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Scientific Program
SUNDAY,
MARCH 26, 2000 |
MONDAY,
MARCH 27, 2000 |
TUESDAY,
MARCH 28, 2000 |
THURSDAY,
MARCH 30, 2000 |
FRIDAY,
MARCH 31, 2000 |
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POSTERS |
POSTERS |
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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
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| 08:30
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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 |
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- 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 |
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| 10:50 |
COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING |
1500 |
| MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000 |
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B12 SENSOR TECHNOLOGY, NON-DESTRUCTIVE QUALITY ASSESSMENT -
Cont.
Chairperson: P. Chen, USA
Co-Chairperson: Z. Schmilovitch, Israel |
Hall A
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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 |
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| 12:50 |
LUNCH BREAK 1921 |
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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
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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
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000 |
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| 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 |
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| MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000 |
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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 |
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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2000
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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 |
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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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