Workshop of Innovation in postharvest management of fruit and vegetables in Ancona (Italy)

The Postharvest Working Group of Italian Horticultural Society (SOI), with the support of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV), the Italian Association for Plant Protection (AIPP), the Italian Society for Research on Essential Oils (SIROE), and the Italian Society of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA) is organising a Workshop entitled, ?Innovation in postharvest management of fruit and vegetables?, to be held at Marche Polytechnic University (Aula Azzurra) in Ancona on 19 May, 2017. This meeting will be focused on new trends in the management of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables to retain quality and reduce microbial contamination and decay development. The experiences from different countries will be presented by relevant scientists in the field, and the implementation of sustainable solutions in different areas will be discussed. List of speakers of Postharvest Ancona 2017:Prof. Elisabeth Karaffa (University of Debrecen, Hungary): Fruit storage and packaging systems in HungaryDr. Lluis Palou (IVIA Valencia, Spain): Use of GRAS salts as alternative antifungals to reduce postharvest decay of fresh produce Prof. Dharini Sivakumar (Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa): Eliciting effects of plant volatiles for reducing postharvest losses during marketing Mr. Dimitrios Kasampalis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece): Non-destructive quality assessment in pepper, melon and potato Ms. Dandan Xu (Beijing, China): Innovative strategies for gray mold management in China Ms Branka Perincic (University of Zadar, Croatia): Green beans yield and pod characteristics as affected by nettle water Ms Marwa Moumni (INAT, Tunisia): Postharvest management of main crops in Tunisia Ms Razieh Rajestary (Iran): Management of postharvest diseases of fruit in Iran Prof. Gianfranco Romanazzi (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy): Induced resistance as a sustainable tool for the management of postharvest diseases of fresh fruit and vegetables Prof. Giancarlo Colelli (University of Foggia, Italy): Innovative approaches to improve quality and safety of fresh minimally processed fruit and vegetables Prof. Antonio Ferrante (University of Milan, Italy): Use of molecular markers for quality evaluation in the fresh cut fruit and vegetables distribution chain Prof. Bruno Mezzetti (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy): Strawberry compositional analyses and studies on health effects Prof. Pietro Tonutti (University di Pisa, Italy): Metabolomics and postharvest stress physiology of fleshy fruits More information