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SUNDAY, 
MARCH 26, 2000
MONDAY,
MARCH 27, 2000
TUESDAY, 
MARCH 28, 2000
THURSDAY, 
MARCH 30, 2000
FRIDAY,
MARCH 31, 2000
POSTERS POSTERS

 

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000

08:30 - 09:15 B05 PLENARY SESSION: BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR POSTHARVEST - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Chairperson: G. Hobson, UK
 Hall A
08:30  BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR POSTHARVEST - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS 0235
D. Grierson*, UK
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
09:20 - 10:50 B10 SENSOR TECHNOLOGY, NON-DESTRUCTIVE QUALITY ASSESSMENT
Chairperson: P. Chen, USA
Co-Chairperson: Z. Schmilovitch, Israel

 Hall A

09:20  NON-DESTRUCTIVE QUALITY ASSESMENT BY SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
I. Shmulevitch*, Israel
1009
09:50 NONDESTRUCTIVE ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE FOR FRUIT QUALITY DETERMINATION 
A. Mizrach*, Israel
0035
10:05  A HAND-HELD IMPACT SENSOR FOR FIRMNESS SENSING OF FRUITS 
P. Chen*, Y. Sarig, J.F. Thompson, USA, Israel
0093
10:20  FIRMALON VALUES IN FRESH ELSTAR APPLE SHOW A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH WATER STATUS 
THAN WITH PENETROMETER RESISTANCE
A. de Jager*, I. van Zyl, K. Westerweele, J. Stelder, The Netherlands, South Africa
0115
10:35  FT-NIR SPECTROSCOPY TO EVALUATE PICKING DATE OF APPLES 0200
A. Peirs*, B. Nicolai, Belgium
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1500
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
11:20 - 12:50 B12 SENSOR TECHNOLOGY, NON-DESTRUCTIVE QUALITY ASSESSMENT - Cont.
Chairperson: P. Chen, USA
Co-Chairperson: Z. Schmilovitch, Israel

 Hall A

11:20 MACHINE FOR AUTOMATIC SORTING 'BARHI' DATES ACCORDING TO MATURITY BY NEAR 
INFRARED SPECTROMETRY
Z. Schmilovitch*, A. Hoffman, H. Egozi, R. Ben-Zvi, V. Alchanatis, Israel
0029
11:35 POSTHARVEST TRANSPIRATION BEHAVIOUR OF VEGETABLES - A NEW APPROACH 
M. Linke*, M. Geyer, Germany
0206
11:50 ON-LINE LASER BASED DETECTION OF TRACE GAS EMISSION BY FRUIT UNDER CHANGING 
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
S. Persijn*, E. Santosa, R.H. Veltman, F.J.M. Harren, D.H. Parker, The Netherlands
0043
12:05 FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL TO DETECT PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS
DURING STORAGE OF APPLES
M. Ciscato, M. Sowinska, M. vande Ven, F. Heisel, T. Deckers, J. Bonany, R. Valcke*, Belgium, Spain
 0224
12:20 MEALINESS OPTICAL DETECTION IN APPLES USING LASER TDRS 
C. Valero*, P. Barreiro, C. Ortiz, M. Ruiz-Altisent, R. Cubeddu, A. Pifferi, P. Taroni, A. Torricelli, G. Valentini,
D. Johnson, C. Dover, Spain, Italy
0106
12:35  ASSESSMENT OF THE INTERNAL QUALITY OF FLOWER BULBS USING |IN VIVO|FH NMR-IMAGING: 0192
THE TULIP
M.G. Van Kilsdonk*, K. Nicolay, J.M. Franssen, C. Kolloffel, The Netherlands
12:50  LUNCH BREAK 1921
            

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000 

09:20 - 10:50

 

B15 DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATION FROM GERMINATION TO SENESCENCE
Chairperson: M.T. Lafuente, Spain
Co-Chairperson: A.H. Halevy, Israel
Hall B
09:20 CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES AS A BASIS FOR POSTHARVEST MANIPULATION 
S. Philosoph-Hadas*, Israel
1005
09:50  STRAWBERRY CHIPS: USING DNA MICROARRAYS FOR LARGE SCALE GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS IN FRUITS
A. Aharoni*, P.L.C. Keizer, H.A. Verhoeven, M. Schena, R.D. Hall, A.P. O'Connell, The Netherlands, USA
0069
10:05 STOMATAL DENSITY AND DAILY OPENING IN RELATION TO WATER LOSS DURING STORAGE IN RED 
AND YELLOW PITAYAS
Y. Mizrahi*, R.N. Kaplan, A. Nerd, Y. Sitrit, Israel
0178
10:20 EVIDENCES FOR THE INVOLVEMENT OF ABSCISIC ACID IN THE REGULATION OF CITRUS FRUIT 
MATURATION
F. Alferez, L. Zacarias*, Spain
0071
10:35  THE EFFECT OF SELECTED RIPENING AGENTS ON ORGANOLEPTIC AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL 
PROPERTIES OF PAPAYA
F. Jayawickrama, R.S. Wilson Wijeratnam*, S. Perera, Sri Lanka
0231
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1111
          
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
11:20 - 12:50  B16 DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATION FROM GERMINATION TO SENESCENCE - Cont.
Chairperson: M.T. Lafuente, Spain
Co-Chairperson: A.H. Halevy, Israel
Hall B
11:20  MATURATION AND RIPENING OF LATE SEASON NECTARINES (CVS. JULY RED AND AUGUST RED) 
L.E. Luchsinger*, G.H. Reginato, Chile
0097
11:35 RIPENING OF TOMATO FRUIT LOCULE GEL TISSUE IN RESPONSE TO ETHYLENE
M.A. Atta-Aly*, J.K. Brecht, D.J. Huber, Egypt, USA
 0309
11:50  POSTHARVEST PHYSIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF SPONDIA PURPUREA FRUITS DURING MATURATION 
AND RIPENING
S.M. Silva*, L.P. Martins, Brazil
0230
12:05 INVOLVEMENT OF A PROTEIN KINASE RECEPTOR GENE DURING THE ONSET OF LEAF SENESCENCE 
T. Hajoug, A. Rosner, S. Gepstein*, Israel
0305
12:20 THE CONTRIBUTION OF AQUAPORINS TO PETUNIA FLOWER DEVELOPMENT AND SENESCENCE 
J.A. Heyes*, T.A. Bucknell, B.K. Sinclair, S.A. Coupe, New Zealand
0141
12:35 SENESCENCE-INDUCED RNases AND NUCLEASES IN TOMATO AND PARSLEY LEAVES 
E. Lomaniec, S. Burd, A. Khalchitski, G. Jiao, A. Lers*, Israel
0155
12:50  LUNCH BREAK  1112
               
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
09:20 - 10:50  B20 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND HOST RESISTANCE
Chairperson: W.J. Janisiewicz, USA
Co-Chairperson: S. Droby, Israel
Hall C
09:20  MICROBIAL CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST DISEASES OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES - CURRENT STATUS 
AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
S. Droby*, Israel
0104
09:50  BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF |FIPENICILLIUM DIGITATUM|FH ON CITRUS FRUITS WITH ANTAGONISTIC 
BACTERIA |FIPANTOEA AGGLOMERANS|FH
J. Usall*, N. Teixido, J. Smilanick, I. Vinas, Spain, USA
0138
10:05 CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST PENICILLIUM DECAYS ON CITRUS FRUITS WITH ANTAGONISTIC 
YEASTS AND CHEMICALS
P. Kinay*, M. Yildiz, F. Yildiz, N. Delen, N. Tosun, Turkey
0261
10:20  PEROXIDASE, CATALASE, PHENYLALANINE AMMONIALYASE, AND LIPOXYGENASE ACTIVITIES IN 
APPLE FRUITS INFECTED WITH PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM. THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE
CONDITIONING
M. Maldonado-Vallejo*, M.T. Lafuente, L. Gonzalez-Candelas, Spain
0065
10:35  IMPROVING CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST DECAYS OF POME FRUITS BY MANIPULATING
BIOCONTROL SYSTEM AND COMBINING IT WITH NON-FUNGICIDAL METHODS
W.J. Janisiewicz*, W.S. Conway, T.J. Tworkowski, B. Leverentz, C.E. Sams, USA
 0169
10:50  COFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1900
           
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
11:20 - 12:50  B21 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND HOST RESISTANCE - Cont.
Chairperson: W.J. Janisiewicz, USA
Co-Chairperson: S. Droby, Israel
Hall C
11:20  ANTAGONISTIC EFFECT OF |FITRICHODERMA HARZIANUM|FH RIFAI ON THREE POST HARVEST 
PATHOGENS OF RAMBUTANS
D. Sivakumar, R.S. Wilson Wijeratnam*, Sri Lanka
0177
11:35  MODE OF ACTION OF HOT WATER DIP IN REDUCING DECAY OF LEMON FRUIT 
B. Nafussi*, S. Ben-Yehoshua, V. Rodov, J. Peretz, B.K. Ozer, G. D'hallewin, Israel, Turkey, Italy
0179
11:50 METHYL JASMONATE INDUCES RESISTANCE AGAINST POSTHARVEST PATHOGENS OF CUT ROSE 
FLOWERS AND CITRUS FRUITS
S. Meir*, S. Philosoph-Hadas, R. Porat, H. Davidson, S. Salim, L. Cohen, B. Weiss, S. Droby, Israel
0270
12:05  STUDYING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN |FICOLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES|FH) AND 
AVOCADO FRUITS VIA REMI MUTANTS
N. Yakoby*, D. Beno-Mualem, I. Kobiler, A. Dinoor, D. Prusky, Israel
0194
12:20  POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF PATHOGENECITY OF |FIALTERNARIA ALTERNATA|FH IN PERSIMMON 
FRUITS
D. Eshel*, R. Ben-Arie, A. Dinoor, D. Prusky, Israel
0251
12:35  APPROACHES TO STUDY THE BIOSYNTHESIS PATHWAY OF THE PREFORMED COMPOUND THE 
ANTIFUNGAL DIENE
L. Madi*, A. Lichter, X. Wang, D. Prusky, Israel, J. Browse, USA
0297
12:50  LUNCH BREAK  1530
            
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
14:00 - 15:30  B25 WORKSHOP: QUALITY ASSESSMENT
Chairperson: J.A. Abbott, USA
Hall A
14:00 QUALITY ASSESSMENT 
J.A. Abbott*, USA
1000
15:30 COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1580
              
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
14:00 - 15:30 B30 TEXTURE AND CELL WALL METABOLISM
Chairperson: K. Gross, USA
Co-Chairperson: J.D. Klein, Israel
Hall B
14:00  GENETIC DETERMINANTS AND CONTROL OF FRUIT SOFTENING 
A.B. Bennett*, USA
0345
14:30  CELL WALL AUTOLYSIS AND POLYGALACTURONASE ACTIVITY IN SOLUTIONS WITH THE pH AND
MINERAL COMPOSITION OF THE TOMATO FRUIT APOPLAST
D.P.F. Almeida*, D.J. Huber, Portugal, USA
 0021
14:45  PECTINESTERASE AND LEMONS - A SOFT COMBINATION?
M.C. Poole*, G.A. Tucker, UK
 0080
15:00  PREDICTION OF POSTHARVEST APPLE SOFTENING 
J.W. Johnston*, E.W. Hewett, N.H. Banks, F.R. Harker, M.LA.T.M. Hertog, New Zealand
0052
15:15  IMPROVING THE TEXTURE OF APPLE 
C.J. Dover*, D.S. Johnson, G.B. Seymour, UK
0190
15:30  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1660
                 
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
16:00 - 17:30  B31 TEXTURE AND CELL WALL METABOLISM - Cont. Hall B
16:00  CELL WALL CARBOHYDRATES AS QUALITY INDICATOR OF THE POSTHARVEST DYNAMICS IN FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
S. Huyskens-Keil*, M. Schreiner, Germany
0196
16:15 OPTIMALISATION OF HARVEST TIME OF APRICOT (PRUNUS ARMENIACA L.) ON THE BASES OF 
TEXTURAL CHANGE
E. Kovacs*, P. Sass, Hungary
0308
16:30  CHANGES OF CELL WALL POLYSACCHARIDES DURING FRUIT SOFTENING OF PEACHES (|FIPRUNUS 
PERSICA|FH SIEB ET ZUCC. VAR. VULGARIS MAXIM.)
N. Muramatsu*, K. Tanaka, T. Asakura, Japan
0283
16:45  SIMILAR ENDO-|BT-1,4-GLUCANASES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO HORMONES IN CLIMACTERIC AND 
NON-CLIMACTERIC FRUITS
L. Trainotti, A. Pavanello, B. Baldan, S. Spolaore, G. Casadoro*, Italy
0208
17:00  |AL-L-ARABINOFURANOSIDASE DURING GROWTH AND RIPENING OF TOMATOES EXPRESSING AN 
ANTISENSE ACC SYNTHASE TRANSGENE
A.A. Fraschina*, O. Cascone, G.O. Sozzi, Argentina
0003
17:15  A FAMILY OF AT LEAST SEVEN |BT-GALACTOSIDASE GENES IS EXPRESSED DURING TOMATO FRUIT 
DEVELOPMENT
D.A. Smith, K.C. Gross*, USA
0023
            

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000

14:00 - 15:30  B35 WORKSHOP: POSTHARVEST TRENDS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Chairperson: D.P. Waskar, India
Hall C
14:00  RECENT TRENDS IN POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA
D.P. Waskar*, India
0110
15:30  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1710
                 

MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000

16:00 - 17:30  B40 PHYSICAL TREATMENTS
Chairperson: A. Ait-Oubahou, Morocco
Co-Chairperson: S. Ben-Yehoshua, USA
Hall A
16:00 PHYSICAL TREATMENTS AS REPLACEMENTS FOR POSTHARVEST CHEMICAL TREATMENTS 
S. Lurie*, Israel
0351
16:30 MEASUREMENT OF OXIDATIVE RESPONSES TO POST-HARVEST STRESS IN APPLE FRUIT CELLS 
A.C. Allan*, B.K. Veierskov, I.B. Ferguson, New Zealand, Denmark
0245
16:45  METABOLIC RESPONSES OF 'BRAEBURN' APPLE AND 'FUYU' PERSIMMON TO ANOXIC AND 
CO|ND2|PU SHOCK TREATMENTS
C.W. Yearsley*, Y. Gong, D.M. Burmeister, N. Lallu, J.N. Burdon, New Zealand
0212
17:00 ANALYSIS OF RESIDUAL ACC OXIDASE IN EXCISED PAPAYA SECTIONS SUBJECTED TO HEAT 
A. Raham Abd Shukor, H.T. Chan Jr., W.G. Laidlaw*, Malaysia, Canada
0191
17:15  HEAT TREATMENT PREVENTS CHILLING INJURY OF TOMATO FRUITS: INVOLVEMENT OF HEAT 
SHOCK GENES AND HEAT SHOCK PROTEINS IN THE RESISTANCE OF TOMATO FRUIT TO LOW
TEMPERATURES
K. Vlachonasios, D.K. Kadyrzhanova, D.R. Dilley*, USA
0292
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
16:00 - 17:30 B45 PREHARVEST EFFECTS ON POST-HARVEST BEHAVIOUR
Chairperson: M. Atta-Aly, Egypt
Co-Chairperson: A. Nerd, Israel
 Hall B
16:00 PRE-HARVEST EFFECTS ON POST-HARVEST BEHAVIOUR 
C.B. Watkins*, USA
0076
16:30  THE EFFECT PF NITROGEN AND CALCIUM AVAILABILITY ON THE PST-PRODUCTION LIFE OF 
POTTED PLANTS
K.R. Starkey*, Denmark
0330
16:45 EFFECT OF CALCIUM FOLIAR SPRAYS AND SOIL FERTILIZATION ON POSTHARVEST FRUIT QUALITY 
IN PEACH AND NECTARINE
G. Giacalone, G. Bounous*, C. Peano, Italy
0134
17:00  DYNAMICS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM OF WHITE CABBAGE DURING CULTIVATION AND 
LONG-TERM CA-STORAGE
F. Lippert*, M. Kohl, Germany
0296
17:15  RIPENESS OF SHADE AND SUN GROWN APPLES 
J.D. Klein*, D. Li, H. Zhou, S. Lurie, Israel
0129
 

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