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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

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000

11:20 - 12:50 C30 COATS AND WAXES
Chairpersons: S. Huyskens-Keil, Germany
Co-Chairperson: E. Cohen, Israel

Hall A

11:20 KEY NEXT STEPS IN COATINGS RESEARCH 
N.H. Banks*, K. Maguire, New Zealand, C. Amarante, Brazil
0344
11:50  ANALYSIS OF APPLE WAX (|FIMALUS DOMESTICA BORKH.|FH) BY MEANS OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC 
TECHNIQUES AND CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY
E.A. Veraberbeke*, P. Van Oostveldt, B.M. Nicolai, Belgium
0225
12:05  EFFECT OF SURFACE COATING AND PACKAGING ON THE KEEPING QUALITY OF SOLANACEOUS
CROPS (|FISOLANUM MURICATUM|FH Ait., |FISOLANUM QUITOENSE|FH L.)
S. Huyskens-Keil*, M. Schreiner, Germany
 0197
12:20  EFFECTS OF VARIOUS MOLECULAR WEIGHTS OF CHITOSAN COATING ON THE RIPENIN OF 
CAVENDISH BANANA
S. Setha, S. Kanlayanarat*, H. Gemma, Thailand
0342
12:35  PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF A POTATO STARCH EDIBLE COATING USED IN WALNUT 
M.L. Hurtado*, A.M. Estevez, G. Barbosa-Canovas, Chile, USA
0228

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000

08:30 - 09:15  E05 PLENARY SESSION: QUALITY ASSURANCE OF HARVESTED HORTICULTURAL PERISHABLES
Chairperson: E.W. Hewett, New Zealand
Hall A
08:30  QUALITY ASSURANCE OF HARVESTED HORTICULTURAL PERISHABLES 
A.A. Kader*, USA
0246
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000
09:20 - 10:50 E10 MINIMAL PROCESSING
Chairperson: M.E. Saltveit, USA
Co-Chairperson: C.H. Mannheim, Israel
Hall A
09:20  CURRENT ISSUES IMPACTING THE FRESH-CUT PRODUCE INDUSTRY - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 
M.M. Barth*, USA
0272
09:50  CHLORINE ALTERNATIVES FOR MINIMALLY PROCESSED HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE 
A. Gopal*, S. Ajlouni, H. Roginski, J. Coventry, J. Wan, L. Simons, Australia
0018
10:05 EFFECTS OF ARGON ON CO|ND2|PU, OND2|PU AND ETHYLENE LEVELS IN MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE 
PACKAGING OF SOME FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN COMPARISON WITH NITROGEN
D. Zhang*, P.C. Quantick, J.M. Grigor, R. Wiktorowicz, J. Irven, UK
0084
10:20  EQUILIBRIUM MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGES OF MINIMALLY PROCESSED VEGETABLES 
FOLLOWED THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION CHAIN
L. Jacxsens*, F. Devlieghere, J. Debevere, Belgium
0269
10:35 RIPENING IN FRESH-CUT MANGO 
V. Rodov*, E. Pesis, B. Horev, D. Leon, Y. Vinokur, Y. Zutkhi, Israel, Mexico
0266
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1916
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000
09:20 - 10:50 E15 PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Co-Chairperson: E. Kupferman, USA
Co-Chairperson: Y. Fuchs, Israel
Hall B
09:20  PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF APPLES: CAUSE AND CONTROL 
D.R. Dilley*, USA
0287
09:50  ROLE OF PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE AND ETHYLENE IN THE RESPONSE OF 'FORTUNE' 
MANDARINS TO CHILLING. INFLUENCE OF FRUIT RIPENING
M.T. Lafuente*, L. Zacarias, E. Dupille, Spain
0062
10:05  ISOLATION AND EXPRESSION OF A CITRUS cDNA RELATED TO PEEL DAMAGE CAUSED BY 
POSTHARVEST STRESS CONDITIONS
M.T. Sanchez-Ballesta*, M.T. Lafuente, A. Granell, L. Zacarias, Spain
0063
10:20  REGULATION AND ROLE OF THE ALTERNATIVE OXIDASE IN CHILLING INJURY OF GREEN PEPPER 
(|FICAPSICUM ANNUUM L.|FH.)
A.C. Purvis*, USA
0057
10:35  THE CRACKING POTENTIAL OF CHERRY TOMATOES 
A. Lichter*, O. Dvir, Israel
0038
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1620
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000
11:20 - 12:50  E16 PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS - Cont.
Co-Chair: E. Kupferman, USA
Co-Chairperson: Y. Fuchs, Israel
Co-Chairperson: S. Meir, Israel
Hall B
11:20  GENETIC VARIABILITY IN APPLE FRUIT STORAGE DISORDERS AND MINERAL CONCENTRATIONS 
R.K. Volz*, P. Alspach, A. White, I.B. Ferguson, New Zealand
0096
11:35  SHORT TERM STORAGE OF LATE HARVESTED RED DELICIOUS 
E.M. Kupferman*, USA
0070
11:50 OPTIMISATION OF ETHANOL VAPOUR TREATMENT AGAINST APPLE SCALD 
C. Chervin*, P. Westercamp, J. Raynal, France
0126
12:05 EFFECTS OF VARIOUS CA-STORAGE CONDITIONS ON ATP, ADP AND PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE LEVELS 
RELATED TO THE INCIDENCE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN 'CONFERENCE' PEARS
A.A. Saquet*, J. Streif, F. Bangerth, Germany
0101
12:20 EFFECT OF BORON APPLICATION ON PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN 'CONFERENCE' PEAR DURING 
CA-STORAGE
H. Xuan*, J. Streif, F. Bangerth, Germany
0145
12:35  EFFECT OF PRECONDITIONING ON WOOLLINESS OF PEACH 
J.H. Choi, S.K. Lee*, South Korea
0130
12:50  LUNCH BREAK  1917

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000

09:20 - 10:50  E20 REFRIGERATION
Chairperson:
Co-Chairperson: Y. Sarig, Israel
Hall C
09:20 RAPID AIR PRECOOLING - DESIGN CRITERIA FOR EFFICIENT SYSTEMS 
A. Aharoni*, Israel
0346
09:50  EFFECT OF REMOVAL OF FIELD HEAT, TUNNEL COOLING AND FORCED-AIR COOLING ON THE 
POSTHARVEST QUALITY OF COLD STORED FLAME SEEDLESS AND DANBEN-HANNAH TABLE GRAPES
W.R. Witbooi*, D. Burger, M.A. Taylor, South Africa
0131
10:05  PRE-COOLING OF CULTIVATED MUSHROOMS (AGARICUS BISPORUS) 
T. Varszegi*, P. Sembery, G. Geczy, Hungary
0149
10:20  QUALITY CHANGES OF MUSHROOMS DURING STORAGE 
A. Jacobsson*, J. Bower, N. Amos, Sweden, Australia
0157
10:35 EFFECT OF COOLING PERIOD ON QUALITY AND RIPENING OF 'DOYENNE DU COMICE' PEARS 
R. Miro, J. Graell, C. Larrigaudiere*, M.L. Lopez, Spain
0124
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1918

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000

11:20 - 12:50  E25 MARKETING IN THE FACE OF COMPETITION
Chairperson: T. De Groot, The Netherlands
Co-Chairperson: I. Prigojin, Israel
Hall A
11:20  ADJUSTING FLOWER PRODUCTION TO MARKET TRENDS
Th. De Groot*, The Netherlands
 1016
11:35 THE HORTICULTURAL CROPS INDUSTRY IN CHINA - A FUTURE COMPETITIVE CHALLENGE
Y. Sarig*, Israel
 0092
11:50 ECOFRESH SYNOPSIS 
E. Sorek*, Israel
0123
12:05 ISRAELI CITRUS INDUSTRY - MARKETING TRENDS
M. Davidson*, Israel
 0339
12:20  MARKETING OF A NEW EXOTIC FRUIT 
Y. Zafrir*, Israel
3457
12:50 LUNCH BREAK  1680
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000
16:00 - 17:30  E40 VOLATILES - FLAVOUR AND SCENT COMPOUNDS
Chairperson: F. Bangerth, Germany
Co-Chairperson: E. Fallik, Israel
Hall B
16:00  FLAVOR CHEMISTRY AND "TASTE-LIFE" OF RED DELICIOUS APPLES 
J.K. Fellman*, D.R. Rudell, D.S. Mattinson, USA
0347
16:15  ARE ADENINE- AND PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDES INVOLVED IN THE VOLATILE PRODUCTION OF 
PREMATURE HARVESTED OR LONG TIME ULO STORED APPLE FRUIT?
T. Tan, F. Bangerth*, Germany
0248
16:30 USING VOLATILE EMISSIONS AND CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE TO INDICATE FREEZING AND 
HEAT INJURY IN APPLE
J. Song*, L.H. Fan, C.F. Forney, M.A. Jordan, Canada
0240
16:45 RAPID REDUCTION IN AROMA VOLATILES OF PACIFIC ROSE|TM APPLES IN CONTROLLED 
ATMOSPHERES
H.J. Tough, E.W. Hewett*, New Zealand
0042
17:00  INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN LEVEL DURING CA-STORAGE ON VOLATILE COMPONENTS OF 0226
STRAWBERRIES
H.J. Rosenfeld*, K. Haffner, W.K. Jeksrud, M. Rodbotten, K. Aaby, Norway
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000
16:00 - 17:30  E45 WORKSHOP: CONTROL OF POSTHARVEST DISEASE - QUO VADIS?
Chairperson: J.E. Adaskaveg, USA
Co-Chairperson: D.B. Prusky, Israel
Hall C
16:00  "REDUCED RISK" FUNGICIDES, A NEW DIRECTION FOR MANAGEMENT OF POSTHARVEST DECAYS OF 
RUIT CROPS IN THE UNITED STATES
J.E. Adaskaveg*, H. Forster, USA
0322
 

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