research topics implies the influence of storage temperatures in orange fruit quality including aromas in antioxidant properties.

Associate professor at the National Institute of Food Technology, India. Current research is related to Technology, physiology and safety of fresh cut and vegetables. He has been working with the postharvest physiology of annona, loquat and pomegranate among other fruit species.