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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

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000

08:30 - 09:15 C05 PLENARY SESSION: MECHANISMS AFFECTING DISEASE DEVELOPMENT
Chairperson: E. Chalutz, Israel

Hall A

08:30  MECHANISMS AFFECTING DISEASE DEVELOPMENT: CURRENT UNDERSTANDING AND FUTURE 
CHALLENGES
D.B. Prusky*, Israel
0363

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000

09:20 - 10:50 C10 CA/MAP TECHNOLOGY
Chairperson: J. Streif, Germany
Co-Chairperson: V. Rodov, Israel

Hall A

09:20  MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP) OF FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES - AN OVERVIEW 
B.P.F. Day*, UK
0091
09:50  MAP DESIGN PROCEDURE TO OPTIMIZE BOTH GAS CONCENTRATION AND THE HUMIDITY BASED 
ON THE RESPIRATORY ACTIVITY
T. Shiina*, N. Nakamura, A. Nakahara, H. Hidaka, Japan
0293
10:05 SPATIAL MODELLING OF GAS EXCHANGES IN CUCUMBERS WRAPPED IN SHRINKED FILM 
J.-B. Cazier*, T. Nilsson, V. Gekas, Sweden, Greece
0193
10:20 SIMULATION MODEL FOR THE CALCULATION OF INTERNAL GAS EXCHANGE IN APPLE FRUITS 
C. Rabus*, J. Streif, F. Bangerth, Germany
0079
10:35  MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP) ENABLE LONG-TERM SHIPMENTS OF CUT FLOWERS 
S. Zeltzer*, S. Mayak, Israel
0325
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1600

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000

11:20 - 12:50  C11 CA/MAP TECHNOLOGY - Cont.
Chairperson: J. Streif, Germany
Co-Chairperson: V. Rodov, Israel

Hall A

11:20 POSTHARVEST APPLICATION OF ETHEPHON AND MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING AFFECT 
MANGO FRUIT RIPENING, QUALITY AND SHELF LIFE
Z. Singh*, J. Janes, Australia
0216
11:35 EFFECT OF CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE (CA) STORAGE ON THE SHELF LIFE AND QUALITY OF 
MANGO FRUITS
S. Rao, S. Krishnamurthy*, India
0014
11:50  CA-STORAGE RELATED DISORDERS IN 'CONFERENCE' PEAR
J. Streif*, H. Xuan, A.A. Saquet, Germany
 0102
12:05 HIGH CO|ND2|PU LEVELS DURING CA STORAGE AFFECTS ASCORBATE METABOLISM IN CONFERENCE 
PEARS
C. Larrigaudiere*, I. Lentheric, E. Pinto, Spain
0030
12:20 PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS IN PEARS AFTER STORAGE IN CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE 
A.C.G. Sanchez*, S. Van De Weghe, A.M.M.B. Morais, Portugal
0017
12:35  USING MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING (MAP) TO ALLEVIATE COLD STORAGE DISORDERS IN
CHILEAN NECTARINES EXPORTED TO EUROPE
J. Retamales*, B. Defilippi, M. Navarro, R. Campos, J.E. Orchard, Chile, UK
 0059
12:50  LUNCH BREAK  1191
16:00 - 17:30 C12 CA/MAP TECHNOLOGY - Cont.
R. Beaudry, USA
S. Meir, Israel
Hall A
16:00 TITLE AND ABSTRACT TO BE RECEIVED 
K. Oosterhaven*, The Netherlands
1001
16:30 USE OF 1-MCP TO REDUCE THE REQUIREMENT FOR REFRIGERATION AND MODIFIED-ATMOSPHERES 
IN THE STORAGE OF APPLE FRUIT
N.A. Mir, R.M. Beaudry*, USA
0253
16:45  INTERPLAY OF 0|ND2|PU AND C|ND2|PU H|ND4|PU ON CLIMACTERIC RESPIRATION 
N.A. Mir*, R.M. Beaudry, USA
0252
17:00  SHIPPING BOX FOR FRESH TRUFFLES 
F. Mencarelli*, R. Massantini, P. Carlini, R. Botondi, Italy
0291
17:15 USE OF A GAS-RELEASING PATCH TO REGULATE ETHYLENE-MEDIATED PLANT RESPONSES 
N.A. Mir*, R.M. Beaudry, USA
0254
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000
09:20 - 10:50 C15 PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS AND ETHYLENE
Chairperson: J. John, Australia
Co-Chairperson: R. Goren, Israel

 Hall B

09:20  ETHYLENE AND DEVELOPMENTALLY-REGULATED PROCESSES IN RIPENING CLIMACTERIC FRUIT 
J.C. Pech*, B. Jones, M. Bouzayen, J.M. Lelievre, A. Latche, France
0112
09:50 COMPOUNDS INTERACTING WITH THE ETHYLENE RECEPTOR 
E.C. Sisler*, R. Goren, A. Apelbaum, X. Feng, M. Serek, USA, Israel, Denmark
0133
10:05  STRUCTURAL ANALOGUES OF 1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE DELAYED ETHYLENE-INDUCED RIPENING 
OF AVOCADO FRUITS
R. Goren*, X. Feng, A. Apelbaum, E.C. Sisler, Israel, USA
0185
10:20  CHANGES IN ETHYLENE SENSITIVITY IN SENESCING CLIMACTERIC FLOWERS: THE ROLE OF 
ACETYL-CoA CARBOXYLASE
C.S. Whitehead*, M-L Botha, N. Niemann, South Africa
0162
10:35  ETHYLENE BIOSYNTHESIS IN SWEET POTATO ROOT TISSUE INFECTED BY |FICERATOCYSTIS
FIMBRIATA|FH
H. Hyodo*, K. Okumura, S. Yoshioka, Japan
 0006
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1912
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000
11:20 - 12:50  C16 PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS AND ETHYLENE - Cont.
Chairperson: J. John, Australia
Co-Chairperson: R. Goren, Israel

Hall B

11:20  THE ROLE OF ETHYLENE IN AVOCADO MESOCARP DISCOLORATION DURING COLD STORAGE 
E. Pesis*, M. Ackerman, R. Ben-Arie, O. Feygenberg, X. Feng, A. Apelbaum, R. Goren, D. Prusky, Israel
0151
11:35  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AROMA DEVELOPMENT AND ETHYLENE TREATMENT IN MELONS 
ANTISENSED FOR ACC OXIDASE
A.D. Bauchot, D.S. Mottram, P. John*, UK
0094
11:50 EFFECTS AND INTERACTIONS OF ETHYLENE AND ABSCISIC ACID IN DETACHED AND INTACT 
MINIATURE ROSE FLOWERS
R. Muller, B.M. Strummann, A.S. Andersen, M. Serek*, Denmark
0315
12:05  INVOLVEMENT OF AUXIN AND DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF EARLY AUXIN RESPONSIVE GENES IN 
THE GRAVITROPIC RESPONSE OF CUT SNAPDRAGON SPIKES
R. Berkovitz-Siman Tov*, H. Friedman, S. Meir, A.H. Halevy, S. Philosoph-Hadas, Israel
0271
12:20  PUTRESCINE 1mM, INFILTRATED IN APRICOTS, HELPS HANDLING AND STORAGE 
D. Martinez-Romero*, D. Valero, M. Serrano, M. Zuzunaga, F. Burlo, A. Carbonell, F. Riquelme, Spain
0061
12:35 SOFTENING AND ETHYLENE PRODUCTION OF KIWIFRUIT REDUCED WITH 
1-METHYLCYCLOPROPENE
K. Hyun Ok, E.W. Hewett*, N. Lallu, New Zealand
0041
12:50  LUNCH BREAK  1913
TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000
09:20 - 10:50 C20 ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL CONTROL
Chairperson: M. Wisniewski, USA
Co-Chairperson: A. Lichter, Israel
Co-Chairperson: R. Porat, Israel
 Hall C
09:20  NON-CHEMICAL APPROACHES TO POSTHARVEST DISEASE CONTROL 
M. Wisniewski*, USA
0031
09:50  A SHORT HOT WATER RINSE WITH BRUSHING REDUCES POSTHARVEST LOSSES - 4 YEARS OF 
RESEARCH ON A NEW TECHNOLOGY
E. Fallik*, S. Tovia-Alaklai, A. Copel, A. Wiseblum, R. Regev, Israel
0150
10:05 HOT WATER TREATMENTS TO CONTROL LATENT INFECTIONS OF 'FUJI' APPLES STORED IN CA 
R. Lunardi, E. Seibert, E. Pezzi, M.E. Casali, R.J. Bender*, Brazil
0209
10:20  HOT WATER AND ETHYLENE TREATMENTS TO REDUCE DECAY AND CHILLING INJURY OF 'TOMMY 
ATKINS' AND 'KEITT' MANGOES
J.K. Brecht*, W. Chen, K. Cordasco, S.A. Sargent, J.A. Bartz, USA
0250
10:35  POSTHARVEST HOT WATER TREATMENT FOR DISEASE CONTROL IN KESAR MANGO FRUITS 
D.P. Waskar*, R.S. Gaikwad, J.K. Dhemre, S.D. Masalkar, T.A. More, India
0085
10:50  COFFEE BREAK AND POSTER VIEWING  1914

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000

11:20 - 12:50 C21 ALTERNATIVES TO CHEMICAL CONTROL - Cont.
Chairperson: M. Wisniewski, USA
Co-Chairperson: A. Lichter, Israel
Co-Chairperson: R. Porat, Israel

Hall C

11:20  A NEW TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT OF |FIPENICILLIUM|FH RISK ON POME FRUIT IN COLD STORAGE 
M. Giraud*, France
0088
11:35  FIELD MANAGEMENT OF AVOCADO POSTHARVEST DISEASES 
S.L. Willingham*, L.M. Coates, A.W. Cooke, K.G. Pegg, J.R. Dean, P.W.B. Langdon, D.R. Beasley, Australia
0137
11:50 NOVEL GAS TREATMENT TO INHIBIT SELECTED POSTHARVEST PATHOGENS 
A. Qadir*, F. Hashinaga, Israel
0326
12:05  DO NEGATIVE IONS REDUCE DECAY OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES? 
C.F. Forney*, L. Fan, J. Song, P.D. Hildebrand, Canada
0237
12:20  POTENTIAL USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS FOR DECAY CONTROL IN STORED FLOWER BULBS 
S. Philosoph-Hadas*, Israel, N. Dudai, A. Kovashvenikov, I. Rosenberger, U. Ravid, E. Putievsky, S. Droby
0276
12:35  STEAM TREATMENT TO PREVENT CARROT DECAY DURING STORAGE 
U. Afek*, J. Orenstein, E. Nuriel, Israel
0307
12:50  LUNCH BREAK  1915

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000

16:00 - 17:30  C35 COLOR AND PIGMENTATION
Chairperson: J. Faragher, Australia
Co-Chairperson: E. Pesis, Israel

Hall B

16:00  PIGMENT CHANGES IN RIPENING FRUITS: ENVIRONMENTAL, HORMONAL AND MOLECULAR 
CONTROL OF THE LOSS OF CHLOROPHYLL
E.E. Goldschmidt*, Israel, E.E. Goldschmidt*, Israel, E.E. Goldschmidt*, Israel, E.E. Goldschmidt*, Israel
0328
16:15  LIGHT AND TEMPERATURE AFFECT POSTHARVEST COLOUR DEVELOPMENT IN 'CRIPP'S PINK' 
E. Marais, G. Jacobs, D.M. Holcroft*, South Africa
0121
16:30  INHIBITION OF CHLOROPHYLL DEGRADATION IN STAY-GREEN FRUITS, CAVENDISH BANANAS AND 
LANGRA MANGOES DURING RIPENING
M.T. Janave*, India
0024
16:45  DEGRADATION OF CHLOROPHYLLS IN STRAWBERRY FRUITS: 'IN VITRO' EVIDENCE OF 
PEROXIDASE-MEDIATED BLEACHING
G.A. Martinez*, P.M. Civello, A.R. Chaves, M.C. Anon, Argentina
0159
17:00  PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ON THE COLOUR EFFECT OF PREHARVEST BUNCH COVERS ON SOUTH 
INDIAN BANANAS
T. Thangaraj*, M. Gangadhara Nayak, India
0132

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2000

16:00 - 17:30  C40 QUARANTINE RELATED ISSUES
Chairperson: L. Neven, USA
Co-Chairperson: M. Klein, Israel

Hall C

16:00  QUARANTINE ISSUES IN 2000 
J.E. Mitcham*, USA
0174
16:15 ECOLOGICAL SAFE ALTERNATIVES TO METHYL BROMIDE FOR THE CONTROL OF QUARANTINE 
INSECTS ATTACKING CUT FLOWERS
E. Shaaya*, M. Kostyukovsky, Y. Carmi, S. Atzmi, G. Frandji, Y. Golani, Israel
0279
16:30  DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE QUARANTINE TREATMENT 
FOR POME AND STONE FRUITS
L.G. Neven*, S.R. Drake, K.C. Shellie, USA
0002
16:45  COMBINED TREATMENTS OF FLORAL PRESERVATIVES AND SYSTEMIC INSECTICIDES APPLIED TO CUT ROSES FOR QUARANTINE PURPOSES
M. Kostyukovsky*, E. Shaaya, A. Trostanetsky, S. Philosoph-Hadas, S. Meir, D. Ben-Yakir, Israel
0280
17:00 ETHANOL ACCUMULATION PATTERNS IN DIFFERENT HORTICULTURAL COMMODITIES IN 
RESPONSE TO ENRICHED CO|ND2|PU ATMOSPHERES
L.L. Yanez*, P.E. Mercado, K.E. Yahia, M.A. Armella, Mexico
0175
 

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